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Lädt ... Was hätte Machiavelli getan?: Bosheiten für Manager (2000)von Stanley Bing
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Bing tries to summarize the successful tips Machiavelli lays out in "The Prince". Bing acknowledges that this is not a stratagem for personal satisfaction. It is only a professional guide to mirroring the debased behavior of other notorious practitioners of corporate management. Bing is not the the most astute reader of Machiavelli but he does find consistently paralleled examples from American business executives. Machiavelli claimed to be the best of observers about behind the scenes use of/threat of force, both past and present. Bing, as a Machiavellian, urges blind activity until the inevitable downfall of the reader. This book is a clever listing of some of the worst recent business decisions. He then satirically shows how these people weren't thoroughly Machiavellian enough. ( ) An amusing diversion from some of the touchy feeling "fictional" management accounts I'm reading. Funny, with some rather sharp jabs at some of the people at the top of the food chain. One might get tempted to start acting like Stanley Bing recommends in the book. Don't. You're not smart enough or dedicated enough. Unless you are, in which case you didn't just listen to me. He manages to capture some of the essential principles of Machiavelli: Work hard. Gather information. Control people and pay close attention to their actions and motivations. Bing just adds another twist. If you are good at being a Prince, you can also be an obnoxious, whiny, manipulative infant. To a point. I love Stanley Bing. I even loved his podcasts early in 2006. I have been known to really laugh out loud reading his essays. But this book is just mean. Maybe I have worked for too many people following these rules and succeeding. All I can say is that I never laughed. I rarely cracked a smile. I'm glad this book was short, because the sooner over, the better. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
A sly send up of the successful What Would Jesus Do? books, here is a satisfyingly mean light-hearted approach to business success--the Machiavellian way Machiavellians may not get to heaven, but on earth they have a definite edge on the competition. And in this pithy and discretely vicious guide, Stanley Bing shows how the Florentine master statesman and political thinker would handle today's myriad corporate challenges, seize the future by the throat, and make it cough up money, power, and superior office space. More than a road map to success, this hands-on guide will help anyone get what they want, whether or not they deserve it. So, what exactly would Machiavelli do? * He would exploit himself only slightly less than he exploits others. * He would be in love with his destiny. * He would, for the most part, be a paranoid freak. * He would always be at war. * He would cultivate a few well-loved enemies. * He would have a couple of good friends, too. * He would acquire his neighbor. * He would think BIG. * He would move forward like a great shark, eating as he goes. * And much, much more. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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