Well, Rob, you often suggest various self-help resources, books etc. May I suggest the most valuable resource when it comes to analyzing business relationships?
Ready? Don't laugh....
Godfather and Godfather II.
Seriously.
EVERYTHING a person needs to know about business dealings and most any type of relationship can be found in these two films. I'm not suggesting you go out and whack associates who cross you. The murders in GF1 2 are metaphors.
I've held this belief for sometime, but recently I read an old interview with Puzzo and the film's director and confitrmed that the book/movies were intended to be about American capitalism and that the organized crime theme was really secondary. Interesting, huh?
GF3 sucks.