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Scenario

When teams struggle with power dynamics in collaborative structures

My department is supposed to be implementing this new collaborative management structure where everyone has more input on decisions, but in practice the same two people dominate every meeting and when the rest of us try to speak up, we get talked over or our ideas get absorbed into theirs. Our manager seems oblivious to the dynamic and keeps praising how 'engaged' everyone is.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group trying to create more equitable participation is discovering that changing structures doesn't automatically change who feels safe to speak and who gets heard.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Existentialist authenticity vs. bad faith?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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