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Vetinari Coat of Arms

Vetinari and Carnegie

Continuing this series on influence and power dynamics, I consider Pratchett’s Vetinari and imagine his critique of Carnegie’s "How to...", as he sets out to influence people - without winning unwanted friends...

Hilary Mantel as Thomas Cromwell

Jeeves and Cromwell

The ability to exert influence in the world is not necessarily ring-fenced to those who appear to be in power if we take lessons from models of influence. In the first of this series, I consider Wodehouse’s and Mantel’s contrasting protagonists and find certain patterns...