Power, Jeffrey Pfeffer
Power, Jeffrey Pfeffer
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Power
Why Some People Have It - and Others Don't

Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/18/2011

Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help

Synopsis

Brimming with counterintuitive advice, numerous examples from various countries, and surprising findings, this groundbreaking guide reveals the strategies and tactics that separate the winners from the losers. Power is a force that can be used and harnessed not only for individual gain but also for the benefit of organizations and society. Power, however, is not something that can be learned from those in charge - their advice often puts a rosy spin on their ascent and focuses on what should have worked, rather than what actually did. Instead, Pfeffer reveals the true paths to power and career success. Iconoclastic and grounded in the realpolitik of human interaction, Power is an essential organizational survival manual and a new standard in the field of leadership and management.

About Jeffrey Pfeffer

Jeffrey Pfefferis the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is the author or coauthor of fifteen books, including Leadership B.S., Power, The Human Equation, Managing with Power, and The Knowing-Doing Gap. Pfeffer has led seminars in thirty-nine countries and for numerous US companies, associations, and universities. He has won many awards for his writing, has an honorary doctorate from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and was listed in the top 25 management thinkers by Thinkers50, and as one of the Most Influential HR International Thinkers by HR Magazine. He lives in Hillsborough, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on March 19, 2011

This is one of those books that should be considered a must read! If you've ever wondered why someone gets promoted over you or why you just can't seem to advance in your career, you should read this. Power explains why people who aren't very smart or hard working seem to get so far. The first thing......more

Goodreads review by Book on February 06, 2011

Power Why Some People Have It And Others Don't by Jeffrey Pfeffer Jeffrey Pfeffer is a professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University. He is writing about building power or authority inside organizations. His focus is more than politics. It is also abou......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on October 29, 2010

I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway It's hard to come around and endorse Jeffrey Pfeffer's latest book. Not because it's inaccurate or deceptive or dishonest, but precisely because it's none of those things. Pfeffer lays out a survey level argument of why power politics exists, what it......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on December 28, 2016

I have listened to this book over the past month and at first I didn't like the title "power" I thought it should have been "influence." However as the book went on I got why he choose the word he did. YOU have the "power" to change and/or influence your destiny. He summarizes in the end don't compl......more

Goodreads review by Jing on January 26, 2020

The core theme of this book is the following: 1) world isn't fair; 2) power & politics is most important to your survival in an org; 3) you have to do everything necessary to take care of yourself and stay in power. This isn't a book that tells pretty stories. In fact, it's quite shocking this type o......more

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