Beware the Modern Machiavelli! We all know them. The sly ones. The cunning. The manipulative. Like the court of the 16th Century Medici, the modern workplace provides a wealth of opportunities for the ambitious and unscrupulous.
This book is for anyone who works in an organisation. Large or small, hierarchical or participative, private or public sector, the same principles apply. For those who seek power, it explains the rules of the game. For those who hope to influence the powerful, it offers insight into their psychology. And for those who work for powerful leaders, it offers the protection of Machiavelli's wisdom. You'll never look at your colleagues in the same way again!
Written in a witty novelistic style, the author promotes that the principles of power and human nature described by Machiavelli in his 16th Century classic, 'The Prince', are applicable to today's business world. In this book he shows how the master politician's principles and strategies still apply in the world of work.
He demonstrates how examination of these principles can open our eyes to the way people are likely to behave in business, enabling the reader to make their own decisions about appropriate behaviour.
