44 | Understand Power Dynamics
How can I gain power and keep it? Why don’t I feel more powerful even though I’ve been promoted? How can I convince people to change? Why is it so hard to stand up to abusive bosses? How can I ensure that I won’t abuse power myself when I have it?
Tiziana Casciaro • Power, for All
What enables one person to influence another is control over access to resources the other person values.
Tiziana Casciaro • Power, for All
What distinguishes Powertalk is that with every word uttered, the power equation between the two speakers shifts just a little. Sometimes both gain slightly, at the expense of some poor schmuck. Sometimes one yields ground to the other. Powertalk in other words, is a consequential language.