REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan
Welcome to REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan (formerly REVUP Your Potential and REVUP Your Business) — the podcast for forward-thinking, proactive leaders who believe in a people-centric approach to business. Whether you’re an executive, a seasoned manager, business owner, or novice manager, this podcast is for those that know that putting people first drives real, lasting success.
Each episode, we'll sit down with passionate guests — leaders who share real-world experiences, proven frameworks, and insights from their industries. Together, we explore what it takes to lead with impact, stay ahead of the curve, and build thriving, future-ready organizations.
If you’re ready to lead with purpose, inspire your team, and think strategically —
It’s time to REVUP Your Leadership and REVUP Your Success!
REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan
S7E9: The Power Paradox: How Leaders Lose Self-Awareness and How to Rebuild It w/ Ivan Palomino
Power can elevate a leader’s influence — but it can also quietly erode the very qualities that made them effective in the first place.
In this episode of REVUP Your Leadership, we explore The Power Paradox with Ivan Palomino, behavioral science expert, culture transformation strategist, and founder of PeopleKult. Drawing on decades of research and his 25 years working with global corporations, Ivan breaks down how power subtly shifts the brain, dulls our ability to read others, and expands leadership blind spots.
Together, we explore how leaders can rebuild self-awareness as a skill, counter the distortions of power, and stay grounded in the human side of leadership. If you want to lead with clarity, empathy, and impact, no matter how much influence you hold, this episode will challenge you, stretch you, and equip you.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - The Power Paradox
09:45 - Losing your edge
18:01 - How to help break the Power Paradox
23:24 - Toxic work culture
24:44 - The high cost of leadership blind spots
26:45 - Self awareness and the importance of mentorship
28:56 - Mental Models
30:51 - REVUP Principles
34:37 - Investing in people
41:42 - What’s next for Ivan
45:58 - Where to find Ivan
Visit Ivan’s website - https://www.ivanpalomino.net/
Connect with Ivan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ipalomino/?originalSubdomain=ch
Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan
Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com
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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.
People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.
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