Mob Rules
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parallel economy of
personality traits
Sinatra, admiration of
sit-downs
social clubs
as social network
studying, reasons for
technology, knowledge of
women in
Magliocco, Joseph
Maltese, Serphin
Management, Mafia lessons for
action, taking
body language, understanding
bullet for boss, taking
confidence building by
conflict resolution
criticism, in private
decision-making
employees, loyalty to
enemies, making friends with
on-the-fence position, avoiding
firing and rehiring
flashiness, avoiding
flexibility and getting job done
goods, delivering
history, lessons from
leaving organization
mastermind as leader
motivating workers
real versus insignificant problems
relaxation, value of
respect from
self-analysis
short-term achievements, importance of
simple ideas, considering
on-the-spot actions, avoiding
staff, bonding with
staff, responsibility for actions of
technology, knowledge of
ultimatums, dealing with
Mao, Madame
Maranzano, Salvatore
Marcello, Carlos
Maresca, Pupetta “Madame Camorra,”
Marie Antoinette
Marshall, Helen
Martens, Frederick
Masseria, Joe “The Boss,”
Massino, Joe
Mastermind, as motivator
Maxwell, John
Mazza, Anna “The Black Widow,”
Meatpacking industry
Memory, improving
Merkel Meat
Messineo, Francesco
Milgram, Stanley
Milito, Louie
Mirra, Anthony
Mistakes, learning from
Mnemonics
Mobsters. See Mafia
Montefiore, Simon Sebag
Motivation of staff, by management
Mouw, Bruce
Murder, Inc.
Mussolini, Benito
Mussolini, Vittorio
MySpace
Napolitano, Dominick “Sonny Black,”
Nazis
Nepotism
Networking
elite group, power of
favors, cycle of
importance of
Newton, Sir Isaac
New York City, Mafia construction projects in
Nuremberg defense
O’Banion, Dean
Obinu, Mauro
Office politics, avoiding
Open-door policy, for employees
Opponents
alliance with
decisive action, taking
identifying
Mafia hits, reasons for
neutralizing
tipping your hand, avoiding
underestimating, avoiding
Orbach, Jerry
Orena, Victor “Little Vic,”
Organized labor
Overhead, controlling
Parthenon
Patience, cultivating
Patton, George S.
Pearl Harbor
Pellegrino, Frank “Frankie No,”
Pendergast, Tom “Boss Tom,”
Pendergast Machine
Penovich, Pete
Pericles
Persico, Alphonse “Allie Boy,”
Persico, Carmine “The Snake,”
Petrizzo, Thomas
Petrucelli, John
Philip II, king of Macedon
Pileggi, Nicholas
Piney, Joe
Pistone, Joe
Pizza Connection
Plato
Plutarch
Pompey
Porn industry
Prince (Machiavelli)
Principle, standing on
Privacy, versus interruptions
Profaci, Salvatore
Provenzano, Bernardo
Public relations
Pungitore, Joe
Puzo, Mario
Quinn, John
Quitting, never quitting
Raab, Selwyn
Ragano, Frank
Rao’s
Rastelli, Philip “Rusty,”
Reagan, Ronald
Relaxation, value of
Resignation, leaving organization
Respect
for all employees
for chain of command
getting
Responsibility
for actions of staff
keeping secrets. See Trustworthiness
Revolutionary War
Reznikov, Vladimir
Riina, Giovanni
Riina, Totò
Riordan, William L.
Roman Empire
Rosenberg, Chris
Ruggiero, Angelo
Russian-American Mob
Salerno, Anthony “Fat Tony,”
Salerno, Ralph
Santa Claus business
Santino, Umberto
Saviano, Roberto
Scalise, John
Scarfo, Nicodemo “Little Nicky,”
Scarpa, Gregory, Sr.
Schiller, Friedrich
Schoenberg, Robert J.
School of Hard Knocks
Scialo, Carmine “Mimi,”
Sciascia, Gerlando
Scotto, Anthony
Self-analysis
Self-reliance
Serraino, Maria
Seybert, Joanna
Shawcross, Tim
Siegel, Benjamin “Bugsy,”
Silence, time for
Sinatra, Frank
Sit-downs
Skilling, Jeffrey
Snow, Edgar
Social clubs
Social network, Mafia as
Soldiers
button men
employees as. See Employees, Mafia lessons for
Sophocles
Sorvino, Paul
Spartans
Spera, Benedetto
Spero, Anthony
Spilotro, Tony
Spitzer, Eliot
Stalin, Joseph
Steel industry
Strauss, Levi
Street vendors
Strollo, Anthony “Tony Bender,”
Survivorship
Swift, Jonathan, xxii
Swinton, Ernest
Tact, criticism, in private
Tappin, Steve
Taxes, paying
Technology, knowledge of
Telephone calls, bugged
Testa, Joey
Testa, Salvatore
Thatcher, Margaret
Thompson, Hunter S.
Threats. See Opponents
Tito
Tolstoy, Leo
Torrio, Johnny
Trafficante, Santo
Tresca, Carlo
Trireme
Trucking industry
Truman, Harry
Trustworthiness
Tuzzio, Louie
Twitter
Ugaki, Matome
Ultimatums, dealing with
Unlocked
Untouchables, The
Valachi, Joseph
Values
most important
principle, standing on
trustworthiness
Vario, Paul
Vatican
Verbal skills, necessity of
Vinnie the Vault
Virgilio, Nicholas “Nick the Blade,”
Vitale, Giusy
Vitale, Salvatore
Vocabulary, expanding
Vodka Club
Wagman, Robert J.
Walton, Sam
Washington, George
Watts, Joe
Weiss, Hymie
Wellington, Duke of
Wiretapping, avoiding
Women, in Mafia
World War I,
World War II,
Wrongdoing, admitting
Wynn, Steve
Yale, Frankie
Yamamoto, Isoroku
Young, Martin
Young Turks
YouTube
Zips
1 Woody Allen, Getting Even.