The Mafia Manager: A Guide to the Corporate Machiavelli - Tactics for Modern Business Warfare
In the Mafia, failure to deliver results has terminal consequences. In business, managers must adopt a similar intolerance for excuses. Focus entirely on objectives and outcomes. The Mafia Manager: A Guide to the Corporate
A rule that has become incredibly relevant in the digital age of Slack, emails, and Zoom logs. If a directive or opinion is sensitive, deliver it verbally. Paper trails (and digital trails) are the easiest way to get "indicted" or fired. 3. On Office Politics and Loyalty A rule that has become incredibly relevant in
In the corporate world, oversharing can be fatal. The book emphasizes that a true manager listens twice as much as they speak. By keeping your plans close to your chest, you prevent rivals from sabotaging your initiatives and maintain an aura of unpredictability. 2. Absolute Loyalty (With a Catch) It appeals to the primal
In an era of "quiet quitting," DEI initiatives, and performative leadership, The Mafia Manager offers a blunt object of a different color. It appeals to the primal, ruthless part of our psyche that suspects the corporate ladder is actually a vertical battlefield.