The best path to power combines two things: 1) a path that not many are taking and 2) something that you are capable and comfortable with doing.
Jeffrey PfefferI am not sure any of the material in Leadership BS would be helpful for small companies and certainly not their owners. Of course, even owners have bosses and need to worry about keeping their jobs - so Power might be more appropriate.
Jeffrey PfefferDoing the right thing is important, which is where strategy comes in. But doing that thing wellโexecutionโis what sets companies apart. After all, every football play is designed to go for a huge gain. The reason it doesnโt is because of executionโpeople drop balls, miss blocks, go to the wrong place, and so forth. So, success depends on executionโon the ability to get things done.
Jeffrey PfefferAlmost no one as I think most leadership books are a joke. They are, as I note in Leadership BS, frequently based on wishes and hopes rather than reality, on inspiring stories rather than systematic social science, and on "oughts" rather than "is."
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