Jeffrey Pfeffer

Why is common sense so uncommon when it comes to managing people? How is it that so many seemingly intelligent organisations implement harmful management practices and ideas? In his provocative new book, The Human Equation, bestselling author Jeffrey Pfeffer examines why much of the current conventional wisdom is wrong and asks us to rethink the way managers link people with...

The market for business knowledge is booming, as companies looking to improve their performance pour billions of pounds into training programmes, consultants, and executive education. Why, then, are there so many gaps between what firms know they should do and what they actually do? Why do so many companies fail to implement the experience and insight they've worked so hard...

If you want to change lives, change organizations, change the world, the Stanford business school's motto, you need power. Is power the last dirty secret or the secret to success? Both. While power carries some negative connotations, power is a tool that can be used for good or evil. Don't blame the tool for how some people used it. Rooted...