Introduction
1. Lead to serve
Daenerys Targaryen demonstrates how to lead without resorting to
tyranny
2. Lead to win
Tywin Lannister shows that nastiness pays – but only for the chosen
few
3. Don’t mix business and pleasure
John Snow and Ygritte learn the perils of bringing your love-life
to work
4. Be decisive – no matter how tough it is
Even good guys have to do bad things sometimes as Ned Stark points
out
5. Keep your word
Robb Stark discovers too late the dangers of broken promises in
business deals
6. Power is greatness
What Niccolo Machiavelli knew, and Robb Stark found out at the Red
Wedding
7. Stick to the truth
Jorah Mormont learns why it never pays to lie to your employer
8. Be cross-culturally savvy
What Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen’s differing ways of dealing
with the Dothraki can teach us
9. Network, network, network
Tips on working your connections from Petyr Baelish and Lord
Varys
10. If you can’t lead, influence
Cersei Lannister demonstrates how to have it your way
11. Keep an eye on the finances
Tycho Nestoris explains why numbers are more powerful than
words
12. The perils of corporate inbreeding
From the Targaryens to the Habsburgs, why not everything should be
kept in the family
13. Don’t let it go to your head
How to avoid becoming the Mad King if you make it to the top
14. Plan for tough times
Why Ned Stark could have done with a scenario planning meeting or
two
15. Don’t overshare
Why it pays to keep some things to yourself, especially if Petyr
Baelish is around
16. Getting your message across
What a crown of molten gold tells us that a carrier raven or press
release never could
17. Playing the waiting game
What Stannis Baratheon can teach us about the pitfalls of being
first to market
18. Act on evidence not on prejudice
Brienne and Jaime discover the benefits of getting to know your
allies and your competition
19. Keep it in the family
Tywin Lannister shows why the business is more important than
personal feelings
20. You don’t know everything
If you’ve never been north of the Wall you need to listen to those
who have
21. Right is not good enough
Ned Stark learns that truth and honour are weak when you face
accomplished game players
22. Everybody has a weakness
Daenerys Targaryen demonstrates how to play the game by your own
rules
23. Delegate
Tywin Lannister demonstrates the value of pragmatism when it comes
to choosing your deputies
24. You win or you die
Why you need to emulate Petyr Baelish and take calculated risks
25. The climb
Change and destruction can create opportunity – just ask Petyr
Baelish
26. A house divided cannot stand
Robb Stark’s mishandling of Roose Bolton shows us how not to deal
with dissent
27. Opportunity from adversity
Bran Stark demonstrates how to recover from a massive fall
28. Nobody likes a smartarse
Telling everybody, ‘I’m the best’ will make you unpopular with the
boss. Won’t it, Jon Snow
29. Put your rivalry aside
Some threats, like the White Walkers, are so bad you may need to
form strategic alliances to defeat them
30. Defy expectation
Follow Brienne and Arya’s examples and achieve your goals by being
true to yourself
Conclusion
Sources
Rebecca Clare is the editorial director of Infinite Ideas and series editor for The Classic Wine Library. She is the author of two books, one of which, Game of Thrones on Business, was shortlisted for the 2016 CMI Management Book of the Year. Tim Phillips is a freelance journalist, writing about business, technology, social change and innovation. He has written for The Wall Street Journal Europe, The International Herald Tribune, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Independent and The Daily Express among others. For two years he was a technology and internet columnist for the Guardian.
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*Daily Telegraph*
In the vicious world of Westeros, where professional development is
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*Inside Out Magazine*
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Daenerys has also acquired the services of experienced strategist
Tyrion Lannister and continues to rely on Missandei. She may be
growing queenlier by the day, but she is astute enough to realise
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