Quest for Authentic Power Getting Past Manipulation, Control, and Self-Limiting Beliefs

Name: Quest for Authentic Power Getting Past Manipulation, Control, and Self-Limiting Beliefs
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ISBN: 9781576751473

ISBN-10: 1576751473

ISBN-13: 9781576751473

Edition: 2002

Authors: G. Ross Lawford

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The author suggests strategies and procedures for the effective exercising of power according to the new paradigm, in the workplace and organizational life, in parenting, and in relationships generally.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/12/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Our Beliefs about Power Are Keeping Us Powerless


When Disillusionment Happens


The Path to Self-Empowerment



Our Concepts of Power Shape Our Reality


Uncovering Some of Our Assumptions about Power


How Did We Arrive at These Beliefs about Power?


Your Power May Be Counterfeit


Typical Responses to Feelings of Powerlessness


To Change Your Outcomes, Change Your Assumptions



A Conventional View of Power


Power as Authority


Power as Control


Power as Strength


Power as Status


Summary



What Is Authentic Power?


Power as Authenticity


Power as Synergy


Power as Inner Strength


Power as Quality of Being


Summary



The Conventional View of How Power Is Obtained


Power as a Commodity


Power as a Reward


Summary



The Keys to Gaining Authentic Power


The Power of a Strong, Clear Intention


The Authentic Self as the Source of Real Power


Summary



What Limits Our Power?


The Conventional Answer


What Actually Limits Our Experience of Authentic Power?


Summary



What Is the Conventional Way to Exercise Power?


Strategies Based on Control


The Bulldozer Strategy


The Strategy of One-Upmanship


Summary



Exercising Authentic Power through Self-Empowerment


Accessing the Full Power of the Techniques


Turn Off Your Autopilot More Often


Harness the Power of Your Words


Listen for the Quiet Voice


An Ounce of Intention Is Better than a Pound of Perspiration


Maximize Possibilities


Give Wisdom a Chance


Summary



Creating An Environment for Self-Empowerment


Follow the Lesson of the Dresser Drawer


Use an Upside-Down Pyramid


Build on Rock, Not Sand


Build Synergy (Power With)


Summary



More Power to You: The Transition to Authentic Power


Dismantling the Barriers


Avoiding the Pitfalls


Getting Started


The Choice Is Yours


Bibliography


Index


About the Author