More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone)
For 2025, TRF selected The Power Code, a bold and necessary redefinition of power by journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. Known for The Confidence Code, Kay and Shipman now take on the bigger question: What does power look like when women claim it on their own terms—and reshape it entirely?
What It’s About
The Power Code challenges the traditional, patriarchal model of power and introduces a new blueprint—one that prioritizes collaboration over competition, impact over status, and joy over ego.
Through extensive interviews with women in politics, business, diplomacy, and more, the authors reveal how women around the world are shifting not just how they lead—but how they define leadership altogether. They explore how power can be more accessible, meaningful, and life-affirming when detached from outdated structures of dominance.
What It Says About Power
The book’s core argument is that power doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game. In fact, the most effective and sustainable power is generative. It builds things. It includes others. It transforms institutions rather than preserving hierarchies.
Kay and Shipman advocate for a version of power that is flexible, communal, and deeply rooted in authenticity. In this model, power becomes a tool for joy and change—not control.
Leadership Quote to Remember
“Power is not about control—it’s about impact.”
How The Power Code Applies to The Rudnicki Firm
If ever there was a manifesto for how The Rudnicki Firm operates, The Power Code is it.
We don’t lead with ego—we lead with effectiveness. We don’t chase titles—we chase results. And we don’t climb over others to get to the top—we build the whole damn staircase for the next woman coming up.
We redefine power every time we walk into a courtroom and command it without raising our voices. We wield power through preparation, presence, and purpose. And we use that power to uplift—not just our clients, but our team, our profession, and the lawyers watching us work.
At The Rudnicki Firm, power is never about posturing. It’s about impact with integrity—and doing it with joy.