Celebrating the Chinese New Year is not just about resolutions, but about concocting conquest strategies with character that we can learn from the classic book Sun Tzu Art of War.
More than 2,500 years ago, a Chinese philosopher named Sun Tzu wrote the masterpiece The Art of War. Consisting of 13 chapters, Sun Tzu’s Art of War is the most respected and best-known Chinese military work outside of China.
Each chapter in Sun Tzu’s Art of War book is devoted to a different set of skills or arts related to warfare, finance, and how they are applied to military strategies and tactics that in principle and philosophy can be applied in business and daily life.
Interestingly, this classic war strategy is now a mandatory guidebook for CEOs around the world, successful entrepreneurs, and professionals around the world.
Why? Because modern business and personal career travel is basically the art of strategy, that everything must be planned and calculated with others.
The contents of Sun Tzu’s book include:
1. The ultimate victory is the luxury of winning without having to drain energy in a bloody battle. In business, this is called Blue Ocean strategy, where businesses have a strategy that focuses on innovation to create new demand in markets that have not been touched by competitors. With this strategy, the company not only increases the value for customers but also builds a competitive advantage that suits are emulated.
2. Our biggest enemy is our own ego, so recognizing one’s own weaknesses is much more crucial than underestimating competitors.
3. Moves like unbreakable water: calm, flexible, yet has unstoppable power when the momentum arrives.
4. Strategy is stronger than strength. The number of teams or physical strength is not the main factor in winning. More important is strategy, coordination, and tactical flexibility.
5. Leadership is Key. A good general is not only physically strong, but also wise, disciplined, and able to inspire his troops. Sun Tzu also affirmed that a true general is one who moves forward without wanting fame or praise. This means that a leader’s primary motivation should be for the common good, not personal ambition or popularity seeking.
This Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is a momentum to strengthen or rearrange your chess pieces. Are you ready to apply Sun Tzu’s principles to win the year of the Horse and the years to come?
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