Power Games

A Leader's Guide to Office Politics and Drama-Free Collaboration

Zoë Routh, Lynne Cazaly

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English

Inner Compass Australia Pty Ltd
12 June 2025

Management accounting & bookkeeping; Business ethics; Personnel & human resources management

Backstabbers. Credit-thieves. Hidden agendas.

If toxic office politics are draining your energy, leadership futurist Zoë Routh hands you the playbook to win-without losing your integrity.

Power Games is not another ""lean in harder"" manual. Instead, it reveals:

✔ The Four Spheres of Power-Crown, Conch, Coin & Cauldron-so you can decode who really holds sway.

✔ Shadow Archetypes-Tyrant, Bully, Manipulator, Fanatic & Gambler-and the antidotes that neutralise them.

✔ Team-proof tools-the High-Performing Team Bicycle and Circles & Triangles structures-to stop silos before they start.

✔ Ethical influence scripts to share power and strengthen culture.

You'll learn to:

Spot power plays before they take root Build coalitions without losing control Lead culture change that sticks

Leadership is a privilege, not for privileges.

Become the torch that lights the way-not the sword that cuts people down.

Get Power Games today and turn politics into progress.

By: Zoë Routh
Illustrated by: Lynne Cazaly
Imprint: Inner Compass Australia Pty Ltd
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781763878600
ISBN 10: 1763878600
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 12 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zoë Routh is a leadership expert, speaker and award-winning author specialising in the people stuff. She shows leaders and teams struggling with office politics and silos how to work better together. 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 five years showing teams how to navigate the wilderness of leadership. Zoë is the author of five leadership books and an award-winning speculative fiction series. Her fourth book, People Stuff - Beyond Personality Problems: An advanced handbook for leadership, won 'Book of the Year' at the Australian Business Book Awards 2020.Zoë is the host and producer of The Future of Leadership Podcast, a show about what we now for what's next.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 is a self-confessed dark chocolate addict.

Reviews for Power Games: A Leader's Guide to Office Politics and Drama-Free Collaboration

""A smart, practical guide."" - Chantal Atkinson, General Manager Operations, CCS Group ""Valuable insights to harness power and thrive personally."" Dr David Cooke, Kind Business ""A must-read for creating high-performing, drama-free teams."" - Simon Dowling, Work with Me ""A masterful framework for leaders."" - Commodore Peter Scott, CSC, RAN (Retired), Running Deep. An Australian Submarine Life. ""A roadmap for genuine collaboration."" Nick Tebbey, National Executive Officer, Relationships Australia ""A must read for senior leaders."" - Colin D. Ellis, Detox Your Culture ""Navigate power with confidence, clarity, and integrity."" - Alison Percival, CEO The Tradies ""A thought-provoking guide...a must-read for 'real' people."" - Sheryll Fisher, Managing Director, Outback Initiatives ""Thought provoking."" - Sharon (Stokeld) Tuffin, CEO Karralika ""Must r