Jeffrey Pfeffer
11 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 13, 2024 by Jeffrey Pfeffer · said 8 times in 3 episodes since 2024 · across every show →
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
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Jun 13, 2024 positive
Pfeffer: Diverse weak ties provide non-redundant information unlike close networks
“The people to whom you are strongly tied, your family, your spouse, significant other, your friends, Your work, the people who work with you at work will probably, because they are close to you, know the same things and the same people that you do. So to the e…”
Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024
Pfeffer: Successful executives master hiding their true opinions of colleagues
“And as I have taught senior executives over the years, it is absolutely clear to me that one of the skills that they have mastered is they have a skill that you cannot tell what they think of you. And that's important because I need your collaboration. I need …”
Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024
Pfeffer: Professionals must suspend judgment of colleagues on their critical path
“If I decide that Lenny is Whatever set of bad adjectives you want to use, dumb, incompetent, immoral, whatever. My ability to build a positive relationship with you and you are, you remain on my critical path becomes almost zero unless you're a better actor. I…”
Jun 13, 2024
Pfeffer: Projecting self-doubt causes others to doubt your qualifications
“Don't think of yourself is not deserving of the job that you hold, because that attitude will leak out, and other people will say, you know, if Lenny doesn't think he deserves the job, then maybe I shouldn't think he deserves the job either.”
Jun 13, 2024 positive
Jun 13, 2024
Pfeffer: Mobilizing power to deliver results compounds authority and resources
“So to the extent you mobilize your resources and get things to happen, You will get more resources. People, people want to be associated with success. To the extent that you become successful, more people will want to work with you. To the extent that you get …”
Jun 13, 2024 neutral
Pfeffer: People confuse power as a tool with how it gets used
“I see people with hammers hitting other people on the head. That does not mean that a hammer is not a useful tool. You can take a screwdriver and stab it into somebody's belly. I have a very dear friend who we'll probably talk about later in the podcast. Laura…”
Jun 13, 2024 neutral
Jun 13, 2024 positive
Pfeffer: Research shows political skill correlates with higher salary and lower stress
“Gerald Ferris developed a scale of kind of political skill, and a bunch of, he and a bunch of his colleagues over the years did a lot of empirical research that demonstrates that political skill is associated with a lot of positive outcomes. Salary. Getting pr…”