Organized around 50 rules for strategic thinking, The Art of War for Managers translates the strategic wisdom of Sun Tzu into powerful 10-minute lessons to enhance your business and personal success.
"Michaelson is Sun Tzu's foremost student and interpreter. He brings home the business relevance of this ancient military strategist in down-to-earth language." Al Vogl, editor of The Conference Board Magazine
"Brilliant work! The useful commentary in The Art of War for Managers brings Sun Tzu's timeless wisdom to a new level." Gen. Bill Creech, Author, The Five Pillars of TQM
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A good but not extraordinary read Michaelson uses a new translation of Sun Tzu The Art of War to illustrate how the wisdom of ancient principles of combat can be applied to modern business. While much of what Sun Tzu says does not seem extraordinary or extremely profound, it might be remembered that "common sense is not so common." Though much of what Sun Tzu says might be taken for granted, it is likely human nature's propensity to ignore the obvious and the time-tested which makes Sun Tzu's work a classic. Michaelson is successful in... more info
Use this book prior to corporate strategy sessions The greatest value I got from this book was from the way it prompted me to think laterally in new strategic directions. It gave me a very different understanding and viewpoint of the strategic challenges I was facing and planted the seeds of several ideas which grew into very powerful and insightful strategies. The book makes excellent tool to inject new innovation and energy into management brainstorming sessions. Marc Folch
Managers Cookbook This is a helpful book for helping me deal with staff. I have learned good skills that has helped me with being with a supervisor. It is easy to read and understand.
Comprehensive translation and interpretation!!! For a first time reader, this book provides a good introduction to the concepts in the Art of War by Sun Tzu. This book briefly mentions the differences between western and eastern strategy. The book "On War" by Carl von Clausewitz is believed to be the foundation of much of the Western strategