Do you apply these 48 laws of power listed in your life, if yes, which ones? Has it really been useful
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All the time :)
i like it
Some of these are an awful idea - for instance, 'make your grunts do the work and take the credit'. I'll say, from experience, that especially on smaller teams, it actually reflects better on you to give your grunts credit for the work and take blame for the failures. Obviously this depends on having a boss who's not a total moron, but assuming that, your grunts will work for you that much harder as you give them credit and your boss will see you as an effective manager.
So here's the thing about those associates (worked with one of those guys in my brief IB stint) - those guys know exactly what they're doing, which gives you leverage in having them manage upward, used sparingly of course. For instance, if you have a trip planned for a long weekend and the client wants to (needlessly) start turning a presentation for ~2 months out, that associate can/will cover for you since he knows it's in both your interests. Just need to get to that dynamic - again, if they're total morons, then you just need to go over their head.
Unfortunately, I've read the book. I'll have to say one thing: you cannot just read these lines without the context from the stories that the author has picked.
Specifically, when applying 'make your grunts do the work and take the credit', you have to understand that it is vital in protecting yourself. The lesson is not to disparage or belittle the people who work for you. The example given was Nikola Tesla, who failed to take credit for work that may or may not have been collaborative. It mentions his duel with Edison on electricity (AC vs. DC) and his not patenting radio technology, which he lost out to Marconi. He died penniless... brilliant guy though.
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Notice how the book is called "The 48 laws of POWER" not "The 48 laws of PUSSY."
Some of them contradict one another but if you read each one objectively, you will see that in certain circumstances they need to be applied differently
This is a moot point... Why does this even matter?
What's your point?
One of them says to never fit in, while another says to not stand out. Kind of obvious
As I said before a lot of the "laws" have stories or anecdotes behind them. I suggest everyone read the book if they have a chance. It's in the same vein as Art of War.
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