Power

Having read it

★★★☆☆

I got what it was on about and I’d like to think that I’ve tried some of its suggestions, albeit only a few and probably not very well by Mr. Pfeffer’s standards!, but it kind of helped prove why I’ve never really thought those upper echelons of power need to be fragmented by individuals (and hierarchies) that demonstrate their efficacy through some overzealous way of ‘working’. I realise, as explained in the book, the world isn’t a just or fair place but we don’t really need to perpetuate the essences of power discussed in this book (and if these methods continue nothing will change).

The author knows his stuff, but I think his years of experience are not really that progressive, rather, just good knowledge that shows a more direct and honest way of playing the power game – not, more importantly, helping change the system(s) that we all operate in.

(Plus, I didn’t read it all as I was a bit bored by it, to be honest.)