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The Quiet Power Playbook

For kind leaders who want promotions, not politics

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The Quiet Power Playbook

For kind leaders who want promotions, not politics.

A weekly playbook + AI prompts for competent professionals who are tired of being overlooked.

First week: Daily emails with the foundational frameworks. Then: One new strategy + AI prompt every Sunday. One crisp reframe every Wednesday.

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    The Economist McKinsey INSEAD ESMT WSJ London Business School

    Sound familiar?

    You do great work. You're the person everyone comes to for help. But louder colleagues keep getting promoted ahead of you.

    You've been told to "speak up more" or "be more visible" — but nobody explains how to do that without feeling fake. Without becoming someone you're not.

    The Quiet Power Playbook is for people who want to advance — but refuse to play the political games that feel manipulative. There's another way.

    What You Get

    A foundation, then two emails per week.

    FIRST 7 DAYS
    The Foundation
    7 daily emails. By Day 7, you'll have: a framework for reading any room, scripts for the conversations you've been avoiding, and a personalized plan for your most difficult colleague.
    EVERY SUNDAY
    The Playbook
    One research-backed strategy you can use immediately. Plus an AI prompt to apply it to your own situation.
    EVERY WEDNESDAY
    The Perspective
    A 3-minute reframe to shift how you see a stuck situation. Short enough to read over coffee, clear enough to know what to do next.

    Start With the 7-Day Foundation

    Before the weekly newsletter, you get a daily series covering the core frameworks.

    After 7 days, you'll have:
    ✓ A framework for reading any workplace situation
    ✓ Strategies matched to your personality (not against it)
    ✓ Scripts for the conversations you've been avoiding
    ✓ Clarity on what kind of influence you actually want

    Here's how we get there:

    Day 1: Stop apologizing for being agreeable
    Day 2: The PPP Framework (your diagnostic tool for any situation)
    Day 3: The Speaking-Up Script (word-for-word)
    Day 4: The 3-Step Response when you're being steamrolled
    Day 5: Your Difficult Colleague Playbook (personalized via AI)
    Day 6: The Power Clarity Exercise
    Day 7: Your Quiet Power Action Plan

    The Power Prompt Vault

    Copy any prompt → Paste into ChatGPT or Claude → Get personalized strategic guidance

    🧠 Power Prompt Vault
    Prompt
    What You Get
    📍 Strategic Relationship Map
    Visual map of who controls your promotion
    ⚡ Conflict Style Analyzer
    Know exactly what to say to your most difficult colleague
    💬 Difficult Conversation Builder
    Word-for-word scripts for hard talks
    🎯 Meeting Prep Guide
    Walk into your next meeting knowing who wants what
    🔍 Political Intelligence Decoder
    See the power dynamics others miss
    📝 Promotion Pitch Builder
    Make your case without bragging
    ➕ New prompts added weekly...

    What Makes a Power Prompt Different

    Yes, this nerdy.
    Every prompt is built on peer-reviewed research:
    Fiske, S. T. (1993). Controlling other people. American Psychologist, 48(6).
    Cialdini, R. B. (2021). Influence: The psychology of persuasion. Harper Business.
    Pfeffer, J. (2010). Power: Why some people have it. HarperBusiness.
    We read psychology journals so you don't have to.
    🎯
    Personalized plan
    Tailored to your situation
    📅
    3 moves for Monday
    Actions you can take today
    💬
    Scripts you can steal
    Word-for-word language

    Is this for you?

    THIS IS FOR YOU IF:
    ✓ You're competent but overlooked
    ✓ You hate politics but need to navigate them
    ✓ You want to advance on your terms
    ✓ You prefer strategy over winging it
    THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF:
    ✗ You're looking for manipulation tactics
    ✗ You want overnight transformation
    ✗ You're not willing to try new approaches

    Hi, I'm Martin.

    I'm a psychologist and business professor at ESMT Berlin where I teach a course called "Persuasion, Power, and Politics". I built the Quiet Power Playbook for the quiet, competent people in my classes who kept asking: "How do I get ahead without becoming someone I'm not?"

    → See my personal website

    Ready to start?

    Join the 7-day foundation. Then get weekly strategies you can use.