1、Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss as showrunners and main writers. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martins series of fantasy novels,权力的游戏是一个美国奇幻系列剧创造了 HBO 的戴维 Benioff 和丹尼尔威斯作为策划人和主要作家。这是一个冰与火之歌改
2、编的，乔治马丁的奇幻小说系列，The series, set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos at the end of a decade-long summer, interweaves several plot lines. 该系列，在大陆和艾索斯虚构大陆长达 10 年的夏天结束，几个情节交织。The first follows the members of several noble houses in a civil war for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms;第一如下几
3、个贵族家族成员在七个王国的铁王座的内战；the second covers the rising threat of the impending winter and the Southerners fear of the legendary creatures and fierce peoples of the North;第二覆盖的威胁即将到来的冬天和南方的北方之神兽、激烈的人民的恐惧；the third chronicles the attempts of the exiled last scion of the realms deposed ruling dynasty to recl
4、aim the throne.第三志流亡的最后接穗领域废黜执政王朝夺回宝座的尝试。Through its exploration of the ambitions and morals of its many characters, the series explores issues of social hierarchy, religion, loyalty, corruption, civil war, crime, and punishment.通过它的野心和它的许多特征的道德探索，系列探讨社会层次，问题的宗教，忠诚，腐败，内战，犯罪和惩罚。The background of the
5、story is a fictional world, mainly divided into two continents, is located in the west country “is“ sunset Weiss Tero (Westeros), an area of about equal to South America; located in the East is a piece of area, shape approximation to Eurasia land. The main thread of the story occurs in Weiss Tero. F
6、rom King Rob baratheon went to visit his friends here: the Lord of Winterfell and warden of the North Ed Stark started, and gradually show this piece of the whole country. The king, his prime minister, the chancellor of the exchequer huaiguitai, vassals Yongbing self-respect, the country only by a t
7、hin string that sustains the surface of the peace, and when the string broken, the country into the endless chaos again. But even those ancient legends and extinct biological horror, are back to this land. 故事背景是一个虚构的世界，主要分为两片大陆，位于西面的是“日落国度”维斯特洛（Westeros ），面积约等于南美洲；位于东面的是一块面积、形状近似于亚欧大陆的陆地。故事的主线便发生在维斯
8、特洛大陆上。从国王劳勃拜拉席恩前往此地拜访他的好友：临冬城主暨北境守护艾德史塔克开始，渐渐展示了这片国度的全貌。单纯的国王，耿直的首相，各怀鬼胎的大臣，拥兵自重的四方诸侯，全国仅靠着一根细弦维系着表面的和平，而当弦断之时，国家再度陷入无尽的战乱之中。而更让人惊悚的、那些远古的传说和早已灭绝的生物，正重新回到这片土地。Everything I Needed to Know About Business I Learned from Watching Game of ThronesGame of Thrones is a compelling dramatic series with great
9、acting and breath-taking locations. What makes it magical though is its story and the power dynamics that go on between kings, queens, courtiers, and enemies all of which are very Shakespearean themes.Everything I needed to know about business I could have learned from watching Game of Thrones.Here
10、are the top 10 lessons (fair warning: spoilers below!):1. No one ever forgets a slight. We think if we have treated someone poorly in the past but then give them a promotion to a new position of power that all will be right again. It wont. People have long memories. They never forget a slight. When
11、13 year old Joffrey is embarrassed by Eddard Starks (Lord of Winterfells) daughter, Arya, he grows to despise the Starks. As soon as he rises to power as the King, one of his first acts is to execute Eddard Stark, instead of sparing his life as planned.2. Trust no one. Although there are a few excep
12、tions in the television series, as a basic rule, you cant trust anyone in the Seven Kingdoms and the same is true on Wall Street or in any corporate boardroom today. Old friends who seem to have power like King Robert Baratheon to Eddard Stark can be suddenly killed or removed from power and lose th
13、e ability to offer you protection. Those who you think are your friends can betray you.You must protect yourself, at all costs. If not you, who else will?3. If you have to trust someone, you can only trust family blood. What loyalty exists in Game of Thrones is only between those of the same blood.
