Thursday, May 3, 2007

Have you read what would machiavelli do by stanley bing?

Last year, I picked up a book on a whim called What would machiavelli do? The ends justify the means. The author was Stanley Bing, who's apparently a comedian because the book was not only engaging, but funny as well.

The author used quotes from modern day titans like Trump, Madonna, Jack Welch, and others who have done amazing things in business in their respective fields, to illustrate the teachings of Machiavelli. The excuse was that the language has changed so much, it would be easier to pass along the parables with icons we can related to, like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and other industry heroes.

What's this got to do with FunAdvice? Great question!

The long and short of it is that while we could embrace more aggressive tactices (cough, cough, previous post, etc) we firmly believe that there are some things that are aggressive and OK, while others are simply unacceptable. Hopefully, you appreciate the difference, and vote with your feet when you chose a question and answer site to participate in, or community to be a part of.

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