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Law 7: Get Others to Do the Work for You, but Always Take the Credit
This law from The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene emphasizes the strategic delegation of tasks while ensuring that you retain all the recognition and benefits. Here’s a detailed breakdown:
Core Principle:
Leverage the efforts, skills, and labor of others to advance your own goals, while positioning yourself as the mastermind behind the success. By doing so, you conserve your energy, appear more capable, and ensure that history credits you—not your helpers.
Key Components of the Law:
1. Delegation as a Power Tool
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Why do the work when others can? Identify tasks that can be handled by subordinates, colleagues, or
even rivals.
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Focus on high-value actions—your time should be spent on strategy, influence, and decision-making,
not mundane labor.
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Example: A CEO doesn’t personally handle accounting but takes credit for the
company’s financial success.
2. The Illusion of Effortless Mastery
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By having others execute your plans, you cultivate an image of efficiency
and brilliance.
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People assume you achieved results quickly and effortlessly, enhancing
your mystique.
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Example: Steve Jobs was known for his visionary presentations, though
engineers and designers did the actual work on Apple products.
3. Credit Appropriation
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Control the narrative: Frame contributions as your own ideas, even if others executed
them.
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Downplay helpers’ roles: Subtly shift attention to your leadership rather than their
labor.
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Example: Thomas Edison took credit for inventions largely developed by his
employees (like Nikola Tesla).
4. The Forgotten Helpers
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History remembers the figurehead, not the laborers.
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Ensure your name is attached to successes, while those who contributed
fade into obscurity.
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Example: Many famous artists (Michelangelo, Damien Hirst) had workshops of
assistants but received sole acclaim.
How to Apply This Law:
1. Choose the Right People
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Surround yourself with talented, hardworking individuals who lack your
ambition or self-promotion skills.
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Use their expertise while ensuring they don’t overshadow you.
2. Frame Their Work as Your Vision
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Position yourself as the "idea person" or leader—helpers are merely
executing your grand plan.
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Example: A film director takes credit for a movie’s success, though
hundreds contributed.
3. Control Information Flow
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Be the spokesperson for projects—limit others’ access to praise or media
attention.
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Example: Politicians often take credit for policies crafted by
advisors.
4. Avoid Being the Workhorse
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If you’re stuck doing labor, you’re replaceable. If you’re the one taking
credit, you’re indispensable.
Exceptions & Risks:
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Overuse breeds resentment: If helpers realize they’re being exploited, they may rebel or
sabotage you.
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Must maintain authority: If you lack power, others may refuse to work for you.
