My guest today has coached and trained over 40,000 professionals and is focused on the fact that leaders have much more power than they typically realize or are using. Dr. Sharon Melnick is a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach, and her third book, In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, Raise Others has just come out. She hosts the popular podcast, The Power Shift. You can find her at https://inyourpowerbook.com/ Today we talk about the distinction between being in power vs. in your power, how the leader creates the weather on the team, beginning with the weather inside of themselves, we talk about the #1 abuse of power, which is, counterintuitively - not using it; not using the power we already have, which leads to the discomfort many leaders feel around the notion of power. We talk about the fact that our communication reflects where we are in our power: does a leader's language own their power or not? We also delve into the question: What if power is a force for good? I think you'll enjoy our conversation very much!
Between ever-changing work practices and the elusive act of fulfilling personal and professional demands, leaders must navigate a new world of challenges and strike the right tone of balancing completion with compassion. Dr. Sharon Melnick introduces the idea that power is the underlying issue in many of the trends we see among employees and that leaders who use their power for the good of all can create team members who are loyal, inspired, and accountable. What Dr. Melnick sees from having coached and trained over 40,000 professionals is that leaders already have so much more power than they realize or are using.
As a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach, Sharon combines proven leadership best practices with behavior change methods she developed through 10 years of psychology research at Harvard Medical School. Sharon has spoken at over 200 retreats and leadership conferences around the world (as well as presenting at the White House, the United Nations, and at West Point). She hosts the popular podcast, The Power Shift. Her awaited third book In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, Raise Others launched in Nov. 2022.
Sharon can share a wealth of knowledge, ideas, and personal experience with your audience, including:
With this fresh perspective, she will show you how to respond, not react to roadblocks in the workplace, so you can regain control and unleash the positive energy that comes from being a Change Agent who makes it better for everyone!