14、Even half-blood is not enough. Eddards wife Lady Catelyn Stark cannot stand Eddards bastard son, Jon Snow. In business, most of us dont work with our families. Therefore, you can only trust those whove known you for decades and long before you were famous. Thats why, at the start of the series, King
15、 Robert Baratheon asks Eddard to be his “Hand of the King” after the death of his predecessor Lord Jon Arryn. Its not because Eddard is such a fine Lord of Winterfell that Baratheon wants him to move to the court at Kings Landing. Its because the King remembers when he used to go “drinking and whori
16、ng” with Eddard when they were young soldiers. In business today, we trust the family blood of going to the same high school, the same college, or from working together in your first or second job out of college. When new CEOs appointed like new Kings one of their first acts is sweeping out the old
17、court lieutenants and bring in their comrades who they trust like family blood.4. We over-estimate the power of far-away enemies and under-estimate the power of close enemies. When the series first opens, King Robert Baratheon and his Queen Cersei and her family of the Lannisters worry about the hei
18、rs of the Targaryen family, as they have fairly recently overthrown the “Mad King” who was a Targaryen to seize power. The only male heir, Viserys Targaryen and his sister Daenerys have fled across the sea. Daenerys is betrothed to a Dothraki horse warrior named Khal Drogo, to amass power. Early on,
19、 there is great concern about the potential risk of a Targaryen and Dothraki attack. As the series goes on though, what is interesting is how often those with power overlook the threat from those closest to them in their circle of trust. The same is true in business. Imagine the shock Steve Jobs had
20、 at Apple (AAPL) after inviting former Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt on to his board to share in Apples deep and secretive long-term planning only to then see Schmidt launch a fierce competitor to the iPhone with the Android operating system a couple of years later. Apples threat wasnt from Researc
21、h In Motion (RIMM); it was sitting across the board room table.5. What is your “Wall?” Who do you staff it with? What is on the other side that might devastate your kingdom? One of the major locations in the series is “the Wall,” in the far North of the Seven Kingdoms. Its 700 feet high and 300 mile
22、s long. Its intended to protect the Seven Kingdoms from the threat of the anarchy and potential black magic of the “Others” and “wildings” who are thought to be on the other side of it. In business, we can see a product or service rise to great success. That success brings great wealth and power. It
23、 makes life very comfortable for those inside the court at Kings Landing. The risk to that comfortable and warm court seems remote often, just as few in Kings Landing think about the North, the Wall, or the risk of a coming long winter to threaten them. The “Nights Watch” who sit at the Wall to help
24、 protect the Seven Kingdoms are under-resourced and under-staffed. Those who serve there arent the best and brightest of the Seven Kingdoms because the threat is seen as remote. Research In Motion used to have 50% of the US market share for smart phones just 3 years ago. Their court in Waterloo, Can
25、ada, seemed very secure and powerful. The threat to their empire was seen to be low even after the iPhone was introduced in 2007. Anyone within Research In Motion who warned co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis were ignored. Those who ignore the other side of the Wall, do so at their own peril.6
26、. People unexpectedly die. You must have a contingency plan. Not just in business, but in life, we too often assume that tomorrow will be just like today. Our friends and family will always be there for us. But Game of Thrones shows us starkly that people die every day and they never come back. Deat
27、h is final. When Eddard is beheaded by King Joffrey, it throws his family into disarray and civil war erupts. His daughter Arya flees and disguises herself as a boy. When Eddards friend the King dies, hes similarly exposed with the new power structure that takes over Kings Landing. The best companie
28、s prepare themselves for deaths of key executives and for all sorts of other contingencies that arise. We always think bad things wont happen to us, but life always brings change.7. Dont disregard up-and-coming talent. There is always a current power structure in any court. We are deferential to the
29、 King and Queen today, but we are often not so polite to those without power. A young teen Joffrey is seen as a petulant brat by many. He grows into a tyrannical King. If youd gotten on his bad side early, the chances were high that you remained there. Viserys Targaryen thinks of his young sister Da
30、enerys as a puppet he can manipulate into marrying someone that will get him back in power which he covets after he loses it. He never realizes that she is growing up to be an extremely powerful Queen. His overlooking her influence eventually leads to his death by her husband.8. Never under-estimate
31、 the power behind the throne. Just as we under-estimate youth, Game of Thrones also show how Queens are consistently under-estimated. Ive just mentioned the maturation of Daenerys into “The Mother of Dragons” from a scared and quiet 13 year old girl. Theres also Queen Cersei, the wife of King Robert
32、 Baratheon. Shes carrying on an incestual relationship with her twin brother and positions their son, Joffrey, to be the heir to Baratheons throne. Cersei is exquisitely good at manipulating everyone around her to get what she wants and keep hold of power. And there are Cerseis in business all the t
33、ime. It can be the trusted confidant of the CEO pushing him or her to undertake some course of action to serve that “Queens” agenda. One must always be aware of the power dynamics around a particular “King” you are dealing with at your company or another.9. Raw emotion will get you killed. You must
34、always plan and prepare if you want to survive. Headstrong boys are consistently executed throughout Game of Thrones. If you shoot your mouth off without thinking, youll typically pay the ultimate price. Those who survive the longest and cling to power are those who are thoughtful, and cunningly don
35、t telegraph their future actions. Its much better to be overlooked than to draw attention to yourself.10. Remember where the title “Game of Thrones” comes from. In the original book for “A Game of Thrones” by George Martin on which the TV series is based, Queen Cersei Lannister speaks a line from which the title comes:“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”Remember that, and you will be well prepared to succeed in equally bloody sport of modern-day business.
