7 Rules of Power: Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career

If you want to ‘change lives, change organizations, change the world,’ the Stanford business school’s motto, you need power. Is power the last dirty secret or the secret to success? Both. While power carries some negative connotations, power is a tool that can be used for good orevil. Don’t blame the tool for how some people used it.

Rooted firmly in social science research, Pfeffer’s 7 rules provide a manual forincreasing your ability to get things done, including increasing the positive effects of your job performance. With 7 Rules of Power, you’ll learn, through both numerous examples as wellas research evidence, how to accomplish change in your organization, yourlife, the lives of others, and the world.

In “7 Rules of Power,” Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, explains how to be more efficient and level up in your career, promising “life-changing results” in 8-10 weeks if you follow his advice to a tee. Pfeffer introduces seven rules for building a fulfilling, successful career, including “break the rules” and “network relentlessly,” as well as how to follow them in your own life. “[It’s] a good book for those who need a little push,” one reviewer wrote. “Everyone needs motivation most days, and this is the perfect one to start with.”