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What's better, love or money? Which has more power, love or money? What's more powerful, love or money?

Big Ideas:

Money as a substitution for time
Infatuation can be a very powerful motivator.
Differentiation between moments of happiness and love
Putting love into leadership
People going back to work just to see the people
Power and the complexity of human relationships
Power has a negative connotation
Having power is a privilege
Your relationship to power can hold you back, especially if you think of it as negative
Power over, power to, power with (Brené Brown)
When power is used to "control you" may give you a negative view of power
4 Elements of Power as per Ted Jenkins
- Power of position
- Power of expertise
- Power of connections
- Power of personal authority
6 Elements of Power as per French and Raven (1960's source)
- Formal Power
- Power of Consequence (power of sanction and reward)
- The other 4 are the same as above
Women use their power of expertise almost to a fault
Extroversion and Introversion are not scientifically backed
Power of position/legitimacy is given - we agree to give others that power
Can one have power of position without any of the other powers?
Is "authority" the right word? Confusion of power and authority
Is authority, really about charisma?
Personal authority and the relationship with trust
Information brokers - knowledge power
Information is not the same as expertise
Connection between money and power
Politicians starting with personal authority, which leads to connections, and then to position
What are we gaining by giving people power over us?
Power over you is like being in a prison
Grow our own sense of power, and continue to have choice
Societal and group power
Systems changing from outside, not from inside
Is power of personal authority, connection, and expertise enough when the power of position is so strong?

Resources:

Anxious People, by Fredrik Backman
Love as a Business Strategy, by Frank E. Danna and Mohammad F. Anwar
The Work Lab, by Microsoft
How Women Rise, by Sally Helgeson and Marshall Rosenberg
Rising Together, by Sally Helgesen

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