Power and Love, Adam Kahane
Power and Love, Adam Kahane
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Power and Love
A Theory and Practice of Social Change

Author: Adam Kahane

Narrator: Kevin Pierce

Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 12/26/2009


Synopsis

War and peace are the two main ways that people try to solve our toughest group, community, and societal conflicts. Kahane shows why neither approach works and offers a different, better way - combining love and power - to solve these conflicts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris

Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. ~ Martin Luther King Of the many wonderful quotes in Adam Kahane’s book Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change, the one above by Martin Luther King provides the pithiest summary of Kahane's ce......more

Goodreads review by Gregory

Adam Kahane, Managing Director of Reos Partners, is one of those rare change agents whose remarkable work has touched the lives of people throughout the world. Kahane tells powerful stories. It’s not because of his delivery (which is understated) but because of his unerring ear for capturing the hear......more

Goodreads review by Elan

A compelling call for an integrated approach to social change and daily life. Adam gives a compelling foray into the two energies needed to lead ourselves and others to a more generative future. Adam draws on his experiences at Shell, Generon and Reos, and his direct work with some of the world's le......more

I like this book's premise: that both power and love are necessary ingredients for successsful social change, particularly in situations characterized by high complexity in terms of cause and effect, relationships, and change dynamics. However, I felt there was too much repetition and too little dee......more