Power Plays: Shakespeare's Lessons in Leadership and Management

Title: Power Plays: Shakespeare's Lessons in Leadership and Management
Author: John O Whitney
ISBN: 9780684868882
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 320
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
D: 1699061
Section: Business & Economics | Leadership
Publisher Description: The issues fueling the intricate plots of Shakespeare's four-hundred-year-old plays are the same common, yet complex issues that business leaders contend with today. And, as John Whitney and Tina Packer so convincingly demonstrate, no one but the Bard himself can penetrate the secrets of leadership with such piercing brilliance. Let him instruct you on the issues that managers face every day:

Power: Richard II's fall from power can enlighten us.

Trust: Draw on the experiences of King Lear and Othello.

Decision: Hamlet illustrates the dos and don'ts of decision making.

Action: See why Henry IV was effective and Henry VI was not.

Whitney and Packer do not simply compare Shakespeare's plays with management techniques, instead they draw on their own wealth of business experience to show us how these essential Shakespearean lessons can be applied to modern-day challenges. "Power Plays" infuses the world of business with new life -- and plenty of drama.