Power Plays

A highly accessible and original business self-help book which uses the characters and situations of Shakespeare's plays to illuminate the key issues faced by the modern business person.William Shakespeare as a management consultant? Absolutely! Have you passed over someone who wanted to be promoted? Beware the Iago syndrome. Facing a hostile audience? Take a cue from Mark Antony. How do you fire someone? Learn the good and the bad from Henry IV . . . POWER PLAYS taps Shakespeare's genius to explore what makes for successful leading, managing and following in business today. For the benefit of corporate players at every level, this ingenious book holds up Shakespeare's powerful mirror to consider such perennial business themes as trust, power, communication and decisiveness. This is a fun and quirky read that can help you understand yourself and others better using Shakespeare's timeless framework.