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31 Benefits of Using Sun Tzu Art of War

 

31 Benefits of Using Sun Tzu Art of War

When you know and apply the Sun Tzu Art of War, you can reap at least 31 benefits:

1. You are able to get more done with less

2. Less stress for yourself and others

3. Save time, team and money

4. Get higher productivity, which is ever more with ever less

5. Leverage on others, so able to work smart and not just work hard

6. Know yourself and know others, in a hundred battles, there are no dangers

7. Be mindful, not mind full

8. Know what is a good person and how to be a good person

9. Loyalty, the most trusted virtue, will be yours too

8. Know how to take care of your people as though they are your children

9. Know the dangers of fire and how to harness fire in your daily life

10. Know the biggest fire is fire in the belly, and how to use this fire daily

11. Get automatic leadership, that is, leadership that no one notices

12. Get automatic followership, that is, followership that no leader asks for

13. Get what you want without asking for it

14. Sleep better, for Sun Tzu teaches you how to prepare for the worst

15. Be more sensitive to the 5 elements of nature: wind, water, soil, quake and sky

16. Know the direct and indirect ways to getting things done

17. Know the power of deception, which is the change of people's perception

18. Be one step ahead of your competitors

19. No need to fight, for you win without fighting

20. Know the difference between strategy and tactic, and what strategies are paramount

21. Understand that leadership is beyond leaders and how to have leadership and not just leaders

22. Know that the ultimate in the Art of War is to take the entire nation, and not to break a nation

23. Become aware of the power of flexibility, and be as flexible as water

24. Know the use of spies, which is a prerequisite of foreknowledge

25. Know the best spies is still your inner knowledge of your people

26. Know the best defense is attack, and the best attack is defense

27. Know the importance of alliances, and how to choose our alliances properly

28, Be careful of excesses, and excess punishments and excess rewards are the fastest routes to defeat

29. Know the importance of systems, and how to systemize the routine and humanize the exceptions

30. Realise that the opportunity to win is provided by your opponent, and you don't need to search for such an opportunity

31. Mast the importance of speed, and know when to strike when the iron is hot

Next Sun Tzu Art of War courses are as follows:
10 Aug 2022 Wed: Win without Fighting with Art of War, details at www.asiatrainers.org/wwf

17 Aug 2022 Wed: Leadership with Sun Tzu Art of War, details at www.asiatrainers.org/suntzulead

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