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Tables of Contents for Balance of Power
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
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Acknowledgments
ix
 
Introduction
1
8
Who Needs This Book?
2
1
What Is a Balance of Power?
3
1
This Book and Other Books
4
2
A Brief Outline of the Book
6
3
Section I The Force and the Issues
9
28
1 Power: What It Is and How to Use It
11
10
What Is Power?
12
1
The Morality of Power
13
1
How Power Is Exercised
14
1
Powersharing
15
1
The Leader's Role in Powersharing
16
2
Reasons to Use Power
18
3
2 The Myths of Power
21
10
Why Myths Persist
21
3
Some Key Myths About Power That Sound Like Truths
24
5
Laying Aside the Myths
29
2
3 The Quantity and the Quality of Power
31
6
Power and Interdependence
32
2
How Much Power and to Which People?
34
3
Section II The Quantity of Power
37
114
4 Dependence and the Death of Initiative
39
12
Good Things Don't Come to Those Who Wait
40
1
The Root of Dependence
41
1
The Forms of Dependent Organizations
42
5
Results of Dependence
47
2
Dependent Definitions
49
1
The Death of Dependence
50
1
5 Independence and the Death of Collaboration
51
13
Causes of Independence
53
2
The Forms of Independent Organizations
55
5
Results of Independence
60
2
Independent Definitions
62
1
The Death of Independence
63
1
6 One Side of the Balance: Retaining Power and Exercising Authority
64
15
Legitimate Reasons for Exercising Authority
65
3
Methods of Retaining Power
68
1
Power, Rights, and Community
69
3
Limits of Authority
72
5
Overcoming the Obstacles to Effective Exercise of Authority
77
2
7 The Other Side of the Balance: Sharing Power and Yielding Authority
79
15
The Importance of Powersharing
80
1
Areas in Which to Powershare
81
2
Requirements for Powersharing
83
3
Methods of Powersharing
86
2
False Powersharing
88
1
Overcoming the Reasons We Don't Powershare
89
2
The Power of Powersharing
91
3
8 Finding the Quantity Balance Through Interdependence
94
16
A Critical Change in Attitude
96
2
Using the "Load/Burden" Model
98
1
Steps in Balancing the Quantity of Power
99
11
9 Conquering the Factors That Breed Dependence
110
20
The Factors That Breed Dependence in Individuals
110
10
The Factors That Breed Dependence in Teams
120
10
10 Conquering the Factors That Breed Independence
130
21
The Factors That Breed Independence in Individuals
131
8
The Factors That Breed Independence in Teams
139
12
Section III The Quality of Power
151
72
11 Constructive Power
153
7
The Nature of Constructive Power
153
2
Building on Wisdom and Truth
155
2
Retaining and Sharing Constructive Power
157
1
Constructive Power and the Legitimization of Authority
158
2
12 Destructive Power
160
9
The Evil Twin
161
2
Clues to the Presence of Destructive Power
163
2
Destructive Uses of Power
165
2
The Effects of Destructive Power
167
2
13 One Side of the Balance: Putting Power Where It Needs to Be
169
11
Critical Traits of the Power-Worthy
170
8
Granting Power Over People
178
2
14 The Other Side of the Balance: Keeping Power Out of the Wrong Hands
180
14
People Who Should Never Be Given Power
181
10
A Final Caution
191
3
15 Finding the Quality Balance Through Power Allocation
194
9
Wrestling With the Balance
195
1
Steps to Finding the Quality Balance
195
8
16 Conquering the Factors That Inhibit Constructive Power
203
8
Internal Factors
203
4
External Factors
207
4
17 Conquering the Factors That Breed Destructive Power
211
12
Internal Factors
211
9
External Factors
220
3
Section IV Living the Balance
223
27
18 Powersharing
225
8
The Balance of Power
226
1
The Redemption of Power
227
1
Wrestling With the Balance
228
2
Ongoing Redemption
230
3
19 Six Trends That Affect the Balance of Power in the Workplace
233
12
Change and Evolution
233
1
Six Major Trends
234
11
20 The Competitive Advantage of a Balance of Power
245
5
The Competitive Advantage of Interdependent People
245
2
The Competitive Advantage of Interdependent Teams
247
1
Why Design an Interdependent Organization?
248
2
Epilogue
250
3
Recommended Reading List
253
4
Index
257