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How to address power dynamics in small thinking groups

Three of us started meeting monthly to think through career transitions and how to live with more intention, but one person dominates every conversation and the other has basically stopped talking. I can see us all getting frustrated but no one wants to be the one to say something because we actually care about each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Well-intentioned people can unconsciously recreate the very patterns they're trying to escape when gathering to explore meaningful questions together.

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