Michael Korda, celebrated author, editor and expert on power politics, gives the bottom line on how to get a bigger raise, better job and total control over everyone around you. From the placement of furniture to the placement of your feet, Korda details the strategies and time-saving tips that will land you in the executive boardroom of power.
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Michael Korda is the New York Times bestselling author of Horse People,
Country Matters, Ulysses S. Grant, Cat People, Journey to a Revolution, and Ike.
He lives with his wife, Margaret, in Dutchess County, New York.
Country Matters, Ulysses S. Grant, Cat People, Journey to a Revolution, and Ike.
He lives with his wife, Margaret, in Dutchess County, New York.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential for anyone wanting to rise in the corporate world,
By A Customer
This review is from: Power! How to Get It, How to Use It (Mass Market Paperback)
Korda does his best in explaining the differentways that power is obtained in a corporation. "Power Games" and being properly dressed, it's all in the book. It's also a good look at corporate culture during the 1980's, before the management revolution and downsizing went into effect.
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dangerous and potentially disasterous advice,
By EquesNiger (Prague, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Power!: How to Get It, How to Use It (Hardcover)
Since when does discourtesy equate with power? Korda's popular 80's "Power" book is filled with anecdotes and advice, seemingly nested in the premise that if people will allow you to abuse them, then you are powerful. Take for example Korda's advice to arrange for a telephone call during a lunch meeting, talk during the entirety of the meeting, then leave after the call is ended, since this proves to them how important and powerful you are. First of all, no serious executive has TIME to hold such frivolous meetings simply to prove a point. Second, while such discourtesy may make you feel empowered once, it's unlikely that you will ever be able to get those at your lunch to meet you again. Finally, as such behaviour is essentially burning bridges, one should hope that you will never require the assistance of anyone at the table in the future, since, assuming they are ever inclined to help, such abuse will ensure that they will rub whatever assistance they provide in your face. I am Southern, and was raised to believe that courtesy was a demonstration of respect to those around you. As "Power" seems to advocate discourtesy, and therefore disrespect, to those you are dealing with, I find the advice tremendously amusing, and it is very unlikely that anyone would seriously achieve results with such tactics. I also spent 2 1/2 years working on Wall Street for an LBO outfit, and 2 1/2 years in Silcon Valley with a VC firm, and can assure all readers of this review that anyone demonstrating the shallow behaviour advocated by this book would soon find himself unemployed and without a network to rely upon. Basically, this book is about seeming powerful in only the most superficial and petty ways, and less about getting power, and certainly not about keeping it. In fact, the effete, over dramatic performances this book advocates, while perhaps appropriate for a drag revue, are likely to make one a laughingstock ("I AM a DIVA!"). "Secrets of a Corporate Headhunter", by John Wareham, has an excellent chapter on "charisma", and the little chapter is worth more in informational content than the entirety of this book.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wished I Had Read It Earlier,
By business1265 (oklahoma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Power! How to Get It, How to Use It (Mass Market Paperback)
Those who trash the book, insisting "southern charm" will save the day, are completely ignorant about power or politics. I've *personally witnessed* power displays and behavior just as attrocious as the author describes, *from CEO's* no less. I don't use or condone it, but it is there, and to ignore it or scoff at it is to do so at your own loss. Even in the politest of environments with the biggest of smiles, everyone is looking out for themselves. Power plays don't have to be abrupt to be effective. Intimidation can take on very subtle forms, couched in velvet gloves and teacups. The author even states that. Take it from someone who's been there, someone who's been on the receiving end of some pretty dark power plays and still hasn't fully recovered, knowing the material in this book can save your bacon. I wish it had saved mine before it was too late. I recommend it to everybody.
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