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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Also by Peter Block
• Dedication
• Prologue: To Read or Not to Read
• Introduction: Why Empowerment Now and Again
• Chapter One: Managers in the Middle
• Part One: Politics in the Workplace: Rekindling the Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Chapter Two: Personal Choices That Shape the Work Environment
• The Road Most Traveled
• Now You See It, Now You Don’t
• Choosing an Entrepreneurial Path
• When to Play It Safe
• Chapter Three: A Culture of Empowerment
• The Bureaucratic Cycle
• The Entrepreneurial Cycle
• The Patriarchal Contract
• Myopic Self-Interest: The Myth That Advancement and Self-Esteem Are Related
• Manipulative Tactics
• Chapter Four: The Empowerment Choice
• The Entrepreneurial Contract
• Enlightened Self-Interest
• Authentic Tactics
• Part Two: Positive Political Skills at Work
• Chapter Five: Creating a Vision of Greatness
• Claiming Our Autonomy by Creating a Vision
• What Is a Vision and Why Is It Important?
• Creating the Vision
• Communicating Our Vision
• Coaching Others in Creating Their Vision
• Chapter Six: Negotiating with Allies and Adversaries
• The Critical Skills: Negotiating Agreement and Negotiating Trust
• Chapter Seven: Balancing Autonomy and Interdependence
• Political Scripts
• The Right Use of Scripts
• Interdependence
• Autonomy and Interdependence
• Finding Peace with the Boss
• Chapter Eight: Facing Organizational Realities
• Nonsuicidal Courageous Acts
• Chapter Nine: Enacting the Vision
• Moving Toward Tension
• Final Thoughts
• Annotated Bibliography
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• Index
• End User License Agreement