Empowered Manager Positive Political Skills at Work

Name: Empowered Manager Positive Political Skills at Work
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ISBN: 9781555422653

ISBN-10: 1555422659

ISBN-13: 9781555422653

Edition: 1987 (Reprint)

Authors: Peter Block

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This is one of the most useful and clearly written books on the leading edge of management that I have read.--Warren BennisPeter Block, the author of the classic Flawless Consulting, is a true visionary. And here he turns his sights on management. Managers and other employees who feel powerless to control their own destinies, who feel stifled by bureaucracy, who feel sapped of creativity--will feel invigorated by Block's legAndary insight.Offers practical advice to help your managers:Empower themselves to help shape the organizationDevelop positive political skills in their dealings with all levels of employeesTake responsibility for their own actionsNegotiate with their allies and…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/8/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 252
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

He is a Fellow in Media Management at the University of Hertfordshire Business School, Global CBT production manager for Management Consultancy Service for PricewaterhouseCoopers and former Multimedia consultant to Shell International.



Preface


The Author Introduction: The Dilemmas of Managers in the Middle



Politics in the Workplace: Rekindling the Entrepreneurial Spirit



Personal Choices That Shape the Work Environment



Origins of the Bureaucratic Mentality



Developing Antidotes for Bureaucracy



Positive Political Skills At Work



Creating a Vision of Greatness: The First Step Toward Empowerment



Building Support for Your Vision: Negotiating with Allies and Adversaries



Balancing Autonomy and DepAndence: Peace with Those Around You



Facing Organizational Realities: Continual Acts of Courage



Enacting the Vision: The Essence of Empowerment Annotated


Bibliography


Index