{"id":3622,"date":"2016-04-18T20:35:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T20:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/situational.com\/influenced-by-others-bases-of-power-across-employee-generations-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:06:10","slug":"influenced-by-others-bases-of-power-across-employee-generations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/situational.com\/whitepapers\/influenced-by-others-bases-of-power-across-employee-generations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Influenced By Others: Bases of Power Across Employee Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"image-text-form image-text-form--homepage is-content-animated is-element-fade-in-up bg-white\" id=\"gated-form-content\" data-id=\"3622\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n         \n            <div class=\"image-text-form__wrap test \">\n                <div class=\"form-text\">\n                    <div class=\"form-text__wrap js-content-animated\">\n                        <h2>Download the white paper to learn more!<\/h2>\n<p>Although training to help leaders influence work behavior is an area of significant investment for many organizations, the ability of both managers and coworkers to influence employee behavior may not manifest the same way across generations. The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) partnered with Training Industry, Inc. to identify the effectiveness of different bases of power across generational, technological and geographic classifications. 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