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In this crowning achievement, one of the greatest minds in management theory reveals how to succeed and wield power in the real world. Over decades of consulting with corporations and teaching MBA students the nuances of organizational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people... read more
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- Zia Yusuf: Add a description of this character.
- Anne
- Lyndon Johnson
- Rudy Crew
- Chris
- Marcelo
- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
- Laura Esserman
- Willie Brown
- Binkley
- Kissinger
- Roizen
- Gupta
- Phil
- Melinda
- Jack Valenti
- Gary Loveman
- Donald Kennedy
- Maidique
- Keith Ferrazzi
- Kenji
- Levitan
- Coulter
- Amanda
- Browne
- Owens
- Matt
- Obama
- Lewis
- Bob
First Sentence edit
Almost anything is possible in attaining positions of power.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Be prepared for Power
1. It Takes More Than Performance
2. The Personal Qualities that Bring Influence
3. Choosing Where to Start
4. Getting In: Standing Out and Breaking Some Rules
5. Making Something out of Nothing: Creating Resources
6. Building Efficient and Effective Social Networks
7. Acting and Speaking with Power
8. Building a Reputation: Perception is Reality
9. Overcoming Oppostion and Setbacks
10. The Price of Power
11. How --- and Why --- People Lose Power
12. Power Dynamics: Good for Organizations, Good for You?
13. It's Easier Than You Think
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jeffery Pfeffer (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 650.1
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