Power Games
Zoë Routh
Backstabbers. Credit-thieves. Hidden agendas.
If toxic office politics are draining your energy, leadership futurist Zoë Routh hands you the playbook to win—without losing your integrity.
Power Games is not another “lean in harder” manual. Instead,...
Location:
United States
Description:
Backstabbers. Credit-thieves. Hidden agendas. If toxic office politics are draining your energy, leadership futurist Zoë Routh hands you the playbook to win—without losing your integrity. Power Games is not another “lean in harder” manual. Instead, it reveals: ✔ The Four Spheres of Power—Crown, Conch, Coin & Cauldron—so you can decode who really holds sway. ✔ Shadow Archetypes—Tyrant, Bully, Manipulator, Fanatic & Gambler—and the antidotes that neutralise them. ✔ Team-proof tools—the High-Performing Team Bicycle and Circles & Triangles structures—to stop silos before they start. ✔ Ethical influence scripts to share power and strengthen culture. You’ll learn to: Leadership is a privilege, not for privileges. Become the torch that lights the way—not the sword that cuts people down. Get Power Games today and turn politics into progress. Duration - 6h 4m. Author - Zoë Routh. Narrator - Zoë Routh. Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:25
Introduction
Duration:00:14:39
Part 1
Duration:00:00:01
Recognising power and the games people play
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 1 The landscape of power
Duration:00:26:47
Chapter 2 Understanding power games
Duration:00:32:31
Part 2
Duration:00:00:02
Developing the Four Spheres of Power
Duration:00:00:26
Chapter 3 Introducing the Four Spheres of Power
Duration:00:25:24
Chapter 4 Stoke your Cauldron of Courage - Be brave
Duration:00:09:56
Chapter 5 Accumulate more Coin - Be seen
Duration:00:27:22
Chapter 6 Develop your Conch - Be heard
Duration:00:25:33
Chapter 7 Use the power of the Crown wisely - Be wary
Duration:00:19:55
Part 3 Power Games in Archetypes
Duration:00:03:09
Chapter 8 The Elder and the Tyrant
Duration:00:17:41
Chapter 9 The Warrior and the Bully
Duration:00:20:51
Chapter 10 The Diplomat and the Manipulator
Duration:00:20:32
Chapter 11 The Guardian and the Fanatic
Duration:00:14:26
Chapter 12 The Pioneer and the Gambler
Duration:00:12:20
Part 4 Building healthy power structures
Duration:00:02:10
Chapter 13 Healthy power structures in teams
Duration:00:40:07
Chapter 14 Healthy power structures in organisations
Duration:00:28:48
Chapter 15 Seven deadly sins of systems power abuse
Duration:00:09:09
Chapter 16 Speaking truth to power
Duration:00:05:20
What’s next
Duration:00:01:55
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:01:44
About the author
Duration:00:01:39
Publisher's notes
Duration:00:00:18
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:10