“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight”
“He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces”
There is no such thing as a useless employee – everyone has a strength. Its your duty to figure out what that is and put it to good use. Even then, an effective leader will eventually learn how to blend everyone’s advantages and weaknesses together to form a strong team and strategy. The Art of War aside, management guru Peter Drucker said, “Only three things happen naturally in firms: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership. “Whenever you see a successful business or outcome, someone made a courageous decision. Leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; it is defined by results, not attributes. Leadership is not about flattering, manipulating and being popular. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”“He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared”
101 of The Art of War: Don’t let rivals see you coming. That means, for example, not using the same old strategies that proved successful in the past. Modify your tactics depending on your opponent – so it pays to do heavy research before taking someone on in the business world boxing ring. Know the strengths and weaknesses of the company you want to conquer over.“Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground”
You may have noticed a reoccurring message – research, create a strategy and for goodness sake don’t leap before you think. The best course of action is almost never the knee-jerk one. Always consider all angles – it’s especially true today where anything you do can end in a depressing twitter storm that will drain you of your reputation. Always take a step back first – no going in guns blazing! It’s so important he refers to it multiple times. Here’s another statement urging “generals to think twice: “Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being.” Talk of fighting aside, Sun Tzu drills one point home: “Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.” We leave you with this closing statement of advice from Sun Tzu: “If he is secure at all points, prepare for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest.” By Shané SchutteShare this story