Former Mob Boss Breaks Down Machiavelli — This Is What Real Power Looks Like

About this episode

Michael Franzese discusses leadership lessons from Machiavelli's The Prince, drawing from his experiences in a criminal organization.

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People in this episode

Host: Michael Franzese

Topics covered

• leadership
• Machiavelli
• power dynamics
• crisis management
• human nature

Keywords

• leadership
• Machiavelli
• The Prince
• power
• crisis
• reputation
• human nature

Sponsors

NordVPN

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Franzese Family, Franzese Wine, Spotify

Books & works: The Prince

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