Executive Warfare : 10 Rules of Engagement for Winning Your War for Success

by David F. D'Alessandro

The "New York Times" BestsellerWIN THE WAR FOR SUCCESSIt'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 YOUR They are the most valuable of allies or the most dangerous of enemies THE Her office is often where the real fairy dust is kept. Make sure you have a good relationship here THE BOARD OF They won't judge you fairly if all they see of you is your PowerPoints YOUR DIRECT They are your vital organs, so treat them accordingly. And if you find a blood clot among them-excise that person before he kills you YOUR It's not always wise to shoot at them, but if you do, do "not" shoot to woundIn his bestsellers "Brand Warfare" and "Career Warfare," author David D'Alessandro offered sharp advice for building a brand and building a career. Now "Executive Warfare" is the advanced class for the truly ambitious. Learn what it takes to rise to the top-and to do the even harder thing, which is survive there.

Genres: Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Management, Buisness

Unknown Binding

First published June 10, 2008

Reviews

[Mike Klem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about working through extremely challenging times at work. I have reread it as needed throughout my career. Highly recommend!

[Jessica Ruetschlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Homework. And badly edited.

[Todd N · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second business book I read yesterday. This one I read at the Stanford bookstore without buying it. (I went there to get the new collection of Philip Larkin poems (honestly!), but they didn't have it.)

This is a better book than Career Warfare because this one discusses how to undermine and destroy rivals, and it is full of anecdotes about underminers and underminees. The main advice about executive rivals is that you can't take them on directly and publicly. They are like trees, and you have to get your chops in until they lose enough sap that they die and fall over, I mean "leave to spend more time with their family."

Also turns out manners are important (when your aren't chopping), and so is figuring out when to get the heck out (when the joy goes out of chopping rivals).

There is a good break down of the different types of bosses, three types of employees, and the three types of people at any company. Or was that the Career Warfare book? They sort of ran together.

Anyway if you run into an executive, give him a hug because he is in the middle of a very stressful cold war with everyone around them. It's like Tropic of Capricorn meets Appointment in Samara.

[Vijai · Rating 5 out of 5]

A no-nonsense, BS-less, straight to the point, in-your-face advisory on the realities of what competitive life is at the top. I was especially enamored by the title to find out how the bug guns in boardrooms fight it out. Now I do. Nothing new with the wisdom that ones hasn't already read in countless articles online but definitely presented with a fresh approach. Everyone can do with a refresher once in a while. Don't take it to heart though, this is meant for folks at senior management/ CEO/ CFO level, you can't play their game at employee-level, those are two different planes and strategies differ respectively.

Only trouble was that this thing was priced very high. Wait for it to be available at your library or borrow it.

[SteveR · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author, D’Alessandro, was a CEO and mainly speaks to / about executive management. However, much of the book and the recommendations apply to just about any manager in an organization. He offers practical advice, Do’s and Don’ts, and anecdotes that I could relate to in my career. I recommend this book to current and future managers.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read. D'Alessandro gives some good advice and examples that can be applied, not just to executives. I found the book to be a little too biographical. If you're giving advice it's a little self promoting to say "when I was" so many times.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Ending

A lot was not what I needed in this point of my career but it certainly gave a different perspective. D'Alessando is a great writer which makes for an easy and interesting read.

[Shane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent read with practical examples and ideas on how to manage day to day competition in your job and career.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to know there are rules... now who follows them...

[Lori Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book on office politics which will happen to you and around you whether you participate in politics or not.

[Rachel Tongson]

Thumbs Up





Every management and executive need to read this book. The Author was able to marry both concepts and practicality. Certainly worth the time reading it.