The Right Use of Power provides practical tools and real-time insights that help foster more collaborative, impactful, and healthy workplace cultures.
Right Use of Power - CORE Training
To be announced
Description
Power is everywhere.
It shapes our relationships, our organizations, our communities, and the choices we make every day.
Yet power is rarely something we are taught to recognize, talk about, or work with consciously.
We may understand that power exists, but not always recognize how our roles, identities, relationships, histories, and systems shape the power we hold and the impact we have on others.
And the more power we hold, the greater our responsibility to use it well.
The Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, relational approach to understanding and using power ethically. It offers a practical language for exploring the ways power operates within ourselves, our relationships, our organizations, and the larger systems we are part of, and for developing greater skillfulness in how we work with it.
Right Use of Power™ Core Training is an opportunity to go deeper.
Across 2.5 days, we’ll move beyond the foundational concepts of power into deeper reflection, exploration, and practice. We’ll examine the ways systemic and role-based power influence our relationships, explore the shadow sides of power, and build greater capacity to navigate the difficult and often messy human experiences that come with having (and being affected by) power.
This is not about becoming perfectly conscious or getting power “right.”
It’s about becoming more aware. More curious. More accountable. And more capable of recognizing what is happening when power enters the room.
Together, we’ll explore challenging interactions, conflict, feedback, intention and impact, identity and status, shame, emotional reactivity, and the ways our own experiences can shape how we use power.
Because using power well requires more than good intentions. It requires reflection, relationship, practice, and a willingness to look honestly at ourselves.
This immersive and experiential training combines engaging presentations, facilitated dialogue, individual reflection, practical tools, experiential practices, and opportunities to learn alongside others who are exploring their own relationship with power.
Come prepared to think deeply, get curious, have some uncomfortable moments, laugh, reflect, and see power - and perhaps yourself - in some new ways.
Please note: completion of a 5hr "basics" training from the Right Use of Power is a prerequisite for this program. If you have not attended a basics training, please reach out or register for this in-person training in Calgary on November 4th.
Learning Outcomes
Deepen your understanding of systemic power and explore how systems, structures, and social contexts influence the other forms of power we hold and experience.
Explore role power and power differentials, developing greater awareness and skill for navigating challenging interactions where there is an imbalance of power.
Examine identity and status power, including the important distinction between who we are and the social power and status associated with our identities and roles.
Explore the shadow aspects of power and begin developing greater awareness of the patterns, habits, and unintended impacts that can emerge when we use power unconsciously.
Develop an introduction to power-conscious conflict practice, exploring how conflict can be approached in ways that are more generative, relational, and grounded in awareness of power.
Deepen your understanding of feedback, intention, and impact, and explore what it takes to receive and respond to feedback when our intentions and impact don't align.
Explore shame and other emotional experiences connected to power, developing greater awareness of how emotions can influence our relationships, behaviour, and use of power.
Strengthen your capacity for ethical, relational use of power, leaving with greater self-awareness, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of what it means to use power for well-being, the common good, and right relationship.
Testimonials
A fantastic workshop! Totally revolutionized the way I think about my leadership and client care.
Fantastic concepts with powerful ideas for actions. Great environment that held space for exploration.
Agenda
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 25th
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 26th
- 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
November 27th
Lineup
Jeff Couillard
I help organizations build leaderful teams - teams where power is used wisely, trust is practiced daily, and people are equipped to navigate the real tensions of modern work. My work sits at the intersection of leadership development, team facilitation, and organizational culture. I’ve had the privilege of supporting leaders at TC Energy, the City of Calgary and the Calgary Fire Department, Electronic Arts, Bayer, Hull Services, and other mission-driven organizations across sectors. I design and deliver learning experiences that are practical, participatory, and immediately operational - whether through executive workshops, keynote speaking, immersive team sessions, or long-term leadership development programs. My approach is grounded in the Right Use of Power, deep coaching practice, and over a decade of work in addiction and mental health, where clarity, compassion, and accountability are non-negotiable.
Leah Fink
My passion is supporting employees' mental health in the workplace. With All Thrive, I develop leadership and culture transformations that focus on advancing communication skills, deepening team connection and engagement, and shifting inefficient systems. Mental health isn't just an individual issue. Workplace culture and leadership have a huge impact, and I love supporting leaders to ensure that the impact they are having is a positive one!
FAQs
- Who is this training for?
This workshop is designed for leaders working in nonprofit, community-serving, and social impact organizations.
Participants often include:
Executive Directors and CEOs
Senior leaders and directors
Managers and supervisors
Program leaders
Team leads
Board members and board chairs
Emerging leaders
Consultants and advisors who support nonprofit organizations
If your role involves leading people, making decisions, influencing organizational culture, allocating resources, or navigating complex stakeholder relationships, this workshop is for you.
- What is the Right Use of Power?
The Right Use of Power™ is a practical framework for understanding and using power ethically, responsibly, and effectively.
For leaders, power shows up every day - in decision-making, performance management, communication, resource allocation, strategy, organizational culture, and relationships with staff, volunteers, boards, funders, and community members.
This workshop provides a language and framework for understanding these dynamics and using power in ways that build trust, accountability, and healthy relationships.
- Is this workshop only for Executive Directors or senior leaders?
No. While Executive Directors and senior leaders often find the training highly valuable, the workshop is relevant for anyone with leadership responsibilities, including managers, supervisors, team leads, project leads, board members, and emerging leaders.
Leadership creates influence and responsibility at every level of an organization.
- Do I need previous experience with the Right Use of Power?
Yes, completion of a 5hr "basics" training is required. You can complete that training online through the institute, or join Leah and Jeff on November 4th for a 1-day RUP Basics in Calgary.
- How is this relevant for my day-to-day leadership challenges?
Power dynamics influence many of the situations you navigate every day, including:
Giving feedback and managing performance
Leading organizational change
Resolving conflict
Setting boundaries and expectations
Managing up, down, and across the organization
Working with boards and governance structures
Balancing accountability with empathy
Building a healthy organizational culture
Participants leave with insights they can apply immediately in their leadership roles.
- How is this training different from other leadership development workshops?
Many leadership programs focus on strategy, communication, management skills, or organizational performance.
Right Use of Power focuses on the often-overlooked dynamics of influence, authority, responsibility, and relationship. It helps leaders understand not only what decisions they make, but how their use of power affects trust, engagement, accountability, and organizational culture.
It is leadership development through the lens of ethics, self-awareness, and right relationship.
- What if I have additional questions?
We'd be happy to help. Contact us, and we'll gladly answer any questions about the workshop, registration process, or whether the training is the right fit for you or your leadership team.
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