Shakespeare on Management - Wise Business Counsel from the Bard (Paperback, 1st HarperPerennial/Harper-Business ed)

William Shakespeare's contributions to literature have long been acknowledged. But his contributions to business and management have been all but ignored -- until now. Capitalizing on the recent wave of enthusiasm for Shakespeare, this indispensable business book provides Shakespeare's ruminations on 56 of the most popular topics in business, from mergers and acquisitions to office politics, power lunches to public relations. Think of Hamlet, the poignant case study of a too-sensitive young executive who fails to move up the corporate ladder because of his inability to make decisions. Or Julius Caesar, which at heart is nothing if not an attempt at a hostile takeover by disgruntled stockholders. Consider King Lear as a warning to all executives of family businesses on the perils of divestiture and early retirement. Filled with countless quotations from the Bard's plays and poems, all carefully selected to provide today's executive with the uncannily accurate insights on the modern workplace. Shakespeare on Management is truly a time-tested classic.