Jeffrey Pfeffer "Power: Why Some People Have It And Others Don't"

Stanford Business School Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer discusses his new book "Power: Why Some People Have It And Others Don't". Pfeffer, an internationally recognized authority on power in organizations, talks about his motivation in writing the book, interesting anecdotes, and what he hopes the book will accomplish.

In his new book, Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don’t, Jeffrey provides a ground-breaking guide for flourishing in an increasingly competitive workplace. He has taught at Stanford University since 1979. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books, and has also held visiting professorships at the Harvard Business School, London Business School, IESE Business School in Spain, and other institutions. Building on the latest social science research and drawing from decades of consulting with corporations and teaching MBA students, Jeffrey shared his insights on how participants can successfully build, maintain, and employ power in their organizations. Participants experienced a candid and realistic examination of human behavior and the implications for individual success.