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Josephine Palermo. 5 May

Friday 5th May 2023
12.15 - 1.00pm
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Rising to Feminine Power by Dr Josephine Palermo

Everything you know about power is wrong.
And all the things that make you doubt yourself are not about you but more a design fault in your environment

In this session, Josephine will discuss how biases drive our behaviour and underpin our organisational systems. She will present a view of feminine or collective power that she believes is required for the complex problems that business is dealing with today. She will suggest actions you can take to play more to your unique strengths and create an inclusive and diverse culture that fosters gender equity within your organisation.

Biases exist in our society and affect our understanding of power. These biases are often unconscious and can hold us back as leaders and change agents, and play a significant role in limiting women's access to leadership positions. To date they have influenced the way we define and use power in organisations. But now a new view of feminine or connected power is needed to solve complex problems in business and society. This new view of power emphasises collaboration, nurturance, and relationship-building skills over individualism and competition.  

Feminine power is power expressed with and for others, rather than power over others. This is why women tend to find individualistic or disconnected forms of power distasteful, and they may avoid leadership positions altogether because of it. Feminine power distributes the benefits of power and creates conditions that enable it, prioritising relationships with others. What we need for modern leadership is a shift away from an individualistic or competitive focus on achieving goals towards a more connected and relational view of achievement. Individualistic command and control forms of power no longer serve us in an interconnected world, where teams and interdependent systems need to work together.

In Rising to Feminine Power women shared stories about their own experience of power and disempowerment and how they are redefining it in a way that better leverages their unique strengths. Josephine brings a deep understanding of gender psychology to explore how women can use a feminine positive lens to create and build collective rather than individualistic power bases.

Dr. Josephine Palermo has advocated for women and gender equality all her adult life. Josephine brings a deep understanding of gender and organisational dynamics to her philosophy of feminine power. With a PhD in Organisational Psychology and publications in areas of psychology of gender, change management and organisational development, she is a sought-after speaker, leadership coach, and mentor.

Josephine is also a Founder of several businesses, including Geared for Growth Consulting, Higher Spaces Co Working and Melbourne Bellydance. Josephine challenges us to think differently about the meaning of work in our lives so that we can bring our whole selves to work. In 2020 she launched a podcast called Gears, Action, Growth where she discusses topics related to business culture and teams with special guests (www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth).

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