I was thinking less in terms of Jack Bauer and more in terms of Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gates, the Medici, the Rothschild, and so on and so forth. The “or else” can be as simple as “or else you are fired” or “or else you will lose this contract” or “or else I will never finance your party again”.
There will be more people willing to become your allies once you have proven that you can get your agreements done, the same way there will be more people willing to lend you money if you can prove you don’t need it. The best thing about being able to use coercion is not having to use it.
I was thinking less in terms of Jack Bauer and more in terms of Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gates, the Medici, the Rothschild, and so on and so forth. The “or else” can be as simple as “or else you are fired” or “or else you will lose this contract” or “or else I will never finance your party again”.
There will be more people willing to become your allies once you have proven that you can get your agreements done, the same way there will be more people willing to lend you money if you can prove you don’t need it. The best thing about being able to use coercion is not having to use it.