Machiavelli on How To Play The Power Game

In 500 years of human development and technological advancement, has anything really changed in how we do business?

Niccolò Machiavelli was a 16th-century Italian philosopher and political commentator best known for his 1513 work, The Prince. In this infamous work, he outlined guidance on suitable behaviour for royals and aristocrats, extending to the premise that “the ends justify the means”. In other words, rulers' immoral, cruel and criminal actions are justified …