Tony Soprano on Management: Leadership Lessons Inspired by America's Favorite Mobster
by Anthony Schneider
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Author: Anthony SchneiderEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2004-02-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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Book Review: Tony Soprano on Management
Summary: 4 Stars
I found "Tony Soprano on Management" by Anthony Schneider to be a well written, coherent discussion of leadership rules in which every manager should follow. He covers every aspect of leadership from knowing yourself to dealing with poor performance. Several of the essential theories of leadership discussed in this text include seeing your vision, making decisions, resolving conflict, delegating, fueling energy, negotiating, and building the right team. In every chapter, Schneider uses the Tony Soprano approach as a guideline for the rules of management. For instance, knowing yourself is the first rule of leadership presented by Schneider. He introduces this rule by explaining that the beginning of The Sopranos pilot, Tony Soprano is in the waiting room of his therapist, Dr. Melfi. Schneider states, "what is more symbolic of a man on a quest of self-knowledge than standing in the waiting room before his first meeting with a therapist?" Several lines later, Schneider is able to relate Tony Soprano's therapist visits to rules of leadership. "Knowing yourself and understanding your tendencies as a person and leader are keys to becoming a better person and a more effective leader." Throughout this entire book, Schneider backs up every argument on leadership style with an example from The Sopranos.
In addition to the valuable contents of the book, the set up of each chapter is useful for leaders working to improve their skills. Each chapter breaks down the aspects of leadership into segments. For instance, the chapter on praise and feedback examines how to determine when praise is due, rapidly responding to praiseworthy performance, praising in public and reprimanding in private, and the effects of annual performance evaluations. Each segment includes bullet-pointed summaries and worksheets, and the chapter concludes with a wrap-up summary. The style of the book allows it to become a workbook for the aspiring leader.
Schneider's technique of using mob boss, Tony Soprano, as an example keeps the reader intrigued and entertained. For example, he compares Tony's decisions to "whack people" with a manager's decisions on firing employees. He even includes comical quotes from Tony, such as, "[Screwed-up] thing is I don't even like Ralph. If he was drowning, I'd throw him a cinderblock. But not protect one of my captains?" This quote indicates that a good leader always stands by his or her team. Schneider's entire discussion of leadership style is presented in a knowledgeable, organized manner. The added element of Tony Soprano, one of America's favorite mobsters, leads me to classify this book as a must-read for any type of manager or leader.
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