"Like a rousing slap of truth in the face, Pfeffer's tough-minded, capstone book on power identifies 7 research-based, reality-revealing rules for hierarchical success. Anyone hoping to rise within an organization needs to obtain power and, therefore, needs to read this brilliant book." -- Robert Cialdini, New York Times Bestselling Author, Pre-Suasion " 7 Rules of Power delivers easy-to-digest, practical tips for how you can be more powerful in your own life. Using real-life examples of individuals altering their lives by following his rules, Pfeffer delivers his message with humor and humanity. Pfeffer shows us how often we give away our power and how we can reclaim it." -- Deborah Liu, Author, Take Back Your Power ; CEO, Ancestry.com; Board Member, Intuit; former VP, Facebook; and Founder, Women in Product "Jeff Pfeffer's latest leadership masterpiece is as brilliantly insightful as it is refreshingly candid and pragmatic, anchored in cutting edge scholarship. Pfeffer is the current Leonard Bernstein of leadership studies.

There is simply no competitor book to the highly readable, smart, wide-ranging take on power in 7 Rules of Power ." -- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Founder and CEO, Chief Executive Leadership Institute, and Lester Crown Professor and Senior Dean of Leadership Studies, Yale School of Management "Dr. Pfeffer's 7 Rules of Power is a must read and highly useful for anyone at any stage of their career. The book offers a balanced, thoughtful view on what is an often uncomfortable topic for many people, especially women. Pfeffer is clear and to the point with practical, research-based steps for owning your power your way. It will stir your thinking and truly change your perspective." -- Stacy Brown-Philpot, former CEO, TaskRabbit; Board Member, HP, Inc., and Nordstrom; Forbes 40 under 40; former Head of Online Sales and Operations in India, Google.