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Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun [Hardcover]

Wess Roberts (Author)
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December 1, 1992
The author of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun employs Attila's concise maxims to show how to establish successful management within an organization and lead an entrepreneurial organization against a giant, entrenched competitor. 150,000 first printinng. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Roberts looks to Attila the Hun and the history of the Roman Empire for business strategies.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From Library Journal

A sequel to Roberts's Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun (Warner, 1990. reprint), which was geared to individuals, this manual offers advice for organizational leaders. Like many "how to" books in management, it uses "how to win battles" as a metaphor for competing for markets and market share. "Chieftains who meet their own needs first--at the expense of the tribe--are worthless leaders," reads a typical entry. "Chieftains who hold on to power through a cunning mixture of deceit, brutality, and largesse are desperate despots. Huns do not follow them. Great warriors refuse to serve them." Even Attila the Hun knows there is nothing new under the sun--which is true of this work. The metaphor does make this fun reading, however, and since its predecessor sold 500,000 copies, Victory Secrets is recommended for all general business collections.
- Michael D. Kathman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Collegeville, Minn.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday; First Edition edition (December 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385424485
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385424486
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wess Roberts is The New York Times bestselling author of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, Straight A's Never Made Anybody Rich, Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun, co-author of Make It So, Protect Your Achilles Heel, It Takes More Than a Carrot and a Stick, The Best Advice Ever for Leaders, and collaborated with Brigadier General John C. "Doc" Bahnsen, Jr. in the penning of American Warrior. His books have been published in 24 languages.

After earning his doctorate in psychology from Utah State University, Wess opted for military service and was selected for an assignment with the US Army Combat Arms Training Board. He served to the rank of major in the US Army. His diverse career also includes senior management positions at American Express Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Northrop Services Company, and Courseware, Incorporated. He is also a former board member of the Health Plan of the Redwoods.

As an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University, Southern Utah University, and Utah State University, Wess instructed both graduate and undergraduate courses in business, education, and psychology. A former member of the Business School Dean's Advisory Boards at the University of Utah, Utah State University, and Westminster College, he served on the President's Advisory Board at Nova Southeastern University. Wess is the author of forty-five professional papers on human behavior, and the executive producer of six award-winning motivation and training films.

As an author, Wess has been a guest on over 400 radio and television programs including Oprah, CBS This Morning, CNN, and CNBC. In addition, articles about him and his books have appeared in every major news and business publication including Newsweek, Time, Across the Board, Vanity Fair, Barron's, Fortune, Forbes, and Success Magazine as well as in every major newspaper including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Investor's Business Daily, The Houston Chronicle, The Atlanta Constitution, The Detroit Free Press, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The San Francisco Chronicle. His management classic, Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, served as the basis for the A&E Biography on Attila.

As a speaker, he has addressed corporate, government, medical, military, trade association, and university audiences throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Among other distinctions, Wess is a member of the US Army Field Artillery and Missile School OCS Hall of Fame, and the recipient of the US Army Field Artillery Association's Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, the US Department of Treasury's Patriotic Service Award, and a Professional Achievement Award from Utah State University's College of Business and Alumni Association.

Wess makes his home in Utah.

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining history and leadership skills, May 13, 2002
This great little book is history with a purpose - by far the best sort of history - and it teaches leadership using an original technique. Set in the fifth century AD, in the time of the decline of the mighty Roman empire, the author gives us an apposite slice of life and then has one of history's great leaders comment upon it. Attila, the formidable king of the Hun confederacy, teaches leadership round the campfire to his chieftains. It is certainly an easy way to learn history - I read it twice - light, well written and well-researched. The lessons are entertaining and say a lot in a few lines. Some of it is very insightful, I went through the book with a pencil to note the best points. Occasionally it is a little repetitious and lapses in the logic, but I enjoyed it and learnt a lot.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Create an atmosphere of trust, competency and reward ..., November 29, 2001
Most people today think of Attila the Hun as an evil, ruthless barbarian, but this is a shallow and ill-informed take on his life and many successful campaigns.

Attila had a great love for his people, and maintained only modest comforts for himself. He used his war chest to empower his tribe and his people. Attila does not discriminate based on age, sex or race, but forms his judgements based on merit, success and the individual's potential.

Vain and beligerant pseudo-warrior management types will be disappointed to learn that Attila's victories were borne on the back of competence, even-handedness, reasonable reward and mutual respect. Anyone looking for simple parlor tricks and manipulative techniques to fool or bully co-workers and subordinates into submission will be dissapointed here. This book is about improving the self and becoming a better person in order to lead victoriously, not creating a facade to hide the miserable and incompetent soul.

"Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun" helps to reveal the context of the ruler's life and its parallels in the modern world through history, parable, and fantasy. It is a thoroughly enjoyable read for principle-based managers concerned for the health, welfare, growth and prosperity of their company, and the lives of those around them.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Readable entertaining insight into big biz hierarchies., October 7, 1998
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Esteemed executive, Wess Roberts, weaves an involving teaching tool of equal parts history, fantasy and illustrative instruction. This unique "how to" on building and leading a big business hierarchy from the middle, and the top, is also a true to history, interpretive extraction of the Hun empire revived and empowered by one man, Attila the Hun. Attila's own success is not only an analogous base for the lessons at hand but also their validation. An easy, concise read for top and middle managers on the go; an overlooked gem in a pile of rubblous hype.
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tribal booty, weak chieftains, victory secrets, baseless anxiety, good chieftain, grand eunuch, competent warriors, supreme military commander, child hostage, subordinate leaders
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Roman Empire, Great Conquest, Western Empire, Caucasian Huns, King Rugila, Catalaunian Fields, Danube Huns, Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun, Theodosius the Great
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