The Art of Fairness

Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done? In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter. In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of Game of Thrones - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego. Simple fair decency can prevail. With surprising insights from across history - including the downfall of the very man who popularised the phrase 'nice guys finish last' - THE ART OF FAIRNESS charts a refreshing and sustainable new approach to cultivating integrity and influence.

Product details

• Authors: David Bodanis, Bodanis David
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780349128207
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12820-7
• No. of pages: 321
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, Political leaders & leadership, Management: leadership & motivation, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership