Machiavelli on Business : Strategies, Advice, and Words of Wisdom on Business and Power EPUB
by Niccolo Machiavelli, Stephen Brennan
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Business Lessons from the Renaissance Master of Gaining and Maintaining Power
Generally considered the father of modern political scienceand political ethics in particularNiccol di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Renaissance Italian writer, philosopher, humanist, historian, politician, and diplomat. After his career in politics had ended, Machiavelli wrote a short treatise that is often considered his masterpiece but was not published until five years after his death. The Prince contains adages regarding politics, in particular, providing advice for gaining and maintaining power. While Machiavelli was writing primarily about political power, his philosophies have been adopted by business leaders and titans of industrypresidents, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and innovatorsever since. Also including excerpts from The Art of War, Discourses on Livy, and Machiavellis other works, Machiavelli on Business explores such ideas as:
Whether its better for a leader to be feared or loved
How to best keep subordinates content
The necessity of breaking promises at times
Projecting the right qualities and fostering appearances
Turning obstacles into opportunities
Taking advantage of crises
And much more!
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:Skyhorse
- Publication Date:27/01/2015
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- ISBN:9781629140773
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:Skyhorse
- Publication Date:27/01/2015
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- ISBN:9781629140773
