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The empowered manager
Book • 1987
In 'The Empowered Manager', Peter Block offers a roadmap to transforming traditional organizational management by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset.
The book emphasizes the importance of empowerment, autonomy, and positive politics in creating a culture of high performance and commitment.
It challenges the patriarchal contract that often leads to dependency and instead promotes self-expression and enlightened self-interest.
The book emphasizes the importance of empowerment, autonomy, and positive politics in creating a culture of high performance and commitment.
It challenges the patriarchal contract that often leads to dependency and instead promotes self-expression and enlightened self-interest.
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