????所有肩負(fù)重任,、在殘酷的商海競爭中浮沉的經(jīng)理人們,，請注意了。成功秘訣就藏在HBO的奇幻題材連續(xù)劇《權(quán)力的游戲》（Game of Thrones）中：在這部電視劇中,，一個(gè)人要么獲勝,，要么只能倒在長槍下。

????三月底,，這部根據(jù)喬治?馬丁的奇幻小說《冰與火之歌》（A Song of Ice and Fire）改編的電視劇迎來了第三季的首播。在此,，不妨讓我們來看看劇中的敵我對手、權(quán)力掮客和陰謀家們,。職業(yè)經(jīng)理人能從這些奇幻的部族爭斗中學(xué)到些什么,？太多了。我們可以從他們的磨難中學(xué)到下述5條領(lǐng)導(dǎo)經(jīng)驗(yàn)：

????劇透警告：如果你還沒有看完第二季,，請慎看,。

確定哪些承諾必須恪守

????承諾在一個(gè)混亂的世界中很重要。這事只要問問“弒君者”詹姆?蘭尼斯特,。這家伙在“日落國度”維斯特洛(Westeros)的離職面談最不堪,。詹姆剛剛還信誓旦旦地要保護(hù)坦格利安最后一位國王,，話音未落,他就從背后捅了自己的老板一刀,。事實(shí)就是這樣,。當(dāng)然，那位CEO是一個(gè)人人難以忍受的瘋子,。但誠實(shí)的名聲一旦受到玷污,，便很難修復(fù)。

????和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中一樣,，在《權(quán)力的游戲》中通過發(fā)誓可以建立戰(zhàn)略責(zé)任,。例如，羅伯?斯塔克在整個(gè)第二季中都高度依賴契約聯(lián)盟,，特別是酷似埃比尼澤?斯克魯奇的沃爾德?弗瑞公爵,。弗瑞控制著北方羅伯王國與南境雄兵之間唯一的土地連接地帶，可以隨時(shí)切斷羅伯的供應(yīng)線,。弗瑞承諾可以不這么干，唯一的條件是羅伯答應(yīng)與他的女兒結(jié)婚,。第二季結(jié)束時(shí),，羅伯違反了契約，愛上了維斯特林家族的簡妮?維斯特林,，還和她結(jié)了婚,。弗瑞公爵自然不高興。所以,，違反一項(xiàng)契約前,，要確定你能承受違約的代價(jià),。

保護(hù)最寶貴的資產(chǎn)

????每個(gè)新貴都需要資本。雖然流亡皇后丹妮莉絲?坦格利安最終可能是權(quán)力游戲的贏家,，但在第二季她就像是一個(gè)捉襟見肘的企業(yè)家,。由于她的龍群需要很長的時(shí)間長大——現(xiàn)在的它們就像復(fù)活節(jié)火腿那么大——還需要有幾季，它們才能成為生力軍,，引來投資,。因此，這位王后艱難地試圖從Qarth的商人之王那里籌集無擔(dān)保貸款,。這群狡猾的家伙沒有欣然接受龍之母的電梯推銷，或許情有可原,。一群參差不齊的追隨者,，渺茫的復(fù)辟希望，語焉不詳?shù)纳虡I(yè)計(jì)劃,，這些都難以讓風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資人感興趣,。

????盡管丹妮莉絲在談判中處于弱勢，但她還是努力避免了陷于不利境地,。第二季結(jié)束時(shí),，她已經(jīng)成功穿過了Qarth的蝰蛇洞——最毒的蝰蛇就是那個(gè)曾許以她巨大財(cái)富,、希望娶她的男人,?！稒?quán)力的游戲》描繪的王朝世界中,，婚姻就是合并。除了龍群,，單身是丹妮莉絲最寶貴的資產(chǎn),，就是不輕易許人。這種謹(jǐn)慎得到了回報(bào),。丹妮莉絲發(fā)現(xiàn),，這位虛偽的追求者金庫里空空如也。這時(shí),，她懂得了嚴(yán)格審查一位潛在合伙人資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表的重要性,。

????To all of those who are stuck in high-stakes, rival-infested work worlds, take heed. The secrets to success can be found in HBO's Game of Thrones, where you either win … or end up with your head on a pike.

????As we prepare for Sunday's third season premiere, let's consider the rival claimants, power brokers, and schemers in the show based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series. What can today's manager learn from these feuding fantasy clans? Quite a lot, actually. Here are five key leadership lessons we can draw from their trials.

????Spoiler alert: For the Johnny-come-latelies who haven't finished season two, you have been warned.

Determine which promises you can't afford to break

????In a chaotic world, promises matter. Just ask Jaime "Kingslayer" Lannister, the guy with the worst exit interview in Westeros. After swearing an oath to protect the last Targaryen king, Jaime stabbed his employer in the back. Literally. Granted, that particular CEO was a maniac who set people on fire. But once a reputation for honesty is tainted, there's no going back.

????In Game of Thrones, as in life, oath-breaking can create strategic liabilities. Consider Robb Stark, who throughout the second season leans heavily on a web of contractual dependencies, most notably to Lord Walder Frey, an Ebenezer Scrooge lookalike who controls the only land access between Robb's kingdom in the north and the fighting in the south. Frey can scissor Robb's supply lines at will. The only guarantee that he won't is Robb's commitment to marry Frey's daughter. Robb violates the contract at the end of the second season when he falls for, and marries, a Red Cross volunteer. Lord Frey will not be pleased. Before breaching a contract, be certain you can bear the cost.

Protect your strongest assets

????Every upstart needs capital. While exiled princess Daenarys Targaryen may ultimately emerge as a winner in the game of thrones, she spent season two as a cash-strapped entrepreneur. Given her dragons' long maturation time -- they're about the size of Easter hams -- they are a few seasons away from being the kind of force multipliers that will attract investment. As a result, the khaleesi awkwardly attempts to raise unsecured loans from the merchant kings of Qarth. The wily lot may be excused for not jumping at the Mother of Dragons' elevator pitch. A scraggly band of followers, a tenuous claim to a distant throne, and no business plan are not exactly music to a venture capitalist's ears.

????Yet in spite of Daenarys's weak bargaining position, she avoids bad terms. By the end of season two, she has successfully navigated Qarth's den of vipers -- the most venomous, it turns out, being the man who promised her immense wealth in return for her hand in marriage. In Game of Thrones' dynastic world, marriage is merger. Aside from the dragons, being single is Daenarys's most valuable asset, one she's careful not to give away. This caution bears fruit. When it turns out that her disingenuous suitor's vaults are, in fact, empty, Daenarys learns the importance of scrutinizing a potential partner's balance sheet.