Katty Kay (veteran reporter and four-time NYT bestselling author) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her new book The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone), co-written with Claire Shipman. 

(02:12) Katty’s background and why she started looking at power 

(07:07) Women are passing men in college degrees, but not the boardroom 

(13:10) Why women have been more likely to avoid power 

(16:10) “Power over” vs “power to”

(20:20) How reframing power changes how women approach power

(25:57) The connection between power and status 

(33:04) Your brain on power

(38:30) Does power corrupt? 

(54:30) What can you do to improve your power code? 

Get The Power Code: https://www.kayandshipman.com/books

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