Robert Moses, the man responsible for the shape of a lot of modern NYC, is a hell of an example of this in action. For good or ill. https://www.goodreads.com/b

Robert Moses, the man responsible for the shape of a lot of modern NYC, is a hell of an example of this in action. For good or ill. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1111.The_Power_Broker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1111.The_Power_Broker Moses was a genius and accumulating and wielding power. His playbook wasn't "take initiative then hope for the best", it was "take initiative then destroy lives and careers until you get your way."