This interactive thought-leader program invites participants into a practical, real-time exploration of power as it shows up in everyday relationships and organizational life. Together, we will work with a simple power-mapping tool to examine live, real-world power dynamics and power struggles, moving beyond theory into direct application.
Participants will leave with an actionable framework they can immediately use to better understand and navigate a current conflict or tension, whether personal or professional. The session is designed to be accessible and valuable across roles and contexts, offering meaningful insights for people at any level of leadership or experience with the Right Use of Power.
Jeff’s bio
Jeff Couillard is a Facilitator for the Right Use of Power™ and a past president of the RUPI Board of Directors. He is Co.CEO and Chief Learning Architect at
The Ally Co. (TACO), where he helps senior leaders and their teams to connect with their power, align with what is most meaningful, and take positive action towards it.
Having spent his earlier years leading teams and helping to build leading addiction treatment programs, Jeff has developed a skill set and approach to change that is grounded in the human experience and a deep understanding of power and motivation.
Hosted by RUP founder, Cedar Barstow
Cedar Barstow
Cedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing, developing, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
She is the author of books and articles on ethics, counseling with elders, women and independence, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally.
The Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings.
These teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator, therapist, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org, consultant to numerous organizations, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.
