{"product_id":"the-power-to-persuade","title":"The Power to Persuade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Power to Persuade answers a fundamental question: how can you safely and successfully navigate a world where persuasion  rather than direct command  is the rule? Scores of business books suggest how to boost profits  but this is the only book to tell managers in government and other public sector organizations how to improve performance when there is no clear bottom line. While teaching at Harvards Kennedy School of Government  Richard N. Haass realized that no existing book advised those in political settings how to become more effective. Now he has filled the gap. Using a compass as his operating metaphor - your boss is north of you  your staff is south of you  and so on - he provides guidelines for managing key relationships  setting agendas  and translating goals into results. His interviews with Colin Powell  James Baker  Robert Strauss  and dozens of others yield much practical insight. For the twenty million Americans now employed in the public sector  and for millions more working in complex or unruly organizations of every sort  here is a lively  useful book about practicing the delicate art of persuasion to gain influence and achieve success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966570524725,"sku":"ByrdShop_0395675855","price":45.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780395675854.jpg?v=1770568922","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-power-to-persuade","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}