Low Power with Low Status
High Power with High Status
High Status with Low Power
Low Status with High Power
Key Characteristics
100

One who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office)

What is a Janitor?

100

Senior operating officer or manager of an organization or corporation—usually a nonprofit.

What is an executive director?

100

An accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.

What is an ambassador?

100

A law enforcement professional who maintains the security and safety in a correctional facility.

What is a prison guard?

100

The degree to which one is respected by their colleagues

What is status?

200

Operates transit over a designated route and road by an arranged time schedule.

What is a bus driver?

200

Public persona of a sovereign state.

What is the head of state?

200

A member of a group of experts who advise a company or organization's management.

What is an advisory board member?

200

Conducts field examinations of income tax returns filed by individuals, small businesses, and other entities to ensure compliance with Federal tax laws.

What is an IRS auditor?

200

More subjective; socially conferred

What is status?

500

People who work for a program, carrying out its activities and achieving its goals.

What is program staff?

500
An elected member of a city's legislative body who is responsible for a specific area of the city's operations. 


What is a Mayor or Commissioner of a city agency?

500

Helps run the city by managing departments and coordinating activities. They also work on policy development and implementation.

What is an assistant city manager or an assistant deputy commissioner of a city agency?

500

Government official who verifies the documents of travelers entering or leaving a country.

What is a passport control officer?

500

Asymmetric control over valued resources

What is power?