
businessJul 18, 201634:04pending
254: Use Power for Good and Not Evil, with Dacher Keltner
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Dacher Keltner: The Power Paradox
Dacher shows us how to use power for good and the most important ways we can gain and lose influence.
Quotes
We need to rethink what power is … it’s not necessarily a dirty word.
—Dacher Keltner
If you can just stay interested in other people and know where their minds are, you will rise in power … and you will keep your power because people will respect you.
—Dacher Keltner
In today’s collaborative workplace, our power rests critically upon the good work of other people.
—Dacher Keltner
One of the things that accompanies leadership and power is the privilege of enhancing the lives of other people.
—Dacher Keltner
I really see power as having an enormous force for good.
—Dacher Keltner
Resources
The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence* by Dacher Keltner
The Secret to Being a Better Leader: See and Hear Others by Dacher Keltner
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