The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
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It seems inevitable that people will always seek power and try to gain the upper hand. Guess whose name pops up nonstop during conversations about power? Yep, that's right: Machiavelli. Here's an interview with Thunderbird School of Global Management professor Karen Walch that talks about when Machiavelli's advice is useful, and when it's really not. Do you agree with her take?
Themes of power and having control in our lives are fundamental human concepts and will always exist. Where I see that the Machiavellian coercive strategy doesn't work very well is only in situations where the negotiation is complex, where people need each other. Where the relationship as well as the substance is critical. Therefore, the Machiavellian winner-takes-all approach destroying the will or the spirit of the other doesn't work in situations where we need to develop relationships. When the relationship doesn't matter, then using the Machiavellian approach is the way to go.(Source)