For much of modern business history, power has meant control – over people, resources, and outcomes. It was defined by hierarchy and authority, celebrated within a narrow definition of success built on command and competition.
But what if the very model that once built success is now holding us back?
When a group of senior female leaders gathered at ESMT Berlin for our Women in Power program, I asked a simple question:
“What does power mean to you?”
The room fell silent. Then, slowly, the answers surfaced:
Power became water – fluid, essential, everywhere.
Asian Woman Leadership 