{"product_id":"the-empowered-manager-positive-political-skills-at-work","title":"The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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 Blocks 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 wont just be reading about management. Theyll be harvesting timeless tips from a master of business thinking. And theyll 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 Consultants 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44957162831925,"sku":"ByrdShop_1555422659","price":27.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781555422653.jpg?v=1770325612","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-empowered-manager-positive-political-skills-at-work","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}