Which leads to another vast difference, between true dominance and being domineering. A truly dominant person is confident in their position and their power, while a domineering person is insecure and has to throw their weight around to have any sense of power. It's the difference between, hmm, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company who can make or break a world-shifting deal with but a single pen stroke and a middle-manager who asserts their dominance by screaming at entry level employees.