Power

By Jeffrey Pfeffer,

Book cover of Power: Why Some People Have It-and Others Don't

Book description

Over decades of consulting with corporations and the people who run them and 30 years teaching MBA students the nuances of organisational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suffer career reversals even as others prevail despite the odds. The most common mistake: most of us don't have a realistic…

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1 author picked Power as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I have read most every book written by the wise and prolific scholar Jeff Pfeffer. 

I often return to a chapter from this book titled: "The Costs of Power." Among his many warnings about the trappings of power is this one, attributed to Jim March: “You can have autonomy or status, but not both.” 

This is a profound juxtaposition to consider when making leadership choices.

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