Management by Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli left us with an invaluable legacy on managing large social systems, which is still more relevant, informative, and useful than most modern management books. Many know about Machiavelli and his works only by hearsay; amateurs portray him as... an apologist for cunning and cynicism.
In this book, Vladimir Tarasov, author of the bestsellers "The Technology of Life: A Book for Heroes" and "The Art of Managerial Struggle," discusses Machiavelli’s management techniques and principles, adapting them to modern business conditions. He examines over 200 management techniques in detail, including:
• Ideological and political methods of managing a modern company: what a leader is praised and condemned for, loved and hated, feared and ignored, respected and despised.
• How to use alliances and outsourcing, allied and mercenary "troops."
• Love and fear as basic mechanisms of management, how the ethics of a top leader differs from the ethics of company employees.
• Technologies for implementing harsh and unpopular measures, strategies for demonstrating necessary cruelty, blessings, and generosity.
• Warning and uncovering conspiracies and collusions, fighting against negative leaders, using rumors and combating them.