Executive Warfare 10 Rules Of Engagement For Winning Your War For Success by David D'Alessandro

It's not enough anymore to be smart, hard-working, and able to show results; At this level, everybody is smart, hard-working, and able to show results. Now it's a game for grown-ups. What really sets you apart is the relationships you build with people of influence. These people can include your peers, your employees, your organization's directors, reporters, vendors, and regulators-as well as the people directly above you in the organizational hierarchy.In senior management, you no longer answer to just one boss. There is now a hazy matrix of hundreds of bosses both inside and outside the office, any one of whom can stop you cold or give you a tremendous push forward. Executive Warfare offers concrete advice for handling all of them, including

Contents

• Attitude, Risk And Luck 
• Bosses
• Peers
• Rivals
• The Team You Assemble
• The People You Have To Motivate
• Outsiders With Influence
• Position
• Culture
• The New Bosses