#192 - Power Changes Every Leader with Nik Kinley

The Personal Success Podcast with Ryan Watts · Sep 28, 2026 · 1h 8m

Nik Kinley spent over a decade as a forensic psychotherapist in prisons before moving into business, and he has assessed and advised senior leaders ever since. In this conversation he explains why the moment you gain power over someone, they start filtering what they tell you, and why you are the last person in the room to notice it happening. We get into what power actually does to judgment, why nice bosses often silence their teams more effectively than difficult ones, and why public praise is more dangerous to a leader than criticism. Nik also walks through the tells of cognitive overload…