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Power at Work: The Art of Making Things Happen - Softcover

Owen, Jo

 
9780273713395: Power at Work: The Art of Making Things Happen
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0273713396 ISBN 13: 9780273713395
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2007

Synopsis

Power skills are something every manager must have. Power means more than formal authority - it is the art of building alliances, networks, influence and control. Power will enable you to achieve all your goals: it will guarantee your success.

Power: The Art of Making Things Happen

is the first book to show you how. Free from theory, Power focuses on the practical skills any manager can learn and use to their advantage. Divided into six accessible areas, you’ll find everything you need to take command of the most important skill around. Here’s how you make things happen

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About the Author

Jo Owen has an outstanding track record of leading and creating businesses in the UK and Japan. Most recently he is the founder of and Director of Strategy for Teach First - a not for profit initiative that takes the top graduates from UK universities and places them in inner city primary schools for two years before going on to a corporate career. He writes the leadership column for the Institute of Directors and as Director of Strategy for Teach First is shaping their Learning to Lead programme for top UK graduates. He is the author of bestselling management books How to Lead (9780273693642) and How to Manage (9870273709756).

From the Back Cover

Power is elusive and essential. If we learn to access it, control it, use it and, most importantly, use it well, it is one of the most effective means to achieving professional success.

Are you ready for power?

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Publisher
Prentice Hall
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0273713396
ISBN 13 
9780273713395
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
184