Power Games
Do your meetings feel like battlefields?
Are you wrestling with hidden agendas?
Do you need to watch your back with undermining, gossiping colleagues?
Are credit stealers claiming your work?
If you’ve ever experienced the frustration of office politics, Power Games - A Leader’s Guide to Office Politics and Drama-Free Collaboration is your essential guide to navigating it all—without losing your soul.
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About Power Games
In this fun, down-to-earth book, leadership expert Zoë Routh introduces the Four Spheres of Power – Crown (Authority), Conch (Influence), Coin (Status), and Cauldron (Courage) – a fresh framework for mastering the art of leadership. With relatable examples and engaging fictional narratives, you’ll learn to recognise power dynamics at play, transform toxic patterns, and lead collaborative teams without silos and subterfuge.
Inside you’ll discover:
How to spot and manage power games: From subtle manipulation to outright bullying, learn how to recognise issues and steer your team toward trust and collaboration.
The shadow archetypes: Avoid the traps of the Tyrant, Bully, Manipulator, Fanatic or Gambler by uncovering your leadership blind spots – and turning them into strengths.
Team dynamics made simple: Leverage tools such as the high-performing team bicycle and the organisational structures of circles and triangles to manage power well in collaborative settings. Be a power maker, not a power monger.
Ethical leadership in action: The future of leadership is collaborative; build a culture where power serves all. When we share power, we all grow stronger.
Leadership is a privilege, not for privileges.
With Zoë Routh’s approachable wisdom and practical tools, you’ll walk away ready to play the game – and then change the game.
Perfect for CEOs, senior executives and leaders ready to navigate office politics with grace – and shine as beacons for a new era of leadership.
Say Hello to your author, Zoë Routh
Zoë Routh is obsessed with showing big thinkers with big hearts, how to make a big difference.
She has worked with individuals and teams internationally and in Australia since 1987. From the wild rivers of northern Ontario to the remote regions of Australia, Zoë has spent the last thirty plus years showing teams how to navigate the wilderness of people stuff.
Zoë believes perspective is power, but power changes perspective.
Her work is about showing others how to climb new heights. Big views, big insights.
Zoë is an outdoor adventurist and enjoys telemark skiing, has run 6 marathons, is a one-time belly-dancer, has survived cancer, and loves hiking in the high country. She is married to a gorgeous Aussie and lives in Canberra, Ngunnawal and Ngambri country.
