Old Man in the ShoeIt’s telling that the NYT highlights Musk's departure from Trump’s orbit, but doesn’t delve into his drug use and family drama – a critical element of this relationship. Let’s not sanitize history. #ElonMusk #PowerDynamics https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/musk-washington-efficiency-departure.html
Headlines AfricaAfrica: Hide the Numbers, Control the Message: [IPS] Portland, Usa -- In the past, Shakespeare famously wrote in his play Henry VI that the first step for those seeking power was to "kill off the lawyers". Today, the first step taken by those seeking power is to hide the numbers and control the message. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL1mZj #Africa #PowerDynamics #MediaControl #Shakespeare #PoliticalPower
Robert JohnsonSome Thoughts on Power (and Q&A)
🔋 Power isn’t just about control; it’s the ability to influence and inspire. 💪 Let’s dive into how power shapes our world and the responsibility that comes with it!
Have questions? Drop them below, and let's have a conversation! 👇✨
#PowerDynamics #Leadership #Inspiration #QandA
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May 12, 2025 at 06:50PM
Adam C. Edsall
Katy ElphinstoneRefs:
Suarez, C. (2018). The Power Manual. New Society Publishers.
She draws here also on the work of Audre Lorde, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, and others.
End of 🧵
#Oppression
#PowerDynamics
#Exploitation
#Dehumanization
#Marginalized
#Equity
How oppression comes about through people's micro-interactions. 🤷♀️
Seven patterns of dominance:
👑 1. Tolerance.
Allowing small doses of difference (especially those that are of benefit to my own or my company/organization's agenda).
But never enough to cause change to the power relationship.
Diversity, but not equity!
1/7
(A thread 🧵 )
#Oppression #PowerDynamics #Exploitation #Dehumanization #Marginalized #Equity
Mojo ♻️Why Do the Least Qualified Often End Up in Power?
Machiavelli saw it coming centuries ago—and modern psychology backs him up.
This video unpacks the unsettling truth: confidence, charisma, and cunning often outrank competence when it comes to climbing the ladder. From CEOs to politicians, it’s not always the best and brightest who rise to the top.
Explore the dark side of leadership and what it means for you, your workplace, and the world.
#leadershippsychology #machiavelli #powerdynamics #organisationaltruths #auspol #scomo #tonyabbott #PeterDutton #dunningkrugereffect #dunningkruger
Why the Most Foolish People End Up in Power – Machiavelli Knew This
Africa: Power Drives Global Affairs Today, Not Rules - What Africa's Strategies Should Be: [The Conversation Africa] A new world order is emerging. The United States is no longer the sole force shaping global events; countries like China, Russia, India and the Gulf states are growing in influence. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK7sB7 #Africa #GlobalAffairs #PowerDynamics #InternationalRelations #NewWorldOrder
Insecurity Princess 🌈💖🔥"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace
And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.
If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.
#PeopleManagement #Growth #Performance #PerformanceManagement #PowerDynamics
https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e
Hacker NewsWho isn't a big fan of "impartial" news? People who don't have power
#HackerNews #impartialnews #media #powerdynamics #newscriticism #HackerNews
