Jeffery Pfeffer: Power: How to Get It, Use It, and Keep It

In his new book, Power: Why Some People Have It-and Others Don’t, Jeffrey provides a ground-breaking guide for flourishing in an increasingly competitive workplace. He has taught at Stanford University since 1979. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books, and has also held visiting professorships at the Harvard Business School, London Business School, IESE Business School in Spain, and other institutions. Building on the latest social science research and drawing from decades of consulting with corporations and teaching MBA students, Jeffrey shared his insights on how participants can successfully build, maintain, and employ power in their organizations. Participants experienced a candid and realistic examination of human behavior and the implications for individual success.

[@vito3074]

He mentioned this twice: The most useful ties you make are usually the weakest ties. If you are around your friends all the time you are around redundant information. If you want non redundant information you need to get out of your comfort zone with the people you least associate with.

[@msaali3179]

Summary
How to successfully navigate careers from
Pre:
=> practice is a necessary condition to
=> Power is part of leadership
=> If you have power, you will be liked
1. The world/every institution is competitive, therefore hierarchies exist. Most people like to be at the top of the hierarchy
2. The world is not just/fair, therefore you must be responsible for your own career
3. Influence how you are judged
4. Have energy and hours
5. Self-reflection
6. Compassion
7. Don't be conflict averse
8. Ask for help, perhaps by being flattering
9. Blend in with the person you are befriending
10. Create knowledge and information
11. Create as many ties as possible

[@noamanrasul]

The class with Professor Pfeffer is way better. He is one amazing professor.

[@theprimalpitch190]

"Power is the organization's last dirty secret" -- well said

[@sieracki001]

Great talk - I have his book too.

[@womanaskswhatreysnameisshe4493]

Great talk!

[@richarddasselaar]

Thank you.

[@italiancapo7]

Phenomenal book 📖

[@ramimbintybindu9840]

Power is god...god is power[i'm god]

[@MrMooseMusic]

I see a lot of overlap with Robert Greene's 48 Laws.

[@pacquiaowright]

I was also surprised that Robert Greene didn't get more attention from this professor

[@baexpat]

He sure does have a lot of dear friends.

[@vibilraj5050]

So what is power?Power is gift from weak given out of fear.

[@dieselsharpe3566]

Is this real

[@rsq3716]

16:25
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[@draco8152]

Did you knew that this guy said that Robert Greene's 48 laws of power is "nonsense"?

[@Built2kill]

Source please. Im interested

[@ManWithFace]

i mean it kind of is

[@1x0x]

im not surprised lol hes been studying power and writing books on it for years then this guy comes out of no where with a book about these "laws" and makes a fortune