Mob Rules: What the Mafia Can Teach the Legitimate Businessman

Mob Rules examines management and business practices used by organized crime figures and how they can be applied legally to legitimate business operations. Louis Ferrante, a former associate of the Gambino family, draws on his experience executing major heists and managing operations that generated millions of dollars. After serving an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence, Ferrante identified valuable business lessons from his time in the Mob that he applied to legitimate work. The book presents eighty-eight Mafia strategies adapted for legal business use, including topics such as respecting organizational hierarchy, maintaining confidentiality, making decisive choices, identifying new opportunities, and avoiding overconfidence. Ferrante illustrates these strategies with real-life experiences and episodes from his background in organized crime.