In order to be successful, they have to be able to analyze as many of the choices, plans and strategies possible and determine which of these will be best for the most individuals. Sometimes such decisions have to be made very quickly. Executive power, Mansfield notes, is one of the most essential principles that comes from Machiavellian rationale to the separation of power in today's government. Every where in both the government and business institutions, it is possible to see examples of one-person rule, and it is readily accepted. This is an important constitutional principle retained from the past. The executive in charge can be strong or weak, according to the challenges that face him or her. However, the most successful executive is the individual who can govern under the acceptance of the electors.

As Mansfield notes in his works about executive power, Machiavelli made this a mainstay of free government. He formed the beginning insights behind the development of the American presidency....

The United States is the first republic thus formed with strong executive power, as earlier it was believed that executive power contradicted republican principles. However, America had the ability to combine this princely power with the authority of its constituents
Machiavelli's beliefs as well as the book Machiavelli's Virtue provides a great deal to consider when looking at the political situation today across the world. One needs to truly think about what makes leaders and their countries successful in war and peace.

References

Mansfield, Harvey. Machiavelli's Virtue. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Masters, Roger. Maciavelli's Virtue. Ethics (1997). 107.4: 757-759

Muller, Jerry. The Princes Pay Tribute. Public Interest. (2001) [electronic version]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0377/is_2001_Summer/ai_76812259

Parel, Anthony. Machiavelli's Virtue. Review of Politics (1997) 59.2: 404-408