Adopt the lens of a third party in order to see the impact of your actions on others.You can do better for others by thinking about power as responsibility. The effects of power are not inevitable.Power tends to lead people to ignore the perspective of others and to feel freer to do whatever they want.A powerful person's whisper can sound more like a shout to the person they have power over. Power can lead people to underestimate their words and actions.Most importantly, we discuss the practical steps that almost anybody can take to use power more responsibly. We detail some of the common patterns that leaders should watch for in their work. In this conversation, Vanessa and I explore the conclusions of research: we often don’t recognize our own power. Her book is titled You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters*. Her writing and research has been published in top academic journals in psychology, management, and law and has also been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and NPR's Hidden Brain. Vanessa Bohns is a social psychologist, an award-winning researcher and teacher, and a professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. Vanessa Bohns: You Have More Influence Than You Think
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