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PRAISE FOR
THE SCIENCE OF PERSONAL POWER "If you want to hone and improve your communication, then this is a must-read. Once again, Chris Lipp provides actionable, science-based guidance to help you achieve success both in your career and personal life."
-MATT ABRAHAMS, Author of
Think Faster, Talk Smarter and Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University "Professor Lipp combines the findings of social psychology and observational anthropology to provide a spectacular roadmap to increasing your personal power, improving your physical and mental health, and jump-starting your joy of life. Lipp's work is authoritative, insightful, and incredibly helpful."
-JAMES S. O'ROURKE, IV, Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Notre Dame "Chris provides a coherent and systematic approach that explains how-via our attitudes, actions, and language use-we can tap into our power to serve others and assert ourselves."
-CRAIG R. SNOW, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Management Communication at Cornell University "Vignette after vignette, Lipp strips away the old definitions of personal power, replacing them with a richer, more malleable lexicon, with strategies and techniques any leader can use to rewrite their own version of personal power."
-NATHINEE CHEN, Senior Associate Director and Lecturer, Communication Program at The Wharton School
List of contents
Part I The Roots 1 Chapter 1 See the Water 3
What personal power is and why it matters to you Chapter 2 Practice Courage 15
The psychology of personal power and how powerful people relate to the world Part II Giving 41 Chapter 3 Add Value 43
Hierarchy and how personal power helps you rise to the top as the group flourishes Chapter 4 Zoom Out 63
Copyrighted Material How personal power shapes your thoughts and words to convey leadership Chapter 5 Ringlead 85
How personal power is used to navigate group power dynamics and coordinate teams Part III Taking 109 Chapter 6 Set Boundaries 111
How personal power conveys self-respect through honoring yourself and your resources Chapter 7 Find Your Bedrock 133
How personal power promotes self-direction to reduce stress and build confidence Chapter 8 Speak Up 161
How personal power encourages self-expression and ensures your authentic voice is heard Chapter 9 Epilogue 183
How your personal power impacts the world and makes a difference for everyone you meet Acknowledgments 191
Notes 195
About the Author 225
Index 227
About the author
CHRIS LIPP trains thousands of individuals through his corporate workshops to promote change and rise up the corporate ranks. He is the author of three books on persuasion that move beyond the art of communication into modern-day science and application. He also serves as the director of management communication at Tulane University Freeman School of Business.
