A revolutionary rethinking of everything we know about power It shapes every interaction we have whether we're trying to get a two-year-old to eat green vegetables or ask for a promotion at work But how do we really gain & maintain power
- through coercion or cooperation? What does it do to our behaviour? & what makes us lose power? In twenty revolutionary 'power principles' renowned psychologist Dacher Keltner turns everything we thought we knew about influence & status upside down redefining power for our times ' Keltner is the most interesting psychologist in America It's only a matter of time before his ideas spread everywhere' Michael Lewis ' Sheds light on human power's dark side as well as its redeeming qualities Everyone can 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 & intriguing A much-needed dose of positivity' Prospect