The Art of Strategy - Part Three"Two Basic Issues Encapsulate Sun Tzu Treaty"
The Art of Strategy deals with two main issues:
All your opportunities flow from that strategic position. That position could be personal, or a major undertaking such as a negotiation, a business challenge or a conflict with other organization. The art and science of strategy teaches that there are five key aspects to your position:
The Art of Strategy starts with the idea of position, and goes onto make this idea easy to use in every aspect of life. The framework of a strategic position is framework for a machine. You might say that this machine manufactures luck. We complete this machine by adding its moving parts. These four parts are designed to find and exploit opportunities:
These four skills provide the heart of Sun Tzu’s methods, strategies & Tactics and he spends about 70% of this book discussion them. In the next article in this series, I am going to touch very briefly on each element to give a flavor of the art of strategy based on tactical positioning. Sun Tzu start by saying: Calculate a plan with five working fundamentals, And examine the condition of each. The first is Mission The second is Climate The third is Ground The forth is Leadership The fifth is Method Leaders should not be unfamiliar with these Five. Those who understand them will triumph. Those who do not understand them will be defeated.” The Art of Strategy - Introduction Introduction and main page. The Art of Strategy - Part One Perspective on the writing of Sun Tzu's Treaty. The Art of Strategy - Part Two Three words in the opening of the Art of Strategy are very important. The Art of Strategy - Part Three You Are Here! Two main issues that the Art of Strategy deals with.. The Art of Strategy - Part Four The Art of Strategy Positioning and Advance. The Art of Strategy - Part Five The Art of Strategy The advance Cycle |
