The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594205248 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dacher Keltner applies a lifetime of research to this topic, offering a lively description of how true power is like a return on a social investment in others.”—Frans de Waal, author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?“The Power Paradox brings clarity to our confusion, brimming with evidence-based insights into powerlessness, the selfish uses of power, and the best kind: power that furthers the greater good. The good news is the radical claim at the heart of the book: that the best way to get and keep power is to use it for the greater good. It's only a matter of time before his ideas spread everywhere. This book explains how people get power, keep it, and keep from being corrupted by it. This pathbreaking book is full of fascinating and little-know
He is the author of the best-selling book Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life and of The Compassionate Instinct. . His research interests also span issues of power, status, inequality, and social class. Keltner studies the science of compassion, awe, love, and beauty, and how emotions shape our moral intuition. A renowned expert in the biological and evolutionary origins of human emotion, Dr. Dacher Keltner is a pr
Enduring power comes from empathy and giving. A revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power. But how do we get power? And how does it change our behavior? So often, in spite of our best intentions, we lose our hard-won power. This is what all-too-often we forget, and what Dr. Celebrated UC Berkeley psychologist Dr. Above all, power is given to us by other people. We can't retain power because we've never understood it correctly, until now. Dacher Keltner argues that compassion and selflessness enable us to have the most influence over others and the result is power as a force for good in the world.It is taken for granted that power corrupts. Keltner lays out exactly--in twenty original "Power Principles"-- how to retain power, why power can be a demonstrably good thing, and the terrible consequences of letting those around us languish in powerlessness.. This is reinforced culturally by everything from Machiavelli to contemporary politics. This is the crux of the power paradox: by fundamentally misunderstanding the behaviors that helped us to
P. Frantz said The Emperor is Under-Dressed. I couldn't get through this book. It was too disconnected from the reality I lived for The Emperor is Under-Dressed I couldn't get through this book. It was too disconnected from the reality I lived for 30 years, working in a variety of corporations. Keltner posits that power flows to nice people, and those people get corrupted by it. That's not what I saw. Within a small group of peers, I did observe the effect Keltner discusses of power shifting to those who build good personal relationships with their peers. But in the bigger context of the corporation as a whole, other factors come into play and often dominate. Factors beyond the obvious. 0 years, working in a variety of corporations. Keltner posits that power flows to nice people, and those people get corrupted by it. That's not what I saw. Within a small group of peers, I did observe the effect Keltner discusses of power shifting to those who build good personal relationships with their peers. But in the bigger context of the corporation as a whole, other factors come into play and often dominate. Factors beyond the obvious. A compelling call to action to understand power better and use it wisely Liz Guthridge Fascinating, easy-to-read and useful book on an important topic in society, especially in our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. We all need to realize that we give power to others and get it from them too. Furthermore, we also need to understand that the source of enduring power is from practicing empathy and giving.It's too easy for adults to shake their heads about young people not being as empathetic as they used to be, as research shows. But it's easy for us adults -- especially those in powerful posi. Great book This is an excellent, thought-provoking read that provides a rich and unique take on power while backing many major counterintuitive claims with interesting and creative scientific research. This is novel and groundbreaking work. Highly recommend.