{"id":4469,"date":"2020-03-20T08:17:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2020-03-20T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T17:01:21","slug":"deborah-gruenfeld-you-are-far-more-powerful-than-you-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/deborah-gruenfeld-you-are-far-more-powerful-than-you-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah Gruenfeld: You Are Far More Powerful Than You Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2FLFTH_-_Episode_44.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging-wmplo.xyz%2Fmark-c-divi5%2Fdeborah-gruenfeld-you-are-far-more-powerful-than-you-believe%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH_-_Episode_44.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/?powerpress_pinw=4469-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH_-_Episode_44.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LFTH_-_Episode_44.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deborah-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4516 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deborah-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deborah-cropped.jpg 270w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deborah-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>But according to long-time <strong>Stanford Business School leadership professor, Deborah Gruenfeld,<\/strong> while power makes human beings act on their best <em>and<\/em> worst instincts, research shows people are consistently rewarded when they use their power in the service of others.<\/p>\n<p>In her new book, <strong><em>\u201cActing With Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe,\u201d <\/em><\/strong>Gruenfeld says how we use power is really defined by the role we are playing at any given time. \u201cTo use power well,\u201d she says, \u201cwe need to take each role seriously and choose how to play it. We must recognize that our roles change, and behaviors that make us successful in one role won\u2019t necessarily be effective in a different role. Our default mode might actually make waves.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/41AR8gS32OL._SX326_BO1204203200_-e1584046702616.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4471 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/41AR8gS32OL._SX326_BO1204203200_-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"218\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>And because the role of manager requires us to use power differently depending on the situations we&#8217;re in, some managers end up with a much smaller supply of arrows in their power quiver simply because they&#8217;re not yet comfortable performing as some moments require.<\/p>\n<p>At Stanford, Gruenfeld teaches a highly popular class that draws on the craft of acting and the science of psychology to help students learn how to play all of their roles effectively. This course \u2013 along with twenty-five years of researching power \u2013 is the basis for her book. It\u2019s also the focus of this highly provocative podcast discussion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the theatre, [as in life] what it means to give a powerful performance is to accept and own the truth of what it means to be a human being: to be strong and weak, accomplished and fallible, powerful and powerless, all at once.\u201d<strong> Listen in as Deborah Gruenfeld shares her profound wisdom on how to most effectively use the power you already have and to put it to its best use.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But according to long-time Stanford Business School leadership professor, Deborah Gruenfeld, while power makes human beings act on their best and worst instincts, research shows people are consistently rewarded when they use their power in the service of others. 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