Over decades of consulting with corporations and the people who run them and 30 years teaching MBA students the nuances of organisational power‎,‎ Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suffer career reversals even as others prevail despite the odds‎.‎ The most common mistake‎:‎ most of us don‎'‎t have a realistic understanding of what makes some people more successful than others‎.‎ We tend to subscribe to the just world phenomenon‎,‎ believing that life is fair‎,‎ rendering us unprepared for the challenges and competition of the real world‎.‎ Now‎,‎ Pfeffer brings decades of research and incredible insights to a wide audience‎.‎ Brimming with counterintuitive advice‎,‎ numerous examples from a variety of countries‎,‎ and surprising but research‎-based findings‎,‎ his groundbreaking guide reveals the strategies and tactics that separate the winners from the losers‎.‎ Power‎,‎ he argues‎,‎ is a force that can be used and harnessed for individual gain‎,‎ but also for the benefit of organisations and society‎.‎ Power‎,‎ however‎,‎ cannot be learned from those in charge ‎- their advice often puts a rosy spin on their ascent and focuses on what should have worked‎,‎ rather than what did‎.‎ Instead‎,‎ he reveals the actual paths to power and career success‎.‎ Iconoclastic and grounded in the realpolitik of human interaction‎,‎ ‎"‎Power‎"‎ is an essential organisational survival manual and a new standard in the field of leadership and management‎.‎