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Not for long-term trust: In collaborative environments (like startups), stealing credit can
backfire.
Historical Examples:
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Henry Ford: Took credit for assembly-line innovations (pioneered by his
engineers).
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Elon Musk: Often gets sole recognition for Tesla/SpaceX breakthroughs made by
teams.
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Napoleon: Credited for victories won by his generals.
Conclusion:
This law is about strategic parasitism—using others’ efforts to elevate yourself while minimizing their
visibility. It’s ruthless but effective in power dynamics. However, use it
wisely; if detected, it can turn allies into enemies.
Would you like examples of how to counter this law if used against you?
✍️แ ្แាแ់แី แง៖ แ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแแแៃแ្แើแាแแាแแฑ្แแข្แแ แ៉ុแ្แែแែแแែแแแ្แាแៃ
แ
្แាแ់แេះแแแីแៀแแៅ The 48 Laws of Power แแแ់ Robert Greene แแ្แ ាแแីแแៀแแ្แើแ្แាแ់แแ្แាំแแแแแ្แ แ
ំแេះแឹแ แិแแ្แាแ្แាแแแ់แข្แแแแៃ
แើแ្แីแแ្แាแขំแាแ
แិแแแាแแេแ្แិ៍แ្แោះแฑ្แแ្แួแแฏแ។
แាแแ្แោแแេះแឺแាแាแแแแ្แាแแแ្แขិแ៖
แោแแាแแ៍แំแាแ់៖
แ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแแแៃแ្แើแាแแាแแំแួแแข្แแ แ៉ុแ្แែแ្แូแแ្แើแฑ្แแេแ
แแ
ាំแា แข្แแ แាแข្แแแแួแแ្แាแៃ។ แិแីแេះแឹแแួแแแ្แំแំแ
ៃแេแแេแា แាแแแ
แិแแ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแแាแូแแាแแាแข្แแแ្แាแแៃ แិแแាแแแแ្แแាแ។
แ
ំแុแ
แំแាแ់แแៃแ
្แាแ់แេះ៖
แก. แ
េ�แแ
ែแแំแែแแាแแាแ (Delegation)
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แុំแ្แើแข្แីแែแแข្แแแแៃแขាแ
แ្แើแាแ៖ แแแแុแ្แแែแแាแแំแាแ แฌแแ្แៈแ្แើแាแแាแแំแួแแข្แแ។
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แ្แោแแើแាแแ្แแ់แ្แแแុแ្แแាแ្แ្แ แាแាแแ
ំแាแแេแแើแាแแាแแាแแ៉ាแ។
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แงแាแ แแ៍៖ แេแឹแแាំแ្แុแแ ៊ុแแិแแ
ាំแាแ
់แแแេแแូแ
แ៉ុแ្แែแแแិแីแ្แីแើแแិแแแแែแแแ្แแแแแแ់แាแ់แแ្แើแ។
แข. แแ្แើแแូแแាแแាแข្แแแាแข្แแแឹแแាំ
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แ្แើแฑ្แแេแើแแា แំแិแ แិแแុแ្แแាแ្แ្แแាំแแขแ់แแแី แข្แแ แแៈแែแแข្แแแแៃแ្แាแ់แែแាแข្แแแขแុแแ្แ។
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แงแាแ แแ៍៖ แាแាแាแแแ្แแ្แះแแแិแីแ្แីแើแ្แែแាแแแ្แ แោះแីแឺแាแាแแិแแំแแแ់แข្แแแឹแแាំ
แฌแข្แแแិแแ្แแ៏แោแ។
แฃ. แ្แួแแ្แាแាแแแួแแ្แាแ់
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แ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแแแៃแិแแขាแ
แแแិแីแ្แីแើแាแแាแแែแแួแแេแ្แើ។
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แ្แើแាแ្แแំแីแូแ
แា៖
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"แ្แុំแាแแแ
แាแแ្แោแแេះ..." (แោះแីแាแข្แแแแៃแាแข្แแแขแុแแ្แแ៏แោแ)
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"แើแแแួแแាแแោแแ័แแោแแាแแុแ្แแាแ្แ្แแแแ់แ្แុំ..."
แค. แ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแแំแួแแ្แូแแាแแ្แេแ
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แ្แแแ្แិแាแ្แ្แแែแแ
แแ
ាំแែ แข្แแแឹแแាំ แ៉ុแ្แែแ្แេแ
แข្แแแែแแិแแំแ្แើแាแแៅแ្แោแ។
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แงแាแ แแ៍៖ แข្แแแแោแាแแាแ
្แើแแแแិแីแ្แីแើแ្แាแៃแែแแ្แុแแ្แឹแ្แាแแแ់แួแแេแាแข្แแแិแ។
แแៀแแขแុแแ្แแ
្แាแ់แេះ៖
✔ แ្แើแแើแแแុแ្แแែแแขាแ
แឿแុแแ
ិแ្แแាแ แ ើแแិแแាแแេแ
แ្แីแោแแៈแ
្แើแแេแ។
✔ แុំแฑ្แแข្แแแแៃแกើแแើแข្แแ –
แ្แួแแ្แាแាแแแួแแ្แាแ់แាំแแីแំแូแ។
✔ แ្แើแាแข្แแแិแាแแាแ់แ្แแ់ แើแ្แីแ្แแ់แ្แแแាแแแ់แើแแแแ់แข្แแแแៃ។
แงแាแ แแ៍แ្แแแ្แិแាแ្แ្แ៖
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แ แ់แី แ ្แแ (Henry Ford) –
แแแិแីแ្แីแើแ្แแ័แ្แแแិแแแ្แ
แ៉ុแ្แែแិแแាแិแ្แแแแแแ់แាแ់แាแข្แแแแ្แើแ។
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แាแแ៍ แូแ្แ (Elon Musk) –
แែแแែแแួแแាแแើแแแ្แើแแแ្แាแ់แំแិแ Tesla/SpaceX
แោះแីแាแ្แុแแិแ្แแแแាแข្แแแขแុแแ្แแ៏แោแ។
แแ្แឹះแិแแ្แោះแ្แាแ់៖
⚠ แុំแ្แើแិแីแេះแ
្แើแแេแ –
แើแข្แแแแៃแឹแแាแข្แแแំแុแแแแ
ំแេแแីแួแแេ แួแแេแขាแ
แះแោแ។
⚠ แ្แូแแាแแขំแាแ
แ្แแ់แ្แាแ់ –
แើแข្แแแ្แោแ แេแឹแแិแแ្แแแ្แើแាแแฑ្แแข្แแแេ។
แេแ
แ្แីแแ្แិแ្แាแ៖
แ
្แាแ់แេះแឺ แขំแើแ្แិแ
แขំแាแ
แែแแขแុแแ្แแាแแ្แขแៅแ្แុแแិแแแាแแាแ แแោแាแ แិแแแ្แแ។
แ៉ុแ្แែแ្แូแแ្แើแាแោแแ្แុแแ្แแ័แ្แ แ្แោះแើแេแឹแ แข្แแแขាแ
แាแ់แแ់แិแ្แแាแ
แិแแាแแោแแแុแแ
ិแ្แ។
แ แ់แឹแแីแแៀแ แាแแាแแ្แួแ แ្แแិแแើแាแแข្แแแាแ្แើแ ្แាแ់แេះแើแข្แแแេ?