Steppe Warrior Hogan on Nostr: There is some solid stuff but you have to apply it delicately. It is all about raw ...
There is some solid stuff but you have to apply it delicately.
It is all about raw power, and most people use it as a cleaver to try and get what they want. Rather than use it as a brutally honest autopsy of how power works and to make sure they can achieve their goals in an often cold and uncaring world.
Take the "Never Outshine the Master". If you are ambitious, you can get ahead of yourself and make your boss look bad. He might really like you, and need your skills, but if you embarrass him he'll be forced to fire you. So be sure to not be too perfect all the time, fumble a bit, and let him take credit for some of the things you do.
Saving face basically.
If nothing else the book is very useful for having all these powerplays spelled out so you can defend against them.
It is all about raw power, and most people use it as a cleaver to try and get what they want. Rather than use it as a brutally honest autopsy of how power works and to make sure they can achieve their goals in an often cold and uncaring world.
Take the "Never Outshine the Master". If you are ambitious, you can get ahead of yourself and make your boss look bad. He might really like you, and need your skills, but if you embarrass him he'll be forced to fire you. So be sure to not be too perfect all the time, fumble a bit, and let him take credit for some of the things you do.
Saving face basically.
If nothing else the book is very useful for having all these powerplays spelled out so you can defend against them.