Table of contents for The empowered manager : positive political skills at work / Peter Block.


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Preface
The Author
Introduction:  The Dilemmas of Managers in the Middle
Part One:  Politics in the Workplace:  Rekindling the Entrepreneurial Spirit
1.  Personal Choices That Shape the Work Environment
2.  Origins of the Bureaucratic Mentality
3.  Developing Antidotes for Bureaucracy
Part Two:  Positive Political Skills At Work
4.  Creating a Vision of Greatness:  The First Step Toward Empowerment
5.  Building Support for Your Vision:  Negotiating with Allies and Adversaries
6.  Balancing Autonomy and DepAndence:  Peace with Those Around You
7.  Facing Organizational Realities:  Continual Acts of Courage
8.  Enacting the Vision:  The Essence of Empowerment
Annotated Bibliography
Index



Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Organizational behavior, Organizational effectiveness, Office politics, Executive ability