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Welcome to Power Playbook, where we turn the strategies from the Powerplay newsletter into dynamic topics about leadership, influence, and real-world power moves. Each month, host Julie Diamond and a guest dissect a specific powerplay-exploring its origins, practical applications, and the leadership lessons it offers. Whether you’re leading a team or navigating your own career, you’ll gain actionable insights to help you thrive.
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Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Revenge feels righteous. It feels justified. It’s been modeled for us throughout history, so much so that we mistake it for normal. But retaliation isn’t power—it’s a trap.
In this episode of Power Playbook, Julie Diamond unpacks one of the most destructive (yet tempting) uses of power: revenge. From Judge James H. Peck, who jailed a lawyer for daring to criticize him, to the subtle forms of retaliation we see today—gossip, exclusion, online trolling—we explore why revenge doesn’t strengthen us. It shrinks us.
Instead of building, it distracts. Instead of elevating, it obsesses over enemies and hands them even more influence.
True power requires restraint. It’s about creating, aspiring, and knowing what not to do.
👉 Tune in to The Revenge Trap to discover how to avoid this seductive misuse of power—and what to practice instead.
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