Jeffrey Pfeffer
Professor of Organizational Behavior @ Stanford Graduate School of Business
Leading authority on power, leadership, and evidence-based management.
“Grow your influence and advance your career, covering product design, career development, and startup building.”
Career History
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior | 1979-present |
| UC Berkeley | Professor | 1973-1979 |
| University of Illinois | Assistant Professor | ~1971-1973 |
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“That's correct. That is a quote from my dear friend Gary Loveman, who for many years ran Harrah's, which then became Caesars, the casino company.”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“I can give you many examples. One of my favorite examples would be Jason Calacanis. I don't know if you know Jason.”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“So I think Jason, I think consistently breaks all kinds of rules. First of all, when he comes to my class, nobody likes him, but that's okay. Almost nobody likes him. But...”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“And by the way, a very rich person as well.”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“Well, humor. Humor. The famous author, Salman Rushdie said, and I quote Salman Rushdie, it's a fabulous quote. "If you can get people to laugh, you can tell them anything."”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“Yeah. And so at the end, I had a student a couple years ago said to me, "It is not that I got more feedback and more useful feedback from your class than I did in any other class. I got more useful fe...”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“That's correct. By the way, not because he read the book, but because he does it through trial and error or something.”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“No, I'm happy. I'm happy you're a very good interviewer, which is why your podcast is so successful.”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)
“I'm happy to spend the time with you, and I hope whoever listens to this will, I hope, first of all, there'll be a lot of listeners, but I also hope that they will find it useful.”
The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)