The 48 Law of Power is to understand those 48 ways how we can use our power and how we can increase it even more.
These law are made of those actions, thought and tactics that can be used in playing power game.
Author understand well and explain that how power makes your work potential and business effective. This book is highly recommended among all the corporate leaders and business world.
In this summary, we will understand all 48 laws of power by Greene. This summary is a little bit different because we have understood all 48 laws and we have tried that you can get an overall message from small lessons.
So let's start with first Law.
Law #1: Never Outshine The Master
Greene first law explains that in any business, work or an organisation your superior in the post is better than you. It's important to remember that you work under them and remind the same to them also. It's very easy to show your talents and skills but keep in mind that by doing this you don't make your superior feel inferior.
Greene believe that if you make your superior feel that they are better than you and even more better than they think they are. By doing this, you will get strength to move forward. If you make them feel that they start to doubt their roles, power and ability, then it will cause loss to you and you will get no chance or opportunity to move ahead and stay behind.
Law #2: Never Put Too Much Trust in Your Friends, Learn How to Use Enemies
Author warns to not to trust your friends. Especially Best friends beyond limit. He says that your friends easily get jealous of you, and they can betray you with an opportunity.
Greene believes that your old enemies can be more useful than your friends. This is because your enemies have to prove a lot. You may have often seen that such people work hard to win your respect and trust. And therefore they become better colleagues and employees. Greene believes that we should fear more with our friends not our enemies.
Law #3: Conceal Your Intentions
Third law states that we should not express our intentions to others. Although your actions depicts your intention. Still don't let them know. You have to keep people in dark means they won't be able to prepare themselves and won't be prepared on the right time to respond.
Greene advices that you should give people wrong information and show them that you are moving in wrong direction, so that they get entangled in that only, and by the time they will know your intentions it will be too late and they won't be able to do anything.
Law #4: Always Say Less than Necessary
This is associated with 3rd law. Never speak more than necessary. You should Speak as little as possible. Greene believes that by speaking more you give a chance you to criticize and interrogate to you. Something unwanted may be spoken. Powerful people speak less and often speak things with an open end. This can be both dangerous and effective.
Law #5: So Much Depends on Reputation Guard it with Your Life
We all know that reputation can make or break people. Power of a man is based on his reputation. If you are very reputed then to you have an effective power. While if you don't have a big and strong reputation then, you can easily be played by people. Also you give a chance to attack on yourself.
Greene emphasizes on strengthening your reputation. If you see a trouble in front of you before it affects you face it and learn your enemies' weakness and do damage to their own reputation.
