While reading the book synopsis, we realize that this is not the typical book of how to succeed in business. Written by Louis Ferrante, former mobster of the Gambino family and converted writer, compare us the structure of the mafia and its peculiar style of doing business for success in the business world.
Mob Rules: What the Mafia Can Teach the Legitimate Businessman (ISBN: 978-1591843986) is a different and easy to read book that describes lots of basic and logical tips to succeed in business that many entrepreneurs and executives should read and above all apply.
Throughout its three sections (soldier = employee, capo = middle management and don = executives) divided into 88 lessons the book details how the mafia applies these concepts to succeed in business.
The work is full of references to real cases of the mafia and ancient history as examples of what to do or not in business. All of these case studies have been very well selected and in addition are interesting and enhance the message of the author.
For years the Art of War by Sun Tzu has been referenced as the work to apply in business but no doubt Mob Rules is a work to be considered for doing business as well.
The negative point of the work is that some lessons are very basic and do not bring much to the reader.
I recommend the book if you want to apply the lessons for doing business or just enjoying reading a curious book filled with testimonials about the mafia.
Score (1 rose, very bad / 5 roses, very good): 4 Roses (Recommended Reading)
— Simon Roses Femerling
