I did, for his use, and I've decided to post it here, as my new thoughts of the week. It's a very short reflection on a particular aspect of leadership. In hierarchical organizations, it is not uncommon to see a certain pair of mistakes being made, especially by people appointed to positions of power. The first mistake consists in believing that position on its own confers authority. The second consists in thinking that the proper modalities for exercising authority are force and fear.
Position can indeed confer power.
Position can carry with it the organizational power to get things done, along with the power to reward and punish others for what they do or fail to do. But authority is a moral notion. Legitimate authority has to be accepted as such. That is its essential nature. The Bible is authoritative for Christians because, in part, they accept it as such.