Books applicable to power and business strategy

[Schadenfroh]

Greetings,

I thought that I should ask ATOT for suggestions on books that deal with acquiring and maintaining power that would be applicable to business.

I have just finished Machiavelli's The Prince and found it to be an excellent book in regards to human nature and how to compensate for it, while obviously many of the strategies suggested in it cannot be applied to business, it still had plenty of useful insight.

I have Sun Tzu's The Art of War next in my reading queue. I thought I should ask for suggestions for after it has been read.

 

[zerocool1]

It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
seven habits
getting things done
the essential drucker
Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment
the one minute manager

 

[xeno2060]

Go Rin No Sho Written by Miyamoto Musashi.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Thanks for the suggestions, I am also looking into a Prussian book called On War, can anyone comment on that book's applicability to business and / or human nature?

 

[Chriscross3234]

Look up Robert Greene's books... He has a few that are out right now, the current one I'm reading is The 33 Strategies of War. Haven't gotten very far into the book, but so far it's like reading an updated and more thorough Art of War with tons of other strategies and examples throughout history.

His other books are The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction... I can't comment on these seeing as I haven't read them yet.

 

[rsd]

Instead of looking at books with a Machiavaellian slant, many newer studies suggest the best leaders are not your typical "Hero" archetypes but those with a strong work ethic, high emotional intelligence, and can influence others via reciprocation. I can try to find some books that I had during my MBA about the subject...

 

[Zenmervolt]

All modern management books are simply footnotes to Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People".

ZV

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
All modern management books are simply footnotes to Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People".

ZV

you son of a bitch, i came here to post that

 

[glenn1]

Try Rogue Warrior if you want something a bit more interesting than your typical, boring "how to succeed in business" book.

 

[Riceninja]

The Art of War.

Applicable to anything really.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
All modern management books are simply footnotes to Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People".

ZV

you son of a bitch, i came here to post that

Ordered, thanks.

Originally posted by: Riceninja
The Art of War.

Applicable to anything really.

Over half-way finished with The Art of War right now, the commentaries / notes in it are longer than the actual text, but very informative. I will reserve full commentary on it once I have completed it.

I also picked up Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy. The Prince presented very convincing and logical views to the way people in general can be expected to behave. I look forward to reading his other great work once I finish Sun Tzu's The Art of War.