The Lexicon · Genealogy · Early Modern
MACHIAVELLI, NICCOLÒ
1469–1527
Virtù and Fortuna (The Founding Strategist)
Machiavelli: the prince must couple virtù (skill, decisiveness) with the management of fortuna (luck, contingency). The Founding Strategist (§3.2.2) is the Machiavellian role inside the Church. Strategy meets the funding cycle; the meeting decides. The Strategist does not pretend the field is fair. The Strategist counts the dice and acts on the count. We have re-read The Prince as a manual for the artistic non-profit board.