Professionals providing direct service to clients carry immense responsibility in the lives of the people they support.
Whether working as counsellors, therapists, case workers, outreach staff, healthcare providers, or social service professionals, they are regularly navigating situations involving trauma, crisis, vulnerability, conflict, and complex human needs. At the same time, they are often balancing high caseloads, emotional exhaustion, systemic barriers, limited resources, and increasing expectations.
In these environments, the use of power matters deeply.
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.
This approach is a conscious ethics deep dive that recognizes the complexity of power dynamics in relationships.
Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in the use of power.
It is ethics from the inside out.
This in-person training in Calgary is brought to you in collaboration with the Nonprofit Chamber, the Right Use of Power Institute, All Thrive, and the team at The Ally Co.
Join us for a full-day, engaging and hands-on learning experience to deepen your understanding of power and learn how to use power with strength and heart.
Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, this program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
This workshop is designed for professionals who work directly with people and hold influence, authority, or responsibility in their roles.
If your work involves caring for, supporting, leading, teaching, advising, coaching, or serving others, this training is for you.
Participants often include:
- Nonprofit leaders and staff
- Social workers
- Therapists and counsellors
- Youth workers
- Coaches and mentors
- Educators and facilitators
- Community engagement professionals
- Healthcare practitioners
- Human resource professionals
- Consultants and advisors
- Anyone working in a helping, service, or leadership role
EVENT INFO:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
9am – 4pm MDT
Sunalta Community Hall
Calgary, Canada
GO TO THE HOST’S WEBSITE TO GET TICKETS HERE
Earlybird tickets available before June 30th!
Bringing your team? Group registrations are available (select the table of eight option, or reach out for bulk tickets).
Check out both the Right Use of Power for Human Resources workshop (September 16th) and Right Use of Power for Leaders (September 17th), in-person in Calgary, AB.
Content at each workshop is similar, with activities and discussions oriented towards the unique needs of the different audiences.
Workshop objectives & outcomes
- Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people from across the nonprofit and people-serving sector 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.
- Leave with new insights, practical tools and a deeper understanding of how power impacts your work and life.
Lineup
Dr. Amanda Aguilera
Let’s talk about power! I’m Dr. Amanda Aguilera, and I support individuals and organizations in navigating the dynamics of power that shape our lives, our work, and our relationships. As the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute, I advocate for a world where we participate in power in ways that bring us closer to right relationship. I believe we often lose connection to ourselves and others when striving for perfection—when we are trying to fit into systems instead of cultivating belonging within ourselves. Whether I’m speaking on a stage, working 1:1 as a power-conscious guide, leading the Right Use of Power Institute, or sharing the framework in my new book, Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship, my mission is to move us toward more authentic connection.
I help organizations build leaderful teams – teams where power is used wisely, trust is practiced daily, and people are equipped to navigate the real tensions of modern work. My work sits at the intersection of leadership development, team facilitation, and organizational culture. I’ve had the privilege of supporting leaders at TC Energy, the City of Calgary and the Calgary Fire Department, Electronic Arts, Bayer, Hull Services, and other mission-driven organizations across sectors. I design and deliver learning experiences that are practical, participatory, and immediately operational – whether through executive workshops, keynote speaking, immersive team sessions, or long-term leadership development programs. My approach is grounded in the Right Use of Power, deep coaching practice, and over a decade of work in addiction and mental health, where clarity, compassion, and accountability are non-negotiable.
Leah Fink
My passion is supporting employees’ mental health in the workplace. With All Thrive, I develop leadership and culture transformations that focus on advancing communication skills, deepening team connection and engagement, and shifting inefficient systems. Mental health isn’t just an individual issue. Workplace culture and leadership have a huge impact, and I love supporting leaders to ensure that the impact they are having is a positive one!
