This leadership session is based on ancient wisdom and practices from the text and philosophy of the book Art of War, by Sun Tzu. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy and leadership in the world. It has had a huge influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu recognized the importance of positioning in a flexible, terrain-based strategy. The position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of its competitive players. He taught that strategy does not mean planning by working through a to- do list, rather it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions, similar to a terrain. Planning works in a controlled environment. However, in a competitive environment, competing plans collide, thereby creating unexpected situations.
You Will Learn
We will present a unique framework for learning how to think and design actions for producing important change and transformation in challenging and dynamic times. At the end of this session, and using a hands-on approach, participants will learn how to structure an effective transformation and how to:
- Assess the situations we find ourselves in.
- Design actions to change our situations.
- Identify factors that impact successful change initiatives.
- Understand how to develop a Terrain Based StrategyTM.
- Develop orthodox versus unorthodox strategies.
- Apply the learning to our professional and personal lives.
