16 techniques for building and keeping power in whatever arena you choose. Taken from The 48 Laws of Power by bestselling author Robert Greene.

1. BY
Mark
Blasini
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2. A SUPPLEMENT TO
By Robert Greene
The 16 techniques explored here have been used by the most
ruthless and cunning leaders throughout history to achieve
the heights of power. They are battle-tested and timeless.
Use this short book as a reference guide to help you in
mastering the arts of power. When it comes to a situation
where you must make a move, you’ll have this guide to help
you.
Beware, though: some of these tactics may require a certain
level of ruthlessness to implement effectively. Once you
commit to using them, there is no turning back. Do not take
them lightly.
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3. “If the world is like a giant scheming court and we are
trapped inside it, there is no use in trying to opt out of
the game…Instead of struggling against the inevitable,
instead of arguing and whining and feeling guilty, it is
far better to excel at power.”
-Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

4. 1
Objective
To avoid stirring envy with your superior
Description
When in the presence of a superior (a boss, a board of directors, an important client),
avoid trying to sound clever or brilliant. Instead, play the modest pupil: pretend that
your superior has more intelligence, more taste, more wit than you. Occasionally make
mistakes and request your superior’s help in some matters.
Authority:
Law 1: Never Outshine the Master
The Modest Pupil

5. 2
Objective
To persuade your superior to accept your idea
Description
Whenever you have an idea that you want to present to your superior, try to present
your idea as an echo of his. Allow him to take some credit for your idea. In addition, as
you are working on the idea, allow your superior to add his two cents and incorporate
his advice.
Authority:
Law 1: Never Outshine the Master
Echoing

6. 3
Objective
To convince people into thinking you are part of their group
Description
Whenever you need to ingratiate yourself with a new group of people, study this group
and try to adopt its values, its tastes, its customs. Try to blend in as much as possible so
that the group quickly accepts you.
Authority:
Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions
Seamless Blend

7. 4
Objective
To build a strong reputation quickly
Description
When trying to build a reputation for yourself, focus on one outstanding quality for
others to know you by. Pick one positive characteristic - honesty, generosity,
cleverness - that you want others to say about you and take actions that reinforce this
characteristic.
Authority:
Law 5: So Much Depends on Reputation - Guard It With Your Life
Sterling Quality

8. 5
Objective
To cast doubt onto someone else's reputation
Description
If you are dealing with a rival or competitor who is more powerful than you, don't
attack them directly. Instead, find ways to stir doubt in his or her reputation. Analyze
what your rival is known for, and develop rumors that draw his or her reputation into
question.
Authority:
Law 5: So Much Depends on Reputation - Guard It With Your Life
Poking Holes

9. 6
Objective
To get people to lower their defenses around you
Description
To get others to like and trust you quickly, find some way to give them a gift or display
an act of kindness. Don't make the gift too grandiose; any simple gift will do. Doing
this (and doing it early in your relationship) will make it very hard for them to be
suspicious of you.
Authority:
Law 12: Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm Your Victim
The Trojan Horse

10. 7
Objective
To get others to talk about themselves, revealing important facts about their personality,
thoughts, and feelings
Description
People are often self-absorbed, interested only in their own interests. To get others to
open up to you, to reveal information to you, get them to talk about themselves, their
interests, their tastes. Don't impose your personality in conversation; instead, ask them
questions, show that you are interested in them. They will soon reveal all types of juicy
information about themselves and their feelings.
Authority:
Law 14: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy
The Disraeli Method

11. 8
Objective
To get others to reveal their hidden intentions or feelings
Description
Blurt out a calculated lie - something you've made up - and observe your listener's
reactions.
Authority:
Law 14: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy
Pistol Shooting

12. 9
Objective
To get others to reveal their thoughts, intentions
Description
To get others to open up to you, you can first open up to them, confessing a harmless
secret. Such an act of honesty will often lower people's defenses and get them revealing
their own secrets.
Authority:
Law 14: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy
First Confession

13. 10
Objective
To buy yourself time in the face of a stronger opponent
Description
In the face of someone with a strong, aggressive, or argumentative personality, it is
sometimes good to appear to yield, to concede to them a victory, to bend to their
desires. Don't resist them, but instead buy yourself time to analyze their strengths and
weaknesses and build up your strength. You will then later be able to figure out how to
resist them in a more calculated way.
Authority:
Law 22: Use the Surrender Tactic
Strategic Surrender

14. 11
Objective
To get others to blame someone else for your mistakes or wrongdoings
Description
Instead of apologizing for a mistake, find a convenient scapegoat that you can shift
attention and blame to. This will occupy people's time, distracting them from the real
mistakes you have made.
Authority:
Law 26: Keep Your Hands Clean
Scapegoating

15. 12
Objective
To get unpleasant or difficult work done without doing it yourself
Description
If unpleasant or difficult work has to be done, then it is much better for you to get
someone else to do it. You can pay someone or strategically get someone to volunteer.
Occasionally, to put yourself in a superior's favor, you may want to play the cat's paw
yourself - doing dirty work for him. He will come to rely on you and appreciate your
efforts.
Authority:
Law 26: Keep Your Hands Clean
The Cat’s Paw

16. 13
Objective
To get others to choose the option you've created without them knowing you created it
Description
Whenever presenting an idea to a superior or a group, trying proposing a few choices of
action. Then present each choice in such a way that the one you prefer is clearly the
best option.
Authority:
Law 31: Control the Options
Color the Choices

17. 14
Objective
To get others to choose the option you've created without them knowing you created it
Description
If you are confronted with someone who resists everything you say, then advocating for
the opposite of what you want. This may get him to do the opposite of what you are
advocating for - which is precisely what you want.
Authority:
Law 31: Control the Options
Force the Resistor

18. 15
Objective
To bring down someone's defenses
Description
To seduce a person or a group of people, mirror their tastes, their values, their
interests. Pretend you are like them. Talk in terms of their interests. Agree with their
statements. They will fall under your spell because you are appealing to their vanity.
Authority:
Law 44: Disarm and Infuriate with the Mirror Effect
Mirroring

19. 16
Objective
To avoid stirring envy from others
Description
To avoid stirring envy in others, trying displaying a weakness, a fault or vice that you
have. Make it seem like your success - a promotion, winning new business, an award -
was the result of luck. Downplay your success and positive characteristics. Be modest
and humble.
Authority:
Law 46: Never Appear Too Perfect
The Harmless Vice

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