Power Games is an experiential exercise that challenges leaders to confront their own social biases and sharpen their ability to navigate power dynamics in high stakes settings. Through a social experiment on gender, emotion, and authority, participants see how men’s anger is often read as confidence, while women’s is dismissed as emotional.

The exercise also trains leaders to spot subtle power moves - posture, gestures, seating, and use of space, and how these shape influence in the boardroom. Drawing on decades of research, it shows that authority emerges not from one bold act, but from a sequence of moves and countermoves, much like chess.

By blending insights on bias with the mechanics of influence, Power Games equips leaders with tools to read the room, anticipate reactions, and use presence strategically to drive outcomes.