Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life [Hardcover]

Michael Masterson (Author), Agora (Author)

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“Over these many years of watching Michael devour books on leadership, ask probing questions of all manner of leaders, and write his daily insights, I see now where it has all led—to a magnificent new book on leadership. If you are passionate about becoming a more effective leader, do yourself a favor and read Power and Persuasion.”—Steve Leveen, CEO and Cofounder, Levenger

“Michael Masterson’s new book emphasizes vision and effective communication, and, although unconventional at time, his ideas about leadership are unassailable and will be more widely employed. I have made it required reading for everyone at Frank McKinney & Company.”—Frank McKinney, bestselling author of Frank McKinney’s Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success and Make It BIG!

“I ghostwrote a book on leadership for which I personally interviewed 100 CEOs, many from big-name Fortune 500 companies and leading national brands. But I learned more about leadership by reading Michael Masterson’s new book Power and Persuasion than I did from all my interviews with those 100 CEOs combined.”—Bob Bly, author of more than 60 books and Director of the Center for Technical Communications

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"Over these many years of watching Michael devour books on leadership, ask probing questions of all manner of leaders, and write his daily insights, I see now where it has all led--to a magnificent new book on leadership. If you are passionate about becoming a more effective leader, do yourself a favor and read Power and Persuasion."--Steve Leveen, CEO and Cofounder, Levenger

"Michael Masterson's new book emphasizes vision and effective communication, and, although unconventional at time, his ideas about leadership are unassailable and will be more widely employed. I have made it required reading for everyone at Frank McKinney & Company."--Frank McKinney, bestselling author of Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success and Make It BIG!

"I ghostwrote a book on leadership for which I personally interviewed 100 CEOs, many from big-name Fortune 500 companies and leading national brands. But I learned more about leadership by reading Michael Masterson's new book Power and Persuasion than I did from all my interviews with those 100 CEOs combined."--Bob Bly, author of more than 60 books and Director of the Center for Technical Communications

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (November 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471786772
• ISBN-13: 978-0471786771
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #403,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing really new here, May 10, 2006

By	Karl Borris "leaderinfront" (SF Bay Area, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life (Hardcover)

First of all, in this day and age how can a book be published with this many grammatical errors!!! C'mon Masterson, at least hire a great editor for the second printing, if it makes it that far. As far as the material goes, same ole stuff you read in every other leadership book, just different stories. I'm not mad that I bought this book, just sorta bored with all the same stuff out here. I'm sure without your e-zine this book would never have made it this far, stick to what you know best, marketing.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From an "idea" to $8 million in sales, January 9, 2006

By	T. Kelley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life (Hardcover)

In the five years I've been following Michael Masterson's advice, my business has gone from an "idea" to an $8 million endeavor with 25,000 customers world-wide . . . 18 loyal, hard-working employees who surpass every challenge I give them . . . and a very healthy bottom line.

I credit this success to the persuasion and leadership skills I've learned from Michael Masterson. I was amazed that he could put all his best strategies and advice in such an easy-to-follow format, but that's exactly what he did in Power & Persuasion.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another life-changing book from Masterson, January 19, 2006

By	D.M. (Trenton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life (Hardcover)

Michael Masterson is a money-making genius and the ideas he presented in Automatic Wealth have changed my life. As soon as I heard about the release of Power and Persusion I ran out and grabbed a copy... and was not disappointed.

In P&P, Michael reveals the 2 universal rules for power and success that the world's most successful people seem to know and the rest of us missed out on... until now. Concise, easy-to-read, and extremely informative, Michael's P&P action plan will have you headed for success in no time.

I highly recommend this for anyone looking to improve their personal and professional life.