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The empowered manager : positive political skills at work / Peter Block.

By: Block, Peter, 1939-.
Series: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1987Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxviii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781555422653 (pbk.).Subject(s): Organizational behavior | Organizational effectiveness | Office politics | Executive ability | Organization and Administration | Organizational Culture | PoliticsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Part 1: Politics in the workplace: rekindling the entrepreneurial spirit -- Personal choices that shape the work environment -- Origins of the bureaucratic mentality --Developing antidotes for bureaucracy -- Part 2: Positive political skills at work -- Creating a vision of greatness: the first step toward empowerment -- Building support for your vision: negotiating with allies and adversaries -- Balancing autonomy and dependence: peace with those around you -- Facing organizational realities: continual acts of courage -- Enacting the vision: the essence of empowerment.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-199) and index.

Part 1: Politics in the workplace: rekindling the entrepreneurial spirit -- Personal choices that shape the work environment -- Origins of the bureaucratic mentality --Developing antidotes for bureaucracy -- Part 2: Positive political skills at work -- Creating a vision of greatness: the first step toward empowerment -- Building support for your vision: negotiating with allies and adversaries -- Balancing autonomy and dependence: peace with those around you -- Facing organizational realities: continual acts of courage -- Enacting the vision: the essence of empowerment.

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