7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career

If you want to "change lives, change organizations, change the world," the Stanford business school’s motto, you need power.Is power the last dirty secret or the secret to success? Both. While power carries some negative connotations, power is a tool that can be used for good or evil. Don’t blame the tool for how some people used it.If fully understood and harnessed effectively, power skills and understanding become the keys to increasing salaries, job satisfaction, career advancement, organizational change, and, happiness. In 7 Rules of Power, Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, provides the insights that have made both his online and on-campus classes incredibly popular—with life-changing results often achieved in 8 or 10 weeks.Rooted firmly in social science research, Pfeffer’s 7 rules provide a manual for increasing your ability to get things done, including increasing the positive effects of your job performance. Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents In the Beginning: The Challenge of Power Introduction: Power, Getting Things Done, and Career Success Rule 1 | Get Out of Your Own Way Rule 2 | Break the Rules Rule 3 | Appear Powerful Rule 4 | Build a Powerful Brand Rule 5 | Network Relentlessly Rule 6 | Use Your Power Rule 7 | Success Excuses (Almost) Everything: Why This Is the Most Important Rule of All Coda: Staying on the Path to Power Acknowledgments Endnotes Index About the Author