Research demonstrates that power's impact on individuals is associated with a set of positive side effects, such as increased performance and outcomes.

However, the positive benefits power has on us individuals are paradoxically the opposite for teams. Evidence suggests that power's impact is negatively related to team performance, outcomes, and corrupt social interactions within teams.

This sparked my curiosity to understand more about power in the context of groups, teams, and organizations - and how to mitigate power's negative effect on teams & organizations.

If you are a curious bit 🤓 🧠, come along on this week's quest to understand and untangle the science and research of power in the context of teams and organizations.

Enjoy!

Victoria

Each episode´s content stands on the shoulders of giants - on what others already figured out - scientists and researchers who spent their whole life dedicated to answering specific questions. Huge credit to all those people and their excellent work!

The main credit for this episode goes to the professors and scholars, Julie Battilana, Tiziana Casciaro, Dachner Keltner - who´s research is greatly summarized in the following books.

Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business, by Julie Battilana, Tiziana Casciaro, et all

The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence, By Dachner Keltner

The full list of sources and specific research papers can be found at my website https://www.victoriavallstrom.com/ 

Disclaimer: Keep in mind I am not a scientist in the areas I cover, for example, psychology, neuroscience, biology, etc. I come from the other direction -   practical experience working and creating things with other people in organizations. Education-wise have a degree in computer science, coupled with university studies in the history of  ideas/history