Business and Money Tips

(note: This article is adapted from my interview with the Straits Times in 2011) The Sun Tzu 5 Elements of Dao-Jiang-Tian-Di-Fa 道将天地法 as used in the office: Dao : This means you must know where and at what level you are pitching your strategy. Or simply put, know your purpose and why you do what you do. Like in sales, we teach people 'Your Why', why you are doing sales and what attracts you to your company. From here the salesperson can share why his company can help the prospect Jiang : Jiang is the leader or leadership. In the office, if everyone uses blame, excuses and denial and no one takes leadership and responsibility for office matters, you can be sure that the whole office will be on fire soon Tian:  Tian refers to the overall climate or what HR Practitioners called "Corporate Culture".  It is your way of doing things, and your  written and unwritten rules  in the office Di : Di is the ground, support and places where you can take refuge in. In the