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Escape the Grip of Drama and Take Control of Your Life The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) is a fable on self-leadership, because how you lead your own life has everything to do with how you lead in other areas. It is a tool for both individuals and organizations who want to create more effective communication and relationships. Learning how to transform everyday drama and opt for more growth-oriented solutions, is the priceless gift it teaches. As you walk with David, the main character, he shares how he is feeling victimized by life. Through serendipity he meets some wise guides, Ted and Sophia, who show David how he can move from feeling like a Victim to being a Creator of his own life. The Power of TED* offers a powerful alternative to the Karpman Drama Triangle with its roles of Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer. The Empowerment Dynamic (TED) provides the antidote roles of Creator, Challenger and Coach and a more positive approach to life's challenges. The teaching story provides a guide for learning and growing through the challenges we all face in our lives. Its message resonates with everyone who, at some time in their lives, feel victimized by their situation. Having helped thousands of people and scores of organizations over the past decade, The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) is being published in this 10th Anniversary Edition to convey a very timely message of hope that all of life, whether at home or work, can be transformed to create satisfying and fulfilling relationships.

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David Emerald is a consultant, facilitator, executive coach, and speaker. He is the director and co-founder of the Bainbridge Leadership Center where he helps clients cultivate collaborative capabilities to create sustainable change and growth and to create powerful partnerships. He is the author of 3 Vital Questions. He lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Polaris Publishing; Fourth Edition (March 1 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0996871802
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0996871808
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 200 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.12 x 18.42 cm

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- #2,156 in Personal Transformation in Self-Help

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Drawing on three decades of applied experience, David Emerald is the celebrated creator of leadership frameworks proven to powerfully boost teamwork and productivity.

Since the release of David’s bestselling book, The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) thousands of people and organizations have achieved breakthroughs by applying his self-leadership techniques and attending his seminars worldwide. Working in close collaboration, David and his wife and business partner Donna Zajonc MCC have developed the frameworks that form the basis of the engaging workplace fable, 3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama.

David is a consultant, facilitator, executive coach, speaker and author. He and Donna are the co-founders of the Bainbridge Leadership Center. As director of the Center's Organizational Leadership and Self Leadership practice areas, his focus is on supporting and facilitating individuals, teams, and organizations in making a conscious shift to leading and working from a vision-focused and passion-based orientation for their lives and livelihoods. David helps clients cultivate collaborative capabilities to create sustainable change and growth and to create powerful partnerships.

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Interpersonal relationships in simple terms and how to change the dynamics

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 9, 2022

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I loved this book, it made so much sense and shows you how to have a drama free life, even when the ones around you still cause drama!

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JohnD

Great examples of how to get yourself out of the drama

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 3, 2020

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I liked the story to show the different elements of the drama triangle and the different roles we could play to get out of it. I gave a copy to my 15 year old daughter who started reading it, but I fear she gave up relatively quickly since the iPad is easier... I am trying to be her coach, but may end up a challenger instead.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 5, 2022

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A must

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Kisa

Complex theory, practical examples

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 28, 2019

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This book is a GREAT read. It helped me open my mind to a whole new dynamic way of living. I don't think anyone can read this and not be moved to shift!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 14, 2019

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The drama triangle is a really useful concept for dealing with conflicts between people or organisations; giving a way to look at it and create a healthy triangle takes you further. I appreciate having these ideas play out in a story that is easy to read - no academic jargon. Will continue to give it to friends. Very useful for junior youth and youth.

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RPERRIN

What an Inspirational Gem!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 21, 2020

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This book is superb! It comes with solutions and step by step processes to break free from unhealthy relationship dynamics. Finished within a weekend and will read again!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 16, 2020

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pour raison personnelle. un bon livre

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Edward Fox

Replace a Negative Life Dynamic with a Positive One

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HIghly recommend his book. Without trivializing true abuse offers a life empowering alternative to the fatal Karpman Triangle of Persecutor, Victim, & Rescuer: Challenger, Creator, & Coach.

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Third wave CBT wrapped in tat tvam asi

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10 years on from publication (2006) this third edition continues to popularise and inspire psychological insights into Karpman’s Dreaded Drama Triangle (dDT) consistently viewed as a system of negative external relationships. An adjective is inserted to connote the slant of the three now-infamous ego-syntonic roles having problem orientations towards each other, often resulting in personal distress. The Empowerment Dynamic (TED) is seeking to make the shift to a creative orientation or ‘growth mindset’ (Dweck) by tapping into the qualities of Self. It is proposed that by utilising the tool of FISBE [Focus of orientation —> IS (Inner State) —> BEhaviour] converting persecutor, victim and rescuer into catalyser (or challenger), creator and coach, realises a new self-perception or focus of orientation.

