The Mafia Manager - Hardcover

V.; V

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312140096 ISBN 13: 9780312140090

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1996

Synopsis

The world's oldest and best-organized conglomerate now reveals management techniques everyone can use. Unlike other guides to business, The Mafia Manager shuns theoretical verbiage to present the philosophy of leadership that founded and captained "The Silent Empire" through centuries of expansion and success. Some sample pearls of wisdom:

-"Be sure you understand what your boss has ordered before you act on his command. What if you whack the wrong guy, or bomb the wrong joint...Learn the art of asking questions."
-"Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer."
-"Don't become involved in any office political battle without first asking yourself, 'What's in it for me?' and then 'What's in it for them?'"
-"If you must lie, be brief."

About this title

About the Author:

V., a capo of distinguished fame, keeps several residences around the world. His present location is a guarded secret.

From Booklist:

In a manner that hints of power and money, author "V" lays down guidelines for business garnered from his years of service in the Mafia. Is he kidding? Perhaps. But the level of common sense displayed could fool the reader. Each of the three sections is filled with riffs on the main theme; part two, "Managing Others," covers such topics as hiring, firing, senior advisers, leadership, productivity, and rules, all sprinkled with appropriate company aphorisms and syllogisms. Machiavellian? You bet. Chauvinistic? For sure. But the book is also a great antidote to the disease of serious, boring, humorless corporate-speak tomes. Barbara Jacobs

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312140096
• ISBN 13: 9780312140090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 106