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Episodes about power dynamics

9 episodes discussing this topic

Kimberly Loh - Leadermorphosis episode 87: Kimberly Loh on Compassionate Conversations and understanding our patterns in conflicts

Kimberly Loh on Compassionate Conversations and understanding our patterns in conflicts

Kimberly Loh works in the worlds of conflict resolution, coaching, embodiment and mindfulness. She is also the co-author of ‘Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart.’ We talk about learning to be aware of patterns we have when it comes to engaging with conflict, and Kim shares some ground rules for having ‘Compassionate Conversations’, as well as some really useful self-reflective practices to help us be more conscious of how we show up in conversations, especially ‘difficult’ ones. We also cover topics like power, hierarchies, and why human beings rarely learn how to 'do' conflict well.

Ep. 87 12 Apr 2023
Andy Brogan and Helen Sanderson - Leadermorphosis episode 67: Andy Brogan and Helen Sanderson on reinventing performance management (for real!)

Andy Brogan and Helen Sanderson on reinventing performance management (for real!)

The current models for how we measure things in organisations tend to produce compliance at their best, and dysfunctions at their worst. Andy Brogan has developed an alternative tool called Confirmation Practices that he hopes could one day completely shift how we see regulation, accreditation and accountability in general. Joined by Helen Sanderson, we discuss examples of where Confirmation Practices have made a difference (such as in a pathology service) and why this tool helps ‘put the elephant in the room’. It’s all about going from scorekeeping to sense making.

Ep. 67 9 Nov 2021
Richard D. Bartlett and Natalia Lombardo - Leadermorphosis episode 58: Richard D. Bartlett and Natalia Lombardo from The Hum on going from a domination to a partnership society

Richard D. Bartlett and Natalia Lombardo from The Hum on going from a domination to a partnership society

Rich and Nati are the founders of collaboration consultancy The Hum and part of the Enspiral network. Between them, they have a background in activism, engineering, community organising and entrepreneurship and are well-respected thought leaders when it comes to decentralised organisations, self-managing teams and collaborative culture. We talk about personal shifts, ‘trojan horse’ radical practices, and ideas for moving from a domination society to a partnership society.

Ep. 58 15 Feb 2021
Skeena Rathor - Leadermorphosis episode 47: Skeena Rathor on Extinction Rebellion, paradoxes and transformation

Skeena Rathor on Extinction Rebellion, paradoxes and transformation

Skeena Rathor, who co-leads the Vision Sensing circle in Extinction Rebellion, shares insights from inside this decentralised movement – how their Holacratic, Sociocratic structures support its collective purpose, the work they’re doing with Miki Kashtan to transform power dynamics, and why Skeena’s dream is for XR to become a touchstone for the work of co-liberation. We also talk about how XR is responding to COVID-19 and their AloneTogether campaign.

Ep. 47 17 Apr 2020
Miki Kashtan - Leadermorphosis episode 37: Miki Kashtan on the three shifts needed for self-managing organisations to thrive

Miki Kashtan on the three shifts needed for self-managing organisations to thrive

Miki Kashtan is an author and an international teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication. In this conversation we talk about the three different places shifts need to occur in order for a self-managing human system to thrive, and how we can start to talk about needs more in order to awaken the collective responsibility of groups of people working together. She also shares the five core systems we need to redesign in our organisations as well as the mindset shifts and dialogue skills we need to develop in order to collaborate on a deeper, more purposeful level.

Ep. 37 16 Sept 2019
Ted Rau - Leadermorphosis episode 27: Ted Rau on running organisations as equals with Sociocracy

Ted Rau on running organisations as equals with Sociocracy

Ted Rau is the co-founder of Sociocracy for All and co-author of the book Many Voices, One Song. In this conversation we talk about how we can distribute authority in organisations and relate to each other as equals using Sociocracy, the “power over, power under” tendencies we have as human beings, the paradoxes and shadow sides of Sociocracy to watch out for, and how we can implement such an approach without becoming "top-down". If you’re interested in transforming your organisation, but stepping into nothing feels daunting, or you’re curious about Sociocracy and what tools like consent-based decision making could make possible, then this episode is for you.

Ep. 27 6 Feb 2019