PowerFreaks

"Invaluable! Will arm you with winning strategies."

William Baer
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Calvin Klein, Inc.

"Very entertaining reading. Very valuable advice. A must read."M

Michael Fusco
Managing Director - New York City Market
Merrill Lynch

"Explains not only why power freaks exist, but gives some great ideas for dealing with them in our everyday lives."

Jill Kanin-Lovers
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Avon Products, Inc.

In Battling the Inner Dummy David Weiner helped us understand why we do stupid things. Now, in Power Freaks, he advises us on coping with our bosses, co-workers, friends, and even family members who are obsessed with power. Weiner draws upon his more than 40 years of experience in business as well as his extensive knowledge of current research in Psychology and Neuroscience. Power Freaks helps us understand why the use of power was important in human evolution, how the emotional systems associated with power can be led astray by early social and environmental experiences leading to the misuse of power. Not only does Weiner explain the origins of power freaks and the damage they can do, he also provides practical advice on coping strategies with a power freak. An insightful, comprehensive and practical guide to those who have to deal with power freaks at work or elsewhere.

Charles T. Snowdon
Hilldale Professor and Chair of Psychology
University of Wisconsin, Madison

"In Power Freaks, David Weiner has given the world a new daily prayer. It's simply this. "Lord, deliver us from ego.'"

Roger E. Axtell
Author of nine books in his"Do's & Taboos..." series

" A powerful work that weaves together scientific, clinical and organizational information to understand better those addicted to status and the need to dominate...and offers well researched and practical approaches for dealing with them."

Gilbert M. Hefter, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Northwestern University Medical School

So many offices have a boss who seems to find pleasure in humiliating workers or a manipulating employee who sabotages coworkers behind their backs. These kinds of people come in many disguses (there's the business psychopath, the perfectionist, etc.) and can make working difficult and frustrating. Psychology writer David L. Weiner has penned Power Freaks: Dealing with Them in the Workplace or Anyplace, an analysis of why people act this way, how to recognize them and how to develop a strategy for getti ng along with them. He also includes a quiz to help readers assess their own instinctual drive for power.