Mob Rules - Ferrante, Louis
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The Mob is notorious for its cruel and immoral practices, but its most successful members have always been extremely smart businessmen. Now, former mobster Louis Ferrante reveals its surprisingly effective management techniques and explains how to apply them-legally-to any legitimate business. As an associate of the Gambino family, Ferrante relied on his instincts to pull off some of the biggest heists in U.S. history. By the age of twenty-one, he had netted millions of dollars for his employers. His natural talent for management led Mafia bosses to rely on him. After being arrested and…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The Mob is notorious for its cruel and immoral practices, but its most successful members have always been extremely smart businessmen. Now, former mobster Louis Ferrante reveals its surprisingly effective management techniques and explains how to apply them-legally-to any legitimate business. As an associate of the Gambino family, Ferrante relied on his instincts to pull off some of the biggest heists in U.S. history. By the age of twenty-one, he had netted millions of dollars for his employers. His natural talent for management led Mafia bosses to rely on him. After being arrested and serving an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence, Ferrante went straight. He realized that the Mob's most valuable business lessons would allow him to survive and thrive in the real world. Now he offers eighty-eight time-tested Mafia strategies, including: Go get your own coffee!: Respecting the chain of command without being a sucker. The walls have ears: Never bad-mouth the boss. Is this phone tapped?: Watch what you say every day. How to bury the hatchet-but not in someone's head. Don't split yourself in half: The wrong decision is better than none at all. Don't build Yankee stadium, just supply the concrete: Spotting new rackets. Leave the gun, take the cannolis...and beware of hubris. Ferrante brings his real-life experiences to the book, offering fascinating advice that really works and sharing behind-the-scenes episodes almost as outrageous as those occurring on Wall Street every day.
Autorenporträt
Louis Ferrante war Mafioso. Er begann mit 12 Jahren zu stehlen, entführte seinen ersten Truck als Teenager und war Anfang 20 Capo einer Gruppe innerhalb der berüchtigten Gambino-Familie. Da er diese Familie schützen wollte und keinen einzigen Mafioso auffliegen ließ, saß er etwa 10 Jahre in Haft. Während dieser Zeit schwor er der Mafia ab, las nicht nur sein erstes Buch, sondern Unmengen von Büchern und bildete sich weiter. Nach seiner Haftentlassung stellte er erstaunt fest, dass auch das solide, bürgerliche Leben immer wieder mit mafiösen Strukturen zu kämpfen hat.
Rezensionen
"Ferrante shares cogent advice for employees, middle managers, and bosses. A colorful and surprisingly practical business primer."
-Publishers Weekly

"One of the wisest and wittiest collections of reflections on life and business ever penned by a wiseguy."
-Fort Worth Star-Telegram