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A review by lucasmiller
No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey
4.0
Purchased after listening to the author be interviewed by Pete Davis on the Current Affairs podcast. It felt right to balance all of the MBA program leadership jargon books I'm reading with books about organizing.
The world of the labor movement feel foreign to me. But this book is accessible, if academic at times. You can feel the authors more conversational writing style bursting through the literature review. I think the introduction and first two chapters will prove invaluable in building a leadership education program.
The rest of the book was a very worthwhile read to understand more about current tensions within the labor movement, learn that major labor victories have been won in the 21st century, and hear a powerful program for building more power among poor people. recommended.
The world of the labor movement feel foreign to me. But this book is accessible, if academic at times. You can feel the authors more conversational writing style bursting through the literature review. I think the introduction and first two chapters will prove invaluable in building a leadership education program.
The rest of the book was a very worthwhile read to understand more about current tensions within the labor movement, learn that major labor victories have been won in the 21st century, and hear a powerful program for building more power among poor people. recommended.