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The power paradox
How We Gain and Lose Influence
Book • 1899
In 'The Power Paradox', Dacher Keltner challenges conventional wisdom on power by demonstrating that it is not acquired through domination or coercion, but rather through compassion and selflessness.
The book explains how people gain power by enhancing the lives of others and how the experience of having power can lead to its abuse.
Keltner outlines twenty 'Power Principles' to help retain power and avoid its corrupting influences.
He emphasizes that enduring power comes from a focus on others and that power is given by groups to individuals who advance the greater good.
The book also explores the personal and social ills associated with powerlessness and provides recommendations for nurturing and maintaining healthy power.
The book explains how people gain power by enhancing the lives of others and how the experience of having power can lead to its abuse.
Keltner outlines twenty 'Power Principles' to help retain power and avoid its corrupting influences.
He emphasizes that enduring power comes from a focus on others and that power is given by groups to individuals who advance the greater good.
The book also explores the personal and social ills associated with powerlessness and provides recommendations for nurturing and maintaining healthy power.
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Vas Narasimhan about how power, if unchecked, can lead to a loss of empathy and humility.
Vas Narasimhan about how power, if unchecked, can lead to a loss of empathy and humility.
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Novartis CEO: Medical Innovation, Tech Partnerships, and European Competitiveness
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The "Happy Life" Scientist: How To FINALLY Beat Stress, Worry & Uncertainty! Dacher Keltner
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Rutger Bregman , discussing his research on how power affects the brain and can lead to corruption.
Rutger Bregman , discussing his research on how power affects the brain and can lead to corruption.
Rutger Bregman on Human Kindness in a Frightened World with Helen Lewis
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Sonja Lyubomirsky as a great book applicable to workplaces, focusing on power dynamics.
Sonja Lyubomirsky as a great book applicable to workplaces, focusing on power dynamics.
Can You Be Happier? with Sonja Lyubomirksy
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Dave Stachowiak in relation to the power paradox and its impact on empathy, particularly relevant to the discussion on apologies.
Dave Stachowiak in relation to the power paradox and its impact on empathy, particularly relevant to the discussion on apologies.
535: The Art of Constructing Apologies, with Sandra Sucher
