Anticipating commands transfers genuine power to the subordinate

Evidence

To some extent, with this form of power augmentation, power is transferred to the power-subject. He decides when to tune into the power-holder and thereby gains not only influence but also power, namely alternatives which avoid stimulating the power-holder into giving no orders at all or giving orders all the time. — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 647

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts with the simple master-servant reading of Stevens: anticipation gives the butler leverage over when the master must act.