All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions
Navigating Workplace Power Dynamics with Deborah H. Gruenfeld feat. ‘If/Then’ Podcast
Mar 4, 2024
Dr. Deborah Grunfeld discusses reshaping power structures, exploring dog behavior parallels, human hierarchies complexities, navigating workplace power dynamics, and personal struggles with agency and power in an engaging and insightful discussion.
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- Understanding power dynamics at work is crucial for changing power systems by grasping the primal forces behind group behaviors.
- Effective leaders navigate power dynamics by balancing authority, promoting bottom-up influence, and addressing abuses to create equitable environments.
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Power Dynamics and Human Behavior at Work
Understanding power dynamics at work and the primal forces that drive group dynamics in organizations is crucial for changing power systems. Hierarchies emerge instinctively in groups, fostering coordination and selecting leaders. Despite the desire for egalitarian structures, people naturally form hierarchies to ensure cooperation and belonging. Individuals often prefer lower ranks in a hierarchy to exclusion, emphasizing the importance of knowing one's place and contributing value to the group.
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