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Win Or Die: Lessons for Life from Game of Thrones
Why do people follow Jon Snow into battle?
What makes Tyrion Lannister such an effective advisor?
How has Daenerys Targaryen overcome so many challengers?
And, in stressful life situations, how can you avoid losing your own head?
Westeros is a harsh, volatile and bloody landscape, but so is the real world. Every day you're presented with challenges; decisions on which roads to take, which risks to confront and whether you should answer the call to adventure and go for the option that's outside of your comfort zone. From the middle of the battleground, it can be difficult to see where the victory lies.
In this fascinating book, leading business expert Bruce Craven analyses the various players in the Game of Thrones world, following their moves as they learn how to face conflict, build resilience, develop contextual and emotional intelligence, improve their long-term vision and more.
An entertaining and accessible guide through our dangerous work, home and social lives, Win or Die shows that even when enemies are at the city gates and dragons circle above, you too can turn threat into opportunity, win the mental battle and get to the top of your game.
What makes Tyrion Lannister such an effective advisor?
How has Daenerys Targaryen overcome so many challengers?
And, in stressful life situations, how can you avoid losing your own head?
Westeros is a harsh, volatile and bloody landscape, but so is the real world. Every day you're presented with challenges; decisions on which roads to take, which risks to confront and whether you should answer the call to adventure and go for the option that's outside of your comfort zone. From the middle of the battleground, it can be difficult to see where the victory lies.
In this fascinating book, leading business expert Bruce Craven analyses the various players in the Game of Thrones world, following their moves as they learn how to face conflict, build resilience, develop contextual and emotional intelligence, improve their long-term vision and more.
An entertaining and accessible guide through our dangerous work, home and social lives, Win or Die shows that even when enemies are at the city gates and dragons circle above, you too can turn threat into opportunity, win the mental battle and get to the top of your game.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 4, 2019
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Bruce Craven
4 books3 followersI teach leadership at Columbia Business School and write fiction & poetry.
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August 14, 2021
I wrote the book, so, I'm not very objective...but when I reread it for the recording of the audio book, I decided, "Five stars."
February 18, 2019
Read my full review in the March 2019 issue of FORTUNE.
May 3, 2021
Kitabın Yazarı Bruce Craven Columbia işletme okulunda hocaymış. Bu okulda da "verdiği", bakın tekrar üstüne basıyorum "verdiği" yani anlatıcısı olduğu Leadership Through Fiction diye bir dersi varmış Yüksek Lisans öğrencileri için. Bu kelimeyi niye vurguladım, saolsunlar yine güzel bir çevirmenlik başarısı ile yazarın önsözünde henüz 3. cümlesinde bunu belirtmeye çalıştığı sırada arkadaş "aldığı" olarak çevirmiş :) Dolayısıyla ciddi bir süre böyle bir ders alıp bunu kitap yazmaya çalışan bir öğrenciyi okuyoruz sanıyorsunuz önce :) Neyse...
Kısacası hoca işletme yüksek lisansında liderlik dersi için böyle bi fikir bulmuş, GoT kurgusal evreninden örneklerle dersini anlamaya karar vermiş. Sonra ya bu fikir güzel oldu bi de bunun kitabını basalım demiş :) Hocam fikir güzel de derste çok güzel muhtemelen. Kendimde MBA yapmış biri olarak böyle bi dersi bana verseler keyifle dinler, sürekli katılım gösterirdim. Ama kitabına gerek yokmuş.
Seri toplarken almışız zamanında, ama isminden ekmek yiyenlerden bu da. Yine de bir nevi kolay okunacak kişisel gelişim ve mesleki edinim vs tadında liderlikle alakalı kaynak arayışınız varsa belki hoş bi okuma geçirebilirsiniz. Onun harici zaman kaybı maalesef.
Kısacası hoca işletme yüksek lisansında liderlik dersi için böyle bi fikir bulmuş, GoT kurgusal evreninden örneklerle dersini anlamaya karar vermiş. Sonra ya bu fikir güzel oldu bi de bunun kitabını basalım demiş :) Hocam fikir güzel de derste çok güzel muhtemelen. Kendimde MBA yapmış biri olarak böyle bi dersi bana verseler keyifle dinler, sürekli katılım gösterirdim. Ama kitabına gerek yokmuş.
Seri toplarken almışız zamanında, ama isminden ekmek yiyenlerden bu da. Yine de bir nevi kolay okunacak kişisel gelişim ve mesleki edinim vs tadında liderlikle alakalı kaynak arayışınız varsa belki hoş bi okuma geçirebilirsiniz. Onun harici zaman kaybı maalesef.
August 30, 2019
Some points made by the author were good but too few good points across the book. I did not peruse the book but it contains a lot of rubbish information and a ton of repetetive stuff. Honestly i don't think its worth reading. It deals a lot with lessons you get from Game of thrones in leadership mostly, which is not bad . Some of the things taught here about leadership were good but they were too common and given with a ton of useless examples. I found the examples given with the lessons from game of thrones not approapriate most of the time, they did not made the lesson easier to understand but made the reader confused.
July 21, 2023
The book is very versatile and full of topics from self-reflection on leadership to business examples.
Reading it was pleasant, entertaining and insightful. The writing style really resembles Bruce Craven's way of communicating, which is in my perspective peculiar for its enriched learnings as a result of his experiences in life in different domains and backgrounds.
A perfect read, especially if you are a fan of Game of Thrones and leadership!
Reading it was pleasant, entertaining and insightful. The writing style really resembles Bruce Craven's way of communicating, which is in my perspective peculiar for its enriched learnings as a result of his experiences in life in different domains and backgrounds.
A perfect read, especially if you are a fan of Game of Thrones and leadership!
November 14, 2019
4.5 stars
April 13, 2021
Not as cheesy as it seems. The author applies his business knowledge and hero's journey to the GoT characters. A great deal can be learned utilizing these examples. Surprisingly helpful.
November 6, 2022
Uses GOT as a kind of self help tool. Clever idea.
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