2021-06-04
19 分钟Hi Matt here.
If you want to continue finding tools to a successful and happy life, I recommend listening to the happiness lab hosted by Yale professor Doctor Lori Santos.
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This season, shes tackling topics that affect her own life like stress, perfectionism, and boredom.
If you struggle with any of those, or if it sounds like you could learn more about increasing happiness in your life, then listen to the happiness lab.
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How you show up matters having a powerful presence can make or break your transactions, your relationships, and your career.
Hello, I'm Matt Abrahams and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Welcome to think fast, talk Smart, the podcast.
Today I'm really excited to be joined by Jeff Pfeffer, who is a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford's GSB.
Jeff's research focuses on the effects of work environments on health and well being, as well as power and leadership in organizations.
He teaches the super popular course, the paths to power, and he is the author of many books, including dying for a Paycheck and Power why some people have it and others don't.
Welcome, Jeff.
Thanks for being here.
Well, Matt, thank you for having me on your show.
Great.
I'm super excited to get started.
So my first question is, how do you define power and status, and why do you think your class that covers these topics is so popular?
I define power as the ability to get things done against opposition.