1670 || what does machiavellian actually mean?
I've been using the term "machiavellian" for years. Recently, I looked it up. Today, I'm sharing what I found.
Machiavelli was a teacher of "evil". He believed virtues were a waste of time. He said successful founders and supporters of government must be violent murderers to sustain control. Fear is a more powerful motivator than fear, so he encouraged brute force and violence as a means to an end.
We can combat this type of thinking by encouraging empathy, connection, and morality.
Wikipedia's Page on Machiavelli.
The Forbes Article on Workplace Machiavellians
Quora's Responses to someone…
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