Review: Power: Why Some People Have it and Others Don't

Power: Why Some People Have it and Others Don't by Jeffrey Pfeffer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The beginning doesn't seem promising. He said he would use peoples' real names unless necessary, and his first two examples are "Anna" and Beth" (Examples A & B?), with no other context. I hope future examples are more concrete.

****

Ok, actually the book did get better. I think this will be most useful to employees of corporations, or even heads of corporations. Maybe less so for entrepreneurs, but there are still some useful nuggets. 

3.5 stars

Some of my notes:

Large network of weak ties is good for innovation and new situations

Small network of strong ties is good for exploiting existing knowledge and tacit skills

First impressions stick. If you are seen as weak, or unfavorably, it might be best to find new people to meet, rather than try to change these peoples' impression of you. 

Try to network in many new places and see what sticks (Large network of weak ties)

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