Executive Warfare: Pick Your Battles and Live to Get Promoted Another Day

Overview

Main description

This is not your basic training manual. It’s an advanced guide of tactical maneuvers for professionals who want to rise up in the ranks

From CEO-turned-bestselling-author David D’Alessandro comes a humorous commentary on corporate life, as well as field guide of winning strategies based upon his insider’s experience. Once managers achieve a level of success, it’s common for the ascension up the corporate ladder to feel even more difficult. It seems the higher they climb, the more “bosses” they have. According to D’Alessandro, corporate warriors need to know who the key players are, and how to strategically manage them, while deftly protecting their flanks. This book shows them how to master these maneuvers— with D’Alessandro’s hard-won insights, outspoken ideas, unsparing anecdotes, and surefire tactics. If business is war, this is the key…to victory.

Author comments

David F. D’Alessandro is a former Chairman and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services. He is sought after as a speaker for corporations, universities, and governmental conventions. In addition, D'Alessandro is a guest columnist for the Boston Globe and a guest commentator on CNBC for a variety of business and social issues. D'Alessandro also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Boston University.