The Prince: power as it actually is
Not a handbook of cynicism but a demand to look honestly: first see who actually holds power, only then decide what to do.
See who actually holds power first, and plan second; whoever abandons what is done for what ought to be done destroys himself sooner than he preserves himself.
- The dean's office decidesOne particular administrator decides
- The sponsor said yesThe promise lives while the person who gave it stays
- The former president is off the boardHe still holds the keys and the contacts
- The situation
The biggest plan of the term stands on two assumptions: the dean's office will give the room, and the sponsor has already agreed.
- What the model says
Both are about how you wish it were. The real map shows two people by name, and nobody has spoken to one of them in three months.
- What you do
List them on one sheet with what they actually need, and get coffee with the two who matter most before the month ends.
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