The Right Use of Power Training

The Right Use of Power training is a globally recognized, experiential learning program designed to help people understand, hold, and use power responsibly in professional and relational contexts. This three-day offering in Calgary will bring together leaders and practitioners from across the nonprofit and social impact sector to build practical skills, deepen self-awareness, and strengthen ethical leadership practices.

This is not a theoretical or passive learning experience - it is grounded in real-world scenarios, reflection, and application. Participants leave with language, tools, and commitments that directly impact how they lead teams, govern organizations, and engage in complex systems.

Who is this training for?

This training is open enrollment, with a strong emphasis on those who hold (or are stepping into) positions of power and influence, including:

• Executive Directors and senior leaders

• Board members and Board Chairs

• Program and team leaders

• Emerging leaders preparing for greater responsibility

Basics Training - September 15

Our Basics Training is a 7-hour live learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart.

Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.

In our Basics Training you have the opportunity to:

• Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.

• Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.

• Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.

• Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

Core Training - September 16/17

Our Core Training is a live, online global learning experience that follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite)

The Core Training is a 14-hour, live learning experience for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships.

In our Core Training you have the opportunity to:

• Better understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.

• Explore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.

• Learn the difference between identities and status power.

• Start to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.

• Get an introduction to working with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.

• Understand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.

• Learn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power

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About your facilitators

Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Amanda currently serves as the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute. She is a consultant and facilitator in the area of power-and-equity consciousness and conflict resolution. Driven by her core values of curiosity, courage, and connection, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways.

Amanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness, conflict positivity and conflict competency.

Jeff Couillard

Jeff spent many years leading teams and helping to build world-class addiction treatment programs. He developed a skill set and approach to change that is grounded in the human experience and a deep understanding of power and motivation.

He has worked with a wide range of leaders (and their teams) over the years, on a single mission - to help build world-class, human-centred organizations that create the kind of impact that we usually only dream about.

Jeff loves all things teaching, facilitating, speaking and consulting. His sweet spot is helping leaders and teams engage in meaningful dialogue, identifying challenges and opportunities and creating the conditions for high levels of trust and engagement.

Leah Fink

Leah is dedicated to transforming mental health in the workplace. She partners with organizations to identify gaps in workplace practices, creating environments where employees feel supported, engaged, and able to perform at their best. Central to her work is helping leaders understand the impact of power dynamics, and how leadership and culture shape safety, trust, and inclusion.

Drawing on her experience as a registered social worker and background in addictions and mental health, Leah brings a strengths-based, human-centered approach to every engagement. She helps organizations navigate leadership, power, and cultural challenges to reduce disengagement, strengthen relationships, and turn wasted resources into healthier teams, stronger workplaces, and better outcomes.