"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." -- Cersei Lannister

In Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones, Bruce Craven brilliantly analyzes the intense journeys of the best and worst leaders in the epic fantasy empires of Essos and Westeros, offering the reader guidance and motivation to apply the skills necessary to fight his or her own game of thrones.

Craven considers timeless characters such as Ned Stark, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and Tyrion Lannister as they make terrible decisions and fatal mistakes--but also achieve incredible victories and surprising successes, learning, and growing along their (often bloody) ways. Craven extracts leadership wisdom and prepares readers to compete in demanding professional environments. Readers will learn how to face conflict and build resilience, develop contextual and emotional intelligence, develop their vision, and more.

This entertaining and accessible guide will show readers how to turn danger into opportunity, even when dragons threaten.