The Strategic Way: Lessons From The Chinese Strategic Thinkers

The Strategic Way is written based on the works of several great war-strategists and thinkers of China who lived between 2,000 to 3,000 years ago. For thousands of years, China was in a warring state and thus accumulated a lot of experience and wisdom in terms of war strategies. Some of the more common and well-known classics include Sun Zi's Art of War, Sun Pin's Art of War and the Strategies of Zhu GeLiang, to name a few. The Strategic Way advocates that one should first understand oneself before seeking to understand others. A good strategist must be sensitive to and be able to assess the environment well before developing this information into strategies. In today's context, information is the energy of the mind. A good strategist is able to turn information into intelligence, thereby seeing opportunity in any situation. Finally, observing the right timing, known as the opportune time, before taking action is the key determinant to every success. If one is able to combine western management principles with Chinese business strategies, then economic and business success will be a natural outcome. As long as one is sensitive to the environment and is always well-prepared (by observing the right moment), it is not difficult to capitalize on opportunity when it arises.