Tony Soprano the board guru

Certainly a book NOT to read...

Business Report - Tony Soprano as board guru? Fuggedaboudit!

"'Tony Soprano has never read a management book,' argues Schneider. 'He doesn't know about performance reviews or knowledge management, hasn't studied negotiation tactics.

'Yet between panic attacks, infidelity and fits of rage, he spends much of his time successfully managing a diverse workforce in a treacherous - and potentially deadly - business environment.'

Himsel asks: 'What can any businessperson learn from a foul-mouthed fictional mob boss?

'Think about the mutually accountable relationships he's established with his people ... Members of his crew will literally lay down their lives to help him accomplish group goals.'"

Will that be the new expectations of management soon?