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I think "Rules for Rulers" should be mandatory viewing as part of any good education. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/wa

by gbuk2013 5y ago

I think "Rules for Rulers" should be mandatory viewing as part of any good education. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

namlem 5y ago
I would go further and say that everyone should read the whole book. Rules for Rulers is a great primer, but The Dictator's Handbook has a ton of great content that isn't in the video.
- lupire 5y ago
  Also 48 Laws of Power https://wikisummaries.org/48-laws-of-power/ https://wikisummaries.org/48-laws-of-power/
motohagiography 5y ago
That video is a summary of the book in the post (Dictator's Handbook). I'd say that when combined with the works of Pfeffer, Cialdini, and some negotiations theory, you can get a pretty good framework for navigating organiztions and create predictive models for political outcomes. However, the map is not the territory, and you can't prevail in a game when your opponents see you strategizing, so having opinions about this stuff essentially disqualifies you from winning at it. I use these authors' models in my consulting work to effect change in large tech orgs. Most people say they are playing chess and think they are secretly playing poker, but really they're trapped in a a game of musical chairs during an outbreak of cooties, where people are watching for signs of the music slowing down and angling for a diminishing number of seats. As a consultant, I solve problems and collect my fees move on as I don't value the things they struggle for, but having a metamodel from books like those for what's going on can unblock organizations with some small influential changes.
- gbuk2013 5y ago
  In my experience, trying too hard or being attached to opinions is certainly a limitation with just about anything. For me the perspective offered in that video was simply to be aware of this perspective existing, i.e. a paradigm shift. I don't consciously try to use it - I am aware that I don't have the talent for it - but it has proven a useful tool when reflecting on situations and experiences. Certainly made me put a lid on some of the hot-headed idealism I had in my even-younger days. :)

I think "Rules for Rulers" should be mandatory viewing as part of any good education. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

namlem 5y ago

I would go further and say that everyone should read the whole book. Rules for Rulers is a great primer, but The Dictator's Handbook has a ton of great content that isn't in the video.

lupire 5y ago
Also 48 Laws of Power https://wikisummaries.org/48-laws-of-power/ https://wikisummaries.org/48-laws-of-power/

motohagiography 5y ago

That video is a summary of the book in the post (Dictator's Handbook). I'd say that when combined with the works of Pfeffer, Cialdini, and some negotiations theory, you can get a pretty good framework for navigating organiztions and create predictive models for political outcomes. However, the map is not the territory, and you can't prevail in a game when your opponents see you strategizing, so having opinions about this stuff essentially disqualifies you from winning at it. I use these authors' models in my consulting work to effect change in large tech orgs. Most people say they are playing chess and think they are secretly playing poker, but really they're trapped in a a game of musical chairs during an outbreak of cooties, where people are watching for signs of the music slowing down and angling for a diminishing number of seats. As a consultant, I solve problems and collect my fees move on as I don't value the things they struggle for, but having a metamodel from books like those for what's going on can unblock organizations with some small influential changes.

gbuk2013 5y ago
In my experience, trying too hard or being attached to opinions is certainly a limitation with just about anything. For me the perspective offered in that video was simply to be aware of this perspective existing, i.e. a paradigm shift. I don't consciously try to use it - I am aware that I don't have the talent for it - but it has proven a useful tool when reflecting on situations and experiences. Certainly made me put a lid on some of the hot-headed idealism I had in my even-younger days. :)