TY - JOUR AB - The author's role as a nurse consultant in a Mental Health Trust in the north of England is particularly interesting because of the peculiar position of the nurse consultant. One of the main components of the role is leadership, yet they are not operational managers so cannot draw on traditional positional power as a way of influencing people. This led the author to explore the concept of power and its implications for leadership. The paper is the result of this exploration: it reviews theories of power and how these can be applied to an understanding of leadership. VL - 18 IS - 6 SN - 1477-7266 DO - 10.1108/14777260410570009 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14777260410570009 AU - Braynion Paula PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Power and leadership T2 - Journal of Health Organization and Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 447 EP - 463 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -