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Is exclusion the cost of your expediency? Sometimes the pace of our jobs means we fail to include and develop the whole team. Read our blog on how to make sure you’re not playing favorites with your top performers. https://p2leaderlab.com/dear-coach-sometimes-i-gotta-play-favorites-to-get-things-done-2/

As you gain power as a leader, your relationship to power changes, and so does the way others respond to you and your power. In our latest Harvard Business Review article, we've outlined five hidden traps you might easily fall into, plus ways to counteract each. We hope you'll check it out!

5 Traps to Avoid as You Gain Power as a Leader As you transition to a leadership role, your relationship to power changes: You gain more of it, and people start acting differently around you due to your authority. How can you avoid the hidden traps of gaining power, which shapes you in ways you may not realize? The authors outline five key traps...

We’re excited to be enrolling for our fall P2 Leaderlab Amplify Program, which kicks off in September!

This in-person (in Oregon) leadership program is designed specifically for senior women who are ready to transition from leading their teams to driving organizational outcomes.

We hope to welcome leaders from all companies, sectors, and industries, so if you want to learn more or know someone who might be interested, please join us for a live Q&A session on August 13 from 12 to 1 p.m. PST. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMod-Chrz4vG9KBLlODy1ruzBehp4VuI5ow

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: P2 Leaderlab Q&A . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join us for an hour-long Q&A on the P2 Leaderlab Amplify program for senior women leaders. Learn more about our unique cohort-based program, and get your questions answered.

We created Leaderlab deliberately with one's circle of influence in mind, so with summer in full swing (Happy 4th!) and social calendars likely at peak busy status, we're revisiting these thoughts on the value of community. Thank you for being a part of ours!

Reflection Friday: The Value of Community - Power² Leaderlab James Clear, an author and habit expert, likes to talk about how context affects our daily habits. He says that people who have more willpower are in environments that tempt them less. If keeping to your good habits (or avoiding bad ones) means constantly fighting against friction in your environmen...

This leader runs a top-performing team within her organization and thought things were running smoothly--until the results of the annual survey came back and showed "burnout, disengagement, and a sense that team members feel under-resourced."

Here's why this is a power problem and how we suggest she navigates the situation:

Dear Coach: I’m Surprised by My Team’s Negative Feedback - Power² Leaderlab Dear Coach, The results of our annual organizational survey just came back from my team, and they aren’t good. Answers point to burnout, disengagement, and a sense that team members feel under-resourced. Our reputation within the organization is as a top-performing team, and that’s always been m...