Thursday, September 18, 2025 From 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM Add to Calendar 2025-09-18 18:00:00 2025-09-18 19:30:00 Reclaiming Power: Why It Matters and How We Can All Use It Power isn’t just reserved for the elite. In this timely talk, Harvard scholar and leading voice on social change Julie Battilana reveals how understanding and using power is essential for anyone seeking to lead, influence, or make a lasting impact. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA America/New_York
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About the Speaker
Julie Battilana is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she also founded the Social Innovation and Change Initiative.
Originally from France and a graduate of the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and HEC Paris, she is a dual French-American citizen and a Chevalière de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques. Her work focuses on power, leadership, and how individuals and organizations can challenge the status quo to create lasting change.
She is the co-author of Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business, published in France as Le pouvoir, pour tous !
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