Introduction: The Need to Take Arms: Three Levels of Professional Maturation -- The Regional Conflict: Issues in Running a Private Company -- The Global Conflict: Issues in Planning an Exit Strategy -- Mastery of Weapons: Effective Communication in the Workplace -- Modes of Battle: Strategies for Dealing with Conflict -- Acquiring Allies: How to Gain Support -- The Battle and Beyond -- Going to War: Maximizing Your Chances for Victory -- Learning to Lead: Why We Love and Fear Authority -- Victory from Defeat: Learning from Loss as a Precursor to Success -- Epilogue: The Path to Peace.