Sun Tzu and The Art Of Business

Sun Tzu And The Art Of Business

Six Strategic Principles For Managers

Mark McNeilly

This is 1st time i talk about a book in my blog. So, i try my best.I found this book at my dad's library. I noticed this book long time ago maybe last year or last two year. Apparently, i decided to read this book early this year because it's title attract my attention and i think it's may useful for my future.hehe, i think so xD. There are many book that quite similar to this book which is 100 Strategies of War and 6 strategies of war both book by Wang Xuanming also Sun Tzu: War & Management by Wee Chou Hou and his two friends. However, i only finished read two of this book. I will tell you about other book next time.

When i read this book, my friends always ask me "Why you read this book?", "Do you want to be a businessman?", "did you want to start a war?" and many type of question. I don't know why people ask this question. For my opinion, maybe i'm not a management or business student but an electrical engineering student. or maybe this is an attitude of Malaysian or more accurate is Malay. Whatever the reason, we have our own opinion. Enough for my story, now, i will tell you about this book. Do you want to know what is 6 Strategic Principles for Management?

1. Win All Without Fighting

2. Avoid Strength, Attack Weakness

3. Deception And Foreknowledge

4. Speed And Preparation

5. Shape Your Opponent

6. Character-Based Leadership

To hand down the wisdom he had gained from years of battles, more than millennia ago the famous Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote the classic work on military strategy, The Art of War. Because business, like warfare, is dynamic, fast-paced, and requires an effective and efficient use of scarce resources, modern executives have found values in Sun Tzu's teachings. But The Art of War is arranged for the military leader and not CEO, so making connection between ancient warfare and today's corporate world is not always easy. Now, in Sun Tzu and the Art of Business, Mark R. McNeilly shows how Sun Tzu's strategic principles can be successfully applied to modern business situation.

To sum up, this is must read book cause when you read it, you will discovered many important things that you may forgotten. Especially those who want to involve with business and leader in future.