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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Power means changing lives, and it plays a crucial role in our daily relationships and interactions.
Chapter 3: People who uplift others gain power, while those who hinder people ultimately end up losing it instead.
Chapter 4: You can sustain power through generosity and gratitude, both of which can also promote healing greatly.
Chapter 5: Gaining power can foster impulsiveness and reduced empathy, which we often justify through self-flattering narratives of exceptionalism about our uniqueness.
Chapter 6: The powerless endure more, diminishing their capacity to make a meaningful difference in the world.
Description
The Power Paradox (2016) draws on a wealth of data from numerous social-science studies over the past 20 years to explore the dynamics of power. Dr. Dacher Keltner gets to the bottom of what power means in everyday life, discusses why so many people lose and abuse their power and explains how it can be used to make the world a better place.
Who Should Listen
- Readers interested in power dynamics
- Employees who want more influence in their company
- Executives who want to protect their power