The charming didactical narrative finds David nursing his emotional wounds at the seashore and chancing upon a series of meetings, firstly, with the mysterious figure Ted, then his former pupil, Sophia, who both hold a pearl of greater wisdom that: “life is a learning lab where you are constantly experimenting with higher knowing, increasing capacity to design life and choose responses.” In a way, the style of writing resembles the poignancy of the fable Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a memorable homily about a journey of awakening; and in a similar vein, Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist; though for me, it doesn’t quite reach the mastery of these authors in skillfully interweaving instruction and literary flair.

At the core of the TED way is a form of radical empiricism “to see reality for what it is and act accordingly” in subscribing to AIR: placing Attention on what you want (envisioned outcome) with your Intention to bring into being your manifestation, and producing ‘baby steps’ to obtain sustainable Results. All this while harnessing the dynamic tension inherent in the process of creation (cf. Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance) between one’s vision and the present situation, which can only be “resolved in either direction: letting go of one’s vision and snapping back toward the current situation, or moving from the current situation toward one’s vision.” A rubber band is stretched and released between David’s hands to illustrate the point. As a well-known practice in Agile project management and the stock-in-trade of many a motivational coach AIR is likely to be familiar to many with a keen interest in personal growth. Indeed, Nicholas Boothman (2003) might even sum it up better in ‘How to Succeed in Business in 90 Secs or Less’ using his acronym, KFC: “Know what you want; Find out what you are doing, and Change what you do until you get what you want.“

Which leads to an inescapable conclusion. The book is certainly “highly original” as the creator of the DDT concept himself endorses on the rear cover; however, I would suggest the scaffolding propping it up is not so. I, therefore, suspect seasoned ‘self-helpers’ are likely to have gleaned the same information in many guises elsewhere, for example, cognitive disciplines of psychology. However, that said, as a vehicle to introduce TED as a unique formulation in one hundred-odd page rather than in one chapter, the presentation is alluring, indeed beguiling; and what’s more, could easily be read in a couple of sittings making the book eminently accessible. I would further hazard a guess The Power of TED would make a great self-development crossover text for those on business management training, which is no mean feat. I cannot think of Karpman without his twin angelic sister ever again!

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KIM B.

Great content - a must read - but my copy sheds pages!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 18, 2020

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The contents of this book is absolutely fabulous. Highly recommended... life changing. I would venture to say that everyone needs to read it!! 5 starts...without a doubt.

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The book itself is small with easy to read print - both positive points. My only disappointment is that upon reading, pages started coming out. It’s like they are not all secured properly into the spine. This is a real pity as already, quite a number have been shed. It completely spoils it for re-reading. I would have returned it for another copy but unfortunately, I underline and write on the pages (being dyslexic, it’s helpful!) so I cannot return. Such a pity. I suggest checking for this before highlighting!!

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Beatrice Z

Fantastic principle, despite the dull narrative

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I’m going to give this 5 stars for the principle and the wisdom you take from it, but really 3 stars for the way it’s written. I found the narrative to be an obstacle rather than a support towards understanding the story. There’s a lot of fluff, trying to build to the next moment. Sometimes, things are over-explained - I’m guessing it’s because they tried to target a very broad audience, though honestly most readers will be people who have some knowledge or affinity for psychology or the drama triangle.

Despite the writing style, this book makes you change perspective and gives you step by step, practical guidance to 1. Understanding the victim orientation, 2. Self awareness, 3. Alternative ways of looking at things, 4. Specific practical ways to become the creator of your life

I come back to this book frequently, when I find myself caught in a loop of stress or “poor me!” And this book helps me get back on track.

Despite the dull and long-winded narrative, I can’t give it any less than 5 stars because of the idea behind it and how great this principle is.

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Ms M A Perkins

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 21, 2019

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I love the concept of the Drama Triangle and have studied it in some detail. As a therapist I find it an easy concept to explain to clients and a concept that most people can relate to. Naturally, the next step is to help clients understand how they can step outside of the dreaded drama triangle and become empowered. Unfortunately, I did not find this book enjoyable to read, the way it was written was rather odd and overall I was very disappointed. The idea of putting it into a story format is good but the actual style and content of the story just did not work for me. I was looking for a book I could recommend to clients. I'm still looking . . .

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missblake

Really helpful and easy to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 1, 2022

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This was recommended to me by a therapist and was more helpful than the actual sessions that I’d paid a fortune for! I’m not much of a reader but this was really easy to digest and only took me 2-3 days.

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