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In the world of power, there are broadly two kinds of people — one, the Immoral, for whom only ends matter, and two, the good people, for whom means are as important as the ends. For the sake of simplicity, let us name the first type as Vile and the second type as Naive. In the struggle for power, sometimes Naive wins, but more often it is Vile. VILE’S PROFILE Vile has lots of ambition but little conscience — he is free of moral constraints, professional ethics and is free to act the way he pleases. He doesn’t have a public image to live up to. His overriding concern, at all times, is to achieve his objective. All he is faithful to is his ambition. He doesn’t care much how his obsession for his objective makes him appear in the eyes of his fellow-men. He isn’t sensitive or kind and for him, life isn’t a picnic. It is sycophancy, it is intrigue and it is war. He often toadies up to the more powerful and is arrogant with those who don’t matter in his scheme of things. He believes in self-praise and encourages others to praise him. NAIVE’S PROFILE He is overburdened by his socialization in early years. He is kind and compassionate and wishes to be seen as such. He is modest about his achievements. Means as well as ends matter to him. He is respectful to his superiors as well as to his subordinates. He knows what he will stand for and what he will oppose since his conscience tells him that. He is a firm believer in professional ethics and moral obligations. In the beginning he mistakenly believes that the world will not attack him just because he is a good man or that goodness (of its own) wins. He doesn’t initially understand Vile, his tactics and what makes him tick. Over time even if he understands Vile he condones his wrongs, thinking and believing (fallaciously) that Vile’s karma will catch up with him. Providence will prevail. That is when he becomes Super Naive. He slowly becomes the virtuous loser. Outsmarted, browbeaten and defeated — the worst advertisement for virtuosity. Unknowingly turning people off from the path of good through his own example. This book is for him. It explains the games played by Vile and provides remedies to cope with them without compromising professional ethics. It challenges Machiavelli’s belief that a good man hasn’t got a chance in the real world. Cross cultural in context, its relevance extends beyond business — in fact, to all walks of life. In many ways, it is a book of universal and abiding solutions. The premises in the book are substantiated with real-life examples, with novel and inspiring quotes on life which will serve as mnemonics to help the reader remember the underlying principles. Pavan is the Bestselling Author of motivational and inspirational Book like When you are Sinking Become a Submarine, Machiavelli for Moral People and The Rx Factor. In addition, he has authored The Trilogy of Wisdom - A set of three books on Chanakya’s Political Wisdom, Confucius’ Social Wisdom and Kabir’s Spiritual Wisdom. With Broom & Groom and Uprising 2011-Indians Against Corruption, Pavan has co-authored two path breaking books with Kiran Bedi, India’s most trusted and admired woman as per several polls. Motivational Book
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