Ask HN: Best books for dealing with workplace politics and dishonesty? ↗

The books people recommended

2020-12-27 · 51 points · 41 comments · 16 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

3Moral Mazes
Moral Mazes
Robert Jackall
3 here · 5 all-time · #1492 overall
2
Principles
Ray Dalio
2 here · 49 all-time · #88 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 19,363 ratings on Amazon
2
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
2 here · 36 all-time · #136 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 90,218 ratings on Amazon
2Power
Power
Naomi Alderman
2 here · 8 all-time · #842 overall
2Lying
Lying
Sam Harris
2 here · 6 all-time · #1131 overall
2Winning Through Intimidation
Winning Through Intimidation
Robert Ringer
2 here · 4 all-time · #1835 overall
1
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
1 here · 175 all-time · #8 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 106,505 ratings on Amazon
1
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg
1 here · 47 all-time · #92 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 12,436 ratings on Amazon
1
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
1 here · 34 all-time · #152 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 8,164 ratings on Amazon
1The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
1 here · 17 all-time · #377 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 15,010 ratings on Amazon
1Radical Candor
Radical Candor
Kim Scott
1 here · 16 all-time · #392 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 10,178 ratings on Amazon
1Management: A Political Activity
Management: A Political Activity
Ted Stephenson
1 here · 7 all-time · #925 overall
1Where Is My Flying Car?
Where Is My Flying Car?
J Storrs Hall
1 here · 3 all-time · #2142 overall
1The Empowered Manager
The Empowered Manager
Peter Block
1 here · 3 all-time · #2219 overall
1Leadership BS
Leadership BS
Jeffrey Pfeffer
1 here · 3 all-time · #2281 overall
1Psychopath Code
Psychopath Code
Pieter Hintjens
1 here · 3 all-time · #2282 overall