![]() ![]() Moreover, it's not just how much power we have but how we use it that determines how powerful we actually are.Actors aren't the only ones who play roles for a living. ![]() But, in fact, true power is often much quieter and more deferential than we realize. It's about how much we are needed and how well we take care of other people.We often assume that power flows to those with the loudest voice or the most commanding presence. It isn't merely a function of status or hierarchy, either. Power exists in every relationship, not just at the top of big institutions. ![]() Grounded in over two decades'worth of scientific research and inspired by the popular class of the same name at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Acting with Power offers a new and eye-opening paradigm that overturns everything we thought we knew about the nature of power.Although we all feel powerless sometimes, we have more power than we tend to believe. But how much do we really know about how to use power well? There is so much we get wrong about power: who has it, what it looks like, and the role it plays in our lives. “A refreshing and enlightening new perspective on what it means to be powerful.”-Susan Cain, bestselling author of Quiet We all know what it looks like to use power badly. ![]()
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