Every time somebody takes a new position has to confront a certain situation that is always different but it is always similar to a same type of case. These type of cases have similar frames and call for similar rules of behavior. These are analyzed as part of the book.
In the second part of the book the analysis is made on 34 cases of management types of usual situations that managers has to face. In both parts the analysis goes further to see what can be better done to increase power and not to loose it.