Ep 363 - Power for All

Guest: Julie Battilana

 

“Power is one of the most misunderstood and therefore vilified concepts in our society,” says Julie Battilana, the founder and facility chair of the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at the Harvard Business School. Battilana goes on to say, “Most people assume power is predetermined by personality or wealth, or that it is gained by strong-arming others.”

 

According to Battilana, the myths associated with power stand in the way of access to it for the vast majority of people who are unaware of the structure's power. In her book, “Power for All,” she and fellow author Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School at the University of Toronto, point out that we all have access to power if we understand the dynamics of power.

 

Battilana points out, “Power is not a dirty concept to be vilified and it is not a zero-sum game.” 

 

We invited Julie Battilana to join us for a Conversation That Matters about understanding power and how to develop it so that you can gain control over your life.

 

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