PowerU 56: Structure Misallignment
Ever wonder why political parties that agree on almost everything still can't work together?
Personality and, yes, ego definitely play a role but those mask a much bigger problem: power structure misalignment.
Last week I told you about my morning bus commute and how you can observe this power misalignment displayed in simple ways in a controlled environment. This week I am going to take it out of the "lab" to talk about a lesson from early in my career that helped me observe more complex power in a more complex context. And why that lesson mattered for every campaign, collaboration and change-making initiative I've ever been a part of.
A (potentially?) fun way to try this out is to consider what power base each party operates from. Let's talk about it!
For those that are new here, the six bases of power we work with are:
1. Positional
2. Reward
3. Coercive
4. Expert
5. Referent
6. Refusing Powerlessness
Power Structure Misalignment Hinders Collaboration | Andrea Reimer posted on the topic | LinkedIn
#PowerU 56 - Ever wonder why political parties that agree on almost everything still can’t work together? Personality and, yes, ego definitely play a role but those mask a much bigger problem: power structure misalignment. Last week I told you about my morning bus commute and how you can observe this power misalignment displayed in simple ways in a controlled environment. This week I am going to take it out of the “lab” to talk about a lesson from early in my career that helped me observe more complex power in a more complex context. And why that lesson mattered for every campaign, collaboration and change-making initiative I’ve ever been a part of. A (potentially?) fun way to try this out is to consider what power base each party operates from. For those that are new here, the six bases of power we work with are:
1. Positional 2. Reward
3. Coercive
4. Expert
5. Referent
6. Refusing Powerlessness #PowerU #PowerLiteracy #Leadership #CanPoli #VanPoli
Hana Watanabe
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