A Poem in Seven Steps: Why Succession Fights Destroy the Best Talent
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A Poem in Seven Steps: Why Succession Fights Destroy the Best Talent
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Narrated by:
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Andrew Lin
This title uses virtual voice narration
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Summary
In a silent palace hall, a young poet is dragged before his older brother, the new king. The order is simple: walk seven steps and compose a poem, or be punished. The poet is Cao Zhi, the most gifted writer of his age. The king is Cao Pi, the brother who beat him in a long, bitter race to inherit their father’s throne.
For years, their father Cao Cao, the warlord who ruled northern China, refused to choose between them. Advisors picked sides. Rivals staged performances. And by the time the race was over, the cost had already begun: brilliant people destroyed, a family turned against itself, and a state left open to outsiders.
Part vivid historical narrative, part sharp business analysis, this audiobook draws a clear line from an ancient palace hall to the rivalries you face today. Whether you are competing for a promotion, caught between two leaders, or deciding who gets the top job, you’ll come away seeing why a choice left open too long burns the very talent an organization needs, why how the winner treats the loser matters as much as who wins, and why insiders who fight each other so often hand the future to someone else.
Ancient Chinese wisdom, made practical, memorable, and immediately useful.
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