Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives by Ron A. Carucci & Eric C. Hansen

Author:Ron A. Carucci & Eric C. Hansen [Carucci, Ron A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Published: 2014-09-23T04:00:00+00:00

Our society is founded on a very limited definition of power, namely wealth, professional success, fame, physical strength, military might, and political control.… There is only one kind of success [power] that really matters: the success of transforming ourselves, transforming our afflictions, fear and anger … the kind of power that will benefit us and others without causing any damage.

Hanh’s altruistic view of power is rooted in the belief that true power is founded in things like faith, diligence, and insight.20

By contrast, Jeffrey Pfeffer’s book Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don’t provides a view of organizational power as a ruthless and cutthroat contest to the top. He makes organizations out to be matter-of-fact, dog-eat-dog battles of the fittest. He warns,

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