On Concealment, by Nora Alwah.
Concealment. When someone withholds information from others. Usually, information that needs to be known. It breaks my heart. It’s a form of lying that no one…
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On the Underuse of Our Powers, by Dr. Cedar Barstow
Last week, a workshop participant wrote me: “I just took a right use of power workshop, and it changed my life! I had somehow never considered that…
Why is self-care an ethical imperative, not just a luxury?
This might be quite obvious when we stop to think about it, but often the need to get things done and take care of the…
Power: Misuses and Abuses
Here’s another continuum: I call this the misuse/abuse continuum. In our trainings we sometimes refer to harmful actions as misuses of power and sometimes abuses…
“Vulnerability” by David Whyte
Note: In conversation with some RUP students, we were talking about vulnerability and humility as too powerful and yet under-rated or even unacknowledged leadership qualities. …
October 28th—BePowerPositive Day in the United States
For Immediate Release. The nonprofit Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI) in Boulder, Colorado, is proud to announce October 28, 2021, as the third National…
Why it’s important to say YES to your power
Why It’s Important To Say YES To Your Power? I want to talk about power. Power is at the bottom of most things and yet…
Alchemy of Yes
By Dr. Cedar Barstow When there is a role power difference, one person is in an up-power role and the other person is in a…
150% Principle
By Dr. Cedar Barstow 150% Principle “I’m trying to imagine ethics without an awareness of power. That would be like trying not to step on…
The Shadow Effects of Leadership Power
The Shadow Effects of Leadership Power: Dr. Cedar Barstow Power, the ability to have an effect or to have influence, is our birthright. We all…