Paradoxes of Power: A Collection of Essays on Failed Leadership - and How to Fix It -

The American leadership power system is fractured. We’ve lost touch with how power relationships are supposed to work. As a result, our institutions, our nation, and almost every form of democratic republic may be worse off now than they have been in decades. In the United States alone, we have seen failures at the Federal, state, and local levels. We have also observed failure at the social level by ‘civilized’ members of society who would still attempt to deny power and privilege based on gender, race, or sex. Power in America is in paradox.This book is about transforming human relationships that are built around power. To start overcoming these paradoxes, we must understand where and how they originate. We’ll talk about power relationships at every level: from government to governed, owners to employees and leaders to followers, to name a few. More importantly, we will suggest solutions, and attempt to demonstrate how success can emerge from failure when the right concepts and models are better understood.Perspective, combined with the willingness to observe, analyze, and critique our domains of power are necessary to recognize their respective paradoxes. This process is vital to getting back on track as a country, and to making power work better for everyone in our post-pandemic world. Our belief is that a fresh examination holds the promise to make the United States of America united once again. The rest of the world will benefit as well.