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Accounting scandals, 239–241 Cerberus Capital Management, 42
Aggression, 105–107 Change of venue, 42–43
Aggressive tendencies, 23–24 Chit system, 162, 172, 179
Attitude, 21–27 Chrysler, 42
Citibank, 71, 72
Bad news, 78–79, 147–148 Citigroup, 194
Bailey, Steve, 217 Client service, 176
Bear Stearns, 242 Clients, 167–176
Berra, Yogi, 165 accessibility to, 170
Bibliowicz, Jessica, 65 chit system, 172
Bierce, Ambrose, 115 client service, 176
Blogs, 249 client’s anger, 171
Blood clot, 149–153 defying a client, 175–176
Board of directors, 183–185, 242–244 help their careers along, 172
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 69 help them solve problems, 172
Bosses, 45–68 make every client feel like your
be discreet about, 52 only client, 170
hitch yourself to as many people never discuss organization’s
as possible, 60–63 internal issues, 171
incompetence, 57 never lie, 174
loyalty, 52 personal favors, 172–174
make things happen, 49–53 serve as consigliere, 171
manipulative, 54–56 Clones, 125–126
meetings, 58–60 Cobb,Henry,6
mentor, 63–66 Commercial Credit, 41, 80, 81, 200
problem, 56–58 Commissioned salespeople, 157
try to take boss’s job, 66–68 Commodities peddlers, 178
Branson, Richard, 217 Compliance sheriffs, 232–235
Brin, Sergey, 207 Conformity, 27–29
Brown, Steve, 135 Control Data, 61, 80, 139, 200
Business terrorists, 248 Cooper, William E., 11
Cross-cut attack, 88–90
Caine Mutiny, The, 155 Cult, 217–220
Candor, 127 of personality, 219
Castellano, Paul, 54 Cultivating the consiglieri, 74–76
Cayne, James, 30 Cultural taboos, 210–212

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