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Wise old words.(Review)

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From: Black Enterprise
Date: 20000201
Author:Charles, Kirk

When it comes to leadership, do you only want to know two things: how to attain and maintain it? If so, you may want to read Machiavelli on Modern Leadership by Michael A. Ledeen. In it, Ledeen captures the 500-year-old ideas of Old World philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli--author of The Prince, the literary classic on business, politics and war--and applies them to the present-day business world.

In Chapter 1, you'll learn what makes a "great Machiavellian" leader and why Microsoft mogul Bill Gates is cited as one. Chapter 3, "The War of Politics," gets into the specific ...

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