Workshop: Using Power Responsibly for People Leaders

Employee expectations for their employers and supervisors are changing. The pandemic, racial justice uprisings, and generational shifts are reshaping workplace power dynamics. We need to adapt or risk losing valued employees and constant staffing churn.
Join Team Dynamics and your fellow network people leaders for a free, two-part virtual workshop October 12th & 26th from 2pm - 3pm. We’ll interrogate the ways we all experience power and learn how to use our identities to build power with others.
Workshop Details: Using Power Responsibly for People Leaders
When: October 12th 2pm – 3pm & October 26th 2pm – 3pm
*Note: This is a two-part workshop. To get the most out of your experience we strongly recommend attending both sessions. Session 2 will build on concepts from the prior sessions. We will record both sessions.
Where: online on Zoom
Cost: Free and ONLY available to MACC Members
Target Audience: People leaders / supervisors / managers
Workshop Description:
Multiple kinds of power are present in every relationship and system. However, we tend to focus on power as always bad or in terms of “have and have not”. In this two-part workshop Team Dynamics will help us explore how we can responsibly use the power we have as managers to achieve goals and lead teams effectively and equitably.
Session 1: The Power You Have | 60 Minutes
Thursday, October 12th from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Dive deep into the kinds of power you have as a manager and build your self-awareness of how to use your power well.
- Increase your understanding of types of power
- Map your current experience of power
- Explore how to leverage the power you have
- Reflect on opportunities for using your power well
Session 2: Navigating Power Dynamics | 60 Minutes
Thursday, October 26th 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Participate in a conversation on how to engage power across roles and identities to pursue shared team goals.
- Increase your understanding of types of power
- Map your current experience of power
- Explore how to leverage the power you have
- Reflect on opportunities for using your power well