Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
By: Deborah Gruenfeld
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
There is so much we get wrong about power. This eye-opening look at the true nature of power explor…
Want to Read $ 10.99"If you're leading and no one is following, you're just taking a walk."-Deborah Gruenfeld, Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
"Smart power...must take into account not just the size of one's weapons arsenal or one's willingness to use brute force but also a deep understanding of the other party, its interests, and what constitutes and ideal outcome."-Deborah Gruenfeld, Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
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1. The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.73
Format: None pages, Hardcover
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior s… read more
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- buisness
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2. Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
By: Jeffrey Pfeffer
3.50
Format: 92 pages, Hardcover
Finalist for the 2015 Financial Timesand McKinsey Business Book of the Year Best business book of t… read more
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3. Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
By: David Kelley , Tom Kelley
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner an… read more
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4. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
By: Laszlo Bock
3.69
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
From the visionary head of Google's innovative People Operations comes a groundbreaking inquiry int… read more
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5. Power: Why Some People Have it and Others Don't
By: Jeffrey Pfeffer
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
"Pfeffer [blends] academic rigor and practical genius into wonderfully readable text. The leading t… read more
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6. The Art of Rhetoric
By: Aristotle , Hugh Lawson-Tancred
3.66
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
Few, if any, writers in history have made major contributions to as many fields of knowledge as Ari… read more
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7. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
8. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
By: Tony Fadell
4.33
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs d… read more
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9. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
By: Annie Duke
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting… read more
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10. What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
By: Ben Horowitz
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestsellin… read more
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- buisness
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"Without trust, communication breaks. Here’s why: In any human interaction the required amount of community is inversely proportional to the level of trust."-Ben Horowitz, What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
11. The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
By: Will Storr
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and … read more
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"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"We build an infinite variety of imaginary games. Groups of people gather together, agree what symbols they’re going to use to mean “status,"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"The story idealists sometimes tell of humanity says we're natural seekers of equality. This isn't true. Utopians talk of injustice whilst building new hierarchies and placing themselves at the top. W…"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
12. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
By: Matt Abrahams
3.74
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public spea… read more
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"Be obvious’ is the most powerful, creative mantra that there is,"-Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
13. No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
By: Reed Hastings
4.28
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder… read more
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- nonfiction
- buisness
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14. Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
By: Patty McCord
4.08
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
When it comes to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies… read more
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- buisness
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- leadership
15. Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)
By: Jennifer Aaker
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Anyone--even you!--can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the… read more
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"Having a sense of humor — both the ability to generate humor and to appreciate it — has repeatedly been found to correlate with measures of intelligence."-Jennifer Aaker, Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)
16. Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers
By: Chip Heath
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
A clear, practical guide to turning cold, clinical data into a story - from bestselling business au… read more
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- economics
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17. Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication
By: Vanessa Van Edwards
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Wall Street Journal bestseller! For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promo… read more
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18. Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work
By: Deborah Liu
3.94
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
You can't make the world fair, but you can take back your power. As a woman in Silicon Valley who w… read more
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19. Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues
By: David L. Bradford
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners… read more
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- psychology
- nonfiction
- business
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20. 7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career
By: Jeffrey Pfeffer
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
If you want to "change lives, change organizations, change the world," the Stanford business school… read more
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21. Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
By: Deborah Gruenfeld
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
There is so much we get wrong about power. This eye-opening look at the true nature of power explor… read more
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- sociology
- business
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"If you're leading and no one is following, you're just taking a walk."-Deborah Gruenfeld, Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
"Smart power...must take into account not just the size of one's weapons arsenal or one's willingness to use brute force but also a deep understanding of the other party, its interests, and what const…"-Deborah Gruenfeld, Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
