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The Power Compass

The Power Compass

Di: Dr Steve Vinay Gunther & Dr Paul Donovan
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Weilding authority can be exhilarating; it can also become a Danger Zone where honest feedback vanishes and sensibility gives way to excess—a risk for every manager, parent, or leader. Hosted by Drs. Paul Donovan and Steve Vinay Gunther, The Power Compass is your ‘Driver’s Ed’ for the responsibile use of influence. Master the Art of Power by balancing strength with heart. Outsmart the traps of the Power Paradox, build your 11-source Power Battery, and map your unique Powerprint. Shift from ‘power-over' to generative ‘power-with’, and learn to lead with wisdom in the Power Zone.Steve Vinay Gunther Economia Gestione e leadership Management Scienze sociali Successo personale Sviluppo personale
Episodi
  • #12 Eastern vs Western Power | Culture and Leadership

    #12 Eastern vs Western Power | Culture and Leadership
    Oct 17 2026
    • Western power as influence vs. Eastern power as responsibility and restraint • The philosophical roots: Nietzsche's will to power vs. Lao Tzu's power through restraint • Guanxi — the deep, reciprocal relational power built over years, not networking • Face — why protecting status shapes nearly every interaction in Chinese business • A real story of a Western-style negotiation that stalled for a year • Positional power vs. relational power, and why one lasts longer than the other • Practical cues for reading high power-distance cultures without causing offence Drs. Vinay and Paul contrast Western notions of power — built on individual influence and rights — with Eastern, particularly Chinese, notions rooted in responsibility and restraint. They trace the philosophical roots (Nietzsche's will to power vs. Lao Tzu's power through restraint) and unpack two central concepts: guanxi, the deep, reciprocal relational power built through long-term obligation and gift-giving, and face, the socially constructed status that Chinese leaders must protect for themselves and others. Personal stories — a frustrating cross-cultural business negotiation, a gift that took a year of relationship-building to earn — illustrate why Western directness can be read as aggression, and why relational power often outlasts positional power.
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    38 min
  • #11 Leading Up | Influence Without Formal Authority

    #11 Leading Up | Influence Without Formal Authority
    Oct 10 2026
    • Why bosses are more dependent on you than it looks from below • The Gestalt “top dog / underdog” dynamic — how the powerless quietly hold power too • The RADIO framework: Retrieval, Access, Dissemination, Interpretation, Organization • A real story of a manager who used information gaps to fast-track their career • Lessons from Machiavelli for Managers on reading your boss's priorities • Why giving feedback upward requires more care than giving it downward • How respecting a boss's time and recognising their wins builds real influence Drs. Vinay and Paul flip the power conversation to focus on those without formal authority, arguing that bosses are far more dependent on their people than it appears. They introduce the RADIO framework (Retrieval, Access, Dissemination, Interpretation, Organization) for becoming an indispensable source of information to a boss, alongside Gestalt therapy's “top dog/underdog” dynamic to show how the seemingly powerless can quietly frustrate or support those above them. Drawing on Machiavelli for Managers, they offer practical tactics: identify your boss's priorities, deliver bad news early and sensitively, respect their time, and give recognition — all ways of managing up that build real influence.
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    30 min
  • #10 What Nobody Tells You Before You Take the Promotion: The Real Cost of Power

    #10 What Nobody Tells You Before You Take the Promotion: The Real Cost of Power
    Oct 2 2026
    • Why problems get more complex, not simpler, as your rank rises • The relentless scrutiny and gossip that comes with visibility • “Golden handcuffs” — why your time stops being your own • The political reality: why leaders must maintain alliances to survive • The addictive pull of power's perks, and why it's so hard to let go • The “death zone” — why leaders stop hearing the truth • Why we still encourage you to step into power, with eyes wide open Using the film Ben-Hur as a springboard, Drs. Vinay and Paul give a “realistic job preview” of what power actually costs: problems become complex rather than simple, visibility invites relentless scrutiny and gossip, time becomes “golden handcuffs” controlled by others' demands, alliances must be actively maintained to survive political threats, and power itself becomes addictive and hard to relinquish. They close on the “death zone” — the isolation leaders face when no one dares give them honest feedback — and why, despite all this, they still encourage people to step into power deliberately.
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    37 min
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