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The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work Paperback – January 1, 1991

by Peter Block (Author)
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This is one of the most useful and clearly written books on the leading edge of management that I have read.
--Warren Bennis

Peter Block, the author of the classic Flawless Consulting, is a true visionary. And here he turns his sights on management. Managers and other employees who feel powerless to control their own destinies, who feel stifled by bureaucracy, who feel sapped of creativity--will feel invigorated by Block's legAndary insight.Offers practical advice to help your managers:


* Empower themselves to help shape the organization
* Develop positive political skills in their dealings with all levels of employees
* Take responsibility for their own actions
* Negotiate with their allies and adversaries
* Face failure courageously...and much more!


Block presents ways to treat all members of the organization as entrepreneurs so that employees feel that their units are their own businesses and that they, and they alone, are in the process of creating an organization of their own choosing. Managers and other employees who pick up The Empowered Manager won't just be reading about management. They'll be harvesting timeless tips from a master of business thinking. And they'll be uncovering a road map that leads to enhanced effectiveness and job satisfaction.

This is a liberating book that cuts through our rationalizations and self-deceptions to help us think about both work and life from a new perspective.
--Geoff Bellman, author of The Consultant's Calling

Help your managers become more confident, contributing members of your organization with guidance from a famed consultant. This guide is a perfect addition to your management and leadership development programs.

Winner of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Book Award
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    252 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1991
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1555422659
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1555422653
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"...its advice could muster middle management’s entrepreneurial spirit." (getAbstract, August 2006)

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Shows managers at all levels how they can empower themselves to shape an organization they are proud of by developing positive political skills in their dealings with subordinates, peers, and superiors. Offers practical advice to help managers: counteract the bureaucratic pressures that encourage cautiousness, depAndency, buck-passing, and powerlessness; and create a strong vision of what an organization can become.One of the best-selling and most widely talked about management books of its time.Author Peter block shows how to effectively challenge the bureaucratic mentality that stifles initiative and breeds depAndency and manipulation in organizations. Addressing courage, greatness and meaning in life, Block offers practical strategies for kindling in oneself and others the entrepreneurial spirit that makes businesses thrive and leads to a more successful, fulfilling life.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jossey-Bass Inc Pub (January 1, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1555422659
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1555422653
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Peter Block is a citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed by Block to build the skills outlined in his books. He is the author of Flawless Consulting, Stewardship, The Empowered Manager, and The Answer to How Is Yes. He is the recipient of the American Society for Training and Development Award for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance and the Association for Quality and Participation President's Award. He is also a member of Training magazine's HRD Hall of Fame.

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Charlie
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This is a great book and from what I've seen of Peter Block's works they are all good. I haven't yet finished my copy; I've bought 3 of them now and I keep giving them away to manager colleagues who I think would benefit from the insights I've gleaned thus far. For anyone struggling to understand their position in a large organization or corporation, or anyone wondering why their best intentions are taken the wrong way, this would be a very helpful read. It helps to understand the conservative corporate mindset, why innovation is not necessarily valued, and how to cope within such a system. For example, understanding the various "scripts" that people within an organization use and how they make colleagues difficult to deal with; and recognizing which "scripts" we ourselves tend to use, and how they can undermine our efforts.
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Rolf Dobelli
4.0 out of 5 stars Lucid directions on how to rule
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2006
This book offers the middle-aged middle manager a strategy for surging ahead instead of sinking in an ocean of uncontrollable organizational forces. Author Peter Block provides strategies for countering the negative effects of being enmeshed in hierarchy and bureaucracy. Reactions to that experience, especially fear, lead to bureaucratic management styles that leave everyone in the company - sometimes even the CEO - feeling trapped and frustrated. The book wanders around and bogs down here and there, but we find that its advice - which strongly pushes self-awareness, vision and autonomy in the service of others - could muster middle management's entrepreneurial spirit.
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Charles Stump
3.0 out of 5 stars Good reading
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An okay book that demonstrates the role managers can play to facilitate improved performance. Falls short of really providing good depth.
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I buy these 3 at a time so that I can give them to manager with whom I work.
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Desert Husker
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a "must-have" for anyone in a leadership role.
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The Empowered Manager is a "classic" in the full sense of the word. It belongs in the book collection of anyone who hopes to lead effectively in an organizational setting.
Personally, reading this book was a transforming experience in my career. It helped me to understand the nuances of effective leadership -- that the work environment we create through our words and behavior is something we have the power to change in very positive and profound ways.
A great book!
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Brilliant. Excellent condition.
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The book is o.k. but not was I hoped for
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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful perspective.
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Another Peyer Block gem. A useful perspective.
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Maryanne Larocque
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Practical and inspiring. The change in mindset that we need!
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Lizanne Mailhot
4.0 out of 5 stars The Empowered Manager
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Enjoyed reading this book as it had many things that will help me manage situations at work - As a middle manager, sometimes difficult to manage 'up' and manage 'down' without losing your focus or vision. Good read!
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