Game of Thrones on Business: Strategy, morality and leadership lessons from the world's most talked about TV show - Brossura

Phillips, Tim; Clare, Rebecca

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ISBN 10: 1908984384 ISBN 13: 9781908984388

Casa editrice: Infinite Ideas, 2015

Riassunto

We have always learned through stories, and in Game of Thrones on Business managers learn from the parallels drawn between HBO's global phenomenon and today's business world. The authors also use stories and characters from the series to breathe life into management theory. Readers will discover: * What Tywin Lannister has in common with Steve Jobs; * Why Ned Stark should have had a scenario-planning meeting; * What Daenerys Targaryen can teach us about servant leadership; * How to network like Littlefinger; * Why behaving like Jon Snow will just antagonise your boss. Game of Thrones may look like a story that is as far removed from modern business as is possible, but look a little closer and you'll notice that the differences are merely superficial: that hostile small council meeting is a boardroom showdown, Daenerys Targaryen is the business ingenue you can't afford to disregard and the White Walkers are a slowly advancing threat to your company's survival. If you think you can stomach the cut and thrust of business this book will show you the insider tricks for success and the hidden pitfalls to watch out for. But remember, if you want to go all the way it takes full commitment: when you play the game of thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground.

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Recensione

"It s a good read for all Game of Thrones fans who might want to prepare in case winter is coming. " --The Financial Times Money Management

"Surprisingly full of solid advice based on the storylines ... it might be what you need to rise through the ranks." --The Sunday Mirror, Notebook magazine

"Tim Phillips and Rebecca Clare ... have written a business book based on the shifting power dynamics of Westeros"--The Guardian

"Canny authors Tim Phillips and Rebecca Clare have seized on the power struggles and psychopaths of Westeros to write Game of Thrones on Business."--The Guardian

"The Game of Thrones careers guide: job tips from Westeros."--The Guardian

"Game of Thrones: 5 business lessons from the Seven Kingdoms. A new book, Game of Thrones on Business, argues that Bill Clinton is just like Jon Snow, and that Daenerys and Netflix share the same business strategy."--The Telegraph

"In the vicious world of Westeros, where professional development is scarce, the King s Landing mentoring programme may be [Sansa's] best chance of survival."--People Management Magazine

"Look beyond the dragons, monsters and funny names, and you'll see that with its story of ambition, deceit, bravery, triumph, and disaster, the series has clear parallels with today's business world"--Square Mile Magazine

"Tim Phillips and Rebecca Clare explore the comparisons between a ruling dynasty who have become more and more deranged with each passing generation and the modern world of today in which business leaders feel the need to put in a superhuman effort just to stay at the top."--P3: Pharmacy Management and Business in Practice

"Tim Phillips and Rebecca Clare, have hit the jackpot with this one"--UK2 Blog

"Game of Thrones is more than dragons, broadswords, and 'White Walkers'. Contained within the HBO series are many hidden leadership and management lessons that can be learned."--Rekon business blog, best business books in April 2015

"Rebecca [Clare], and co-author Tim Phillips, wrote Game of Thrones on Business after spotting the parallels between boardroom politics and the Lannister versus Stark politics. [...] It s a great way to realise that business can be quite exciting, and probably all those business books aren t as dull as you think they are. " --Inside Out Magazine

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Infinite Ideas
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1908984384
• ISBN 13: 9781908984388
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160