September 07, 2025 What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about the motivations of CEOs BY The Conversation Niccolò Machiavelli, the infamous author of The Prince, wrote in the 1500s that the ideal leader makes and breaks solemn agreements. He creates alliances with weak allies to defeat a powerful enemy and then eliminates them one by … Continue reading What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about the motivations of CEOs →