Right Use of Power Institute

Power-Conscious Authentic Leadership (PCAL) - Oct 7 - Dec 16
2026-10-07 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/pcal-oct-7-2026/
–A 12-week online training synthesizing Authentic Leadership and Right Use of Power concepts and practices for leaders of teams, organizations and communities. The program consists of six 2-hour classes and four 1.5-hour integration/coaching sessions.
Authentic Leadership encourages leaders to bring themselves fully and creatively to their leadership challenges and to invite others to do the same. Becoming an authentic leader involves expanding self-awareness and presence, cultivating good communication skills and leading with both vulnerability and courage. However, power dynamics can sometimes derail leaders’ best intentions and create awkward moments that erode trust.
Integrating Right Use of PowerTM concepts and practices into your leadership approach will strengthen your ability to lead with integrity and empathy by enhancing access to your personal power and acknowledging the impact that role and status power have in all of our interactions.
We will explore the 5 types of power in the context of Authentic Leadership—helping you understand the power you have and how to wield it skillfully with empathy and compassion. This is particularly important in diverse work environments in which power is distributed unevenly in society, and yet we seek to create inclusive workplaces.
The 6 bi-monthly, 2-hour class sessions will include community-building, lecture, dialogue, small-group interaction, self-reflection and embodiment exercises.
In addition, there will also be four 1.5 hr coaching sessions with the facilitators to explore specific leadership challenges and receive personalized coaching. All coaching sessions are open to everyone, although only 2 are required for course completion.
Learning Outcomes:

Understand the role of authenticity in cultivating trust and engagement in the workplace
Understand how the “Right Use of Power” can enhance one’s ability to lead with integrity and heart
Learn and apply the 3 core competencies of Authentic Leadership
Explore the 5 types of power and how they influence leadership roles
Increase self-awareness, credibility and leadership impact using a variety of methods
Discuss how to effectively bring these skills into the workplace

Prerequisites for this program:

Right Use of Power Basics Course
Right Use of Power Core Training

Class Sessions
Wednesday
October 7, 2026 12pm – 2pm MT ~ Introduction to Authentic Leadership and Right Use of Power
October 21, 2026 12pm – 2pm MT ~ Embodied Presence and Personal Power
November 4, 2026 12pm – 2pm MT ~ Skillful Communication and Role Power
November 18, 2026 12pm – 2pm MT ~ Compassionate Change and Status Power
December 2, 2026 12pm – 2pm MT ~ Creating a Culture of Authenticity, Trust and Empowerment
December 16, 2026 12pm – 2pm MT ~ Practicing Authentic Leadership Moments, Integration and Celebration

Group Coaching (Participants are required to attend two group coaching
sessions, but may attend as many as they like.)
October 14, 2026 12pm – 1:30pm MT
November 11, 2026 12pm – 1:30pm MT
November 25, 2026 12pm – 1:30pm MT
December 9, 2026 12pm – 1:30pm MT
Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 admin fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Additional Questions?
We’re happy to answer them! Email us at training@rightuseofpower.org .
Instructor:
Dr. Susan Skjei

Susan Skjei , PH.D., PCC, is a RUPI Faculty Member and teaches in the Core and Teacher Training programs. Over the last 25 years, Susan has worked with thousands of leaders in the US, Canada and Europe to cultivate mindfulness and authenticity, strengthen relational, coaching and strategic skills, and effectively lead the changes they want to see in their organizations and in the world. She has a unique ability to create energetic and high trust learning environments that accelerate the achievement of practical organizational results while building strong, collaborative relationships. Formerly a Vice-President and Chief Learning Officer in the technology sector and an international consultant, she was also the founder and Director of the Authentic Leadership Center at Naropa University. She enjoys hiking, biking and watercolor painting.

Maya Shaw Gale

Maya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer, an energy medicine teacher, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona, Arizona, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders, healers, spiritual teachers, artists, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals.
Throughout her life, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual, a new-paradigm approach to business.

Basics Training (2 Days) November 10–11, 2026
2026-11-10 09:30 - 12:00 | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-2-days-november-10-11-2026/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
This Basics Training is a 2-day, 2.5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

Basics Training Series:
2 days (2.5hrs per day)
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm MST
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)

Dates:

Monday, November 10, 2026
Tuesday, November 11, 2026

Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the lineage holder for the Right Use of Power(TM) curriculum. She currently serves on the Right Use of Power Institute’s Board of Directors and mentors Right Use of Power facilitators. Dr. Amanda is a coach, psychotherapist, facilitator, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict, encouraging explicit conversations about power, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion. She is the author of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship and is the founder of Sacred Wayfinding. You can find more information about Dr. Amanda here.
Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle.
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS level 2), Hakomi (Certified Practitioner), and the Right Use of Power™ approach, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Shaped by multicultural experiences, she works primarily in English, French, and Spanish, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her approach weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
