Power Paradox

A revolutionary rethinking of everything we know about power

Itshapes every interaction we have, whether we're trying to get atwo-year-old to eat green vegetables or ask for a promotion at work. Buthow do we really gain and maintain power - through coercion or cooperation?What does it do to our behaviour? And what makes us lose power? Intwenty revolutionary 'power principles', renowned psychologist DacherKeltner turns everything we thought we knew about influence and statusupside down, redefining power for our times.

'Keltner is themost interesting psychologist in America. It's only a matter of timebefore his ideas spread everywhere' Michael Lewis

'Sheds lighton human power's dark side, as well as its redeeming qualities. Everyonecan learn from this wise book' Susan T. Fiske, author of Social Cognition

'A lively description of how true power is like a return on a social investment in others' Frans de Waal, author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

'Lively and intriguing ... A much-needed dose of positivity' Prospect

Reviews

Dacher Keltner's focus on power as doing good for others is a refreshing change from a Machiavellian perspective and helps us to better understand what the - much more fulfilling - target of ambition should be