10 rules of Engagement for Winning Your War for Success

Executive Warfare (McGraw Hill, 2008) is Author David D’Alessandro’s latest work in his series of Warfare titles joining the popular Brand Warfare, and Career Warfare. Billed as “…the advanced class for the truly ambitious” the Executive version gives us more of D’Alessandro’s career advice in his aggressive, no-nonsense style.

With an opening line from blues master BB King in his Acknowledgement of “Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin’ too” it’s safe to say that D’Alessandra is not in the market for new friends as he comes out firing on brown-nosers, poor leaders, cheating salespeople, and even customers with his typical brand of heavy fisted advice that has been tempered with decades of experience in the cutthroat  financial services sector.

A brisk, blunt, and brawny read throughout Executive Warfare is not short on hit-you-over-the-head common sense. His “rules” on firing, getting information, jockeying for positions, and yes – reminders to show a human side… at least once in a while for posterity’s sake. The points are well made and delivered to senior executives in language that they understand, or need to understand. In a world stocked with shelves of softer materials on how to balance your career desires with an ability to maintain levity and friendships regardless of your place in an organizational chart D’Alessandro takes a bold step forward in showing C-suiters how to cut to the chase, maximize efforts and profitability, and do so while ensuring followership through the most efficient means necessary.

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