Like most Psychology Today readers, you are probably an intelligent and thoughtful person. And you also understand that the role of power and influence in human interactions and society is extremely ...

Throughout my career as an organizational psychologist and DEI expert, I’ve witnessed the disproportionate distribution of power and influence in many organizations. Often, dominant identities are ...

Power and influence—the words often conjure images of nefarious individuals employing Machiavellian tactics to manipulate people and events in order to selfishly get their way, often at the expense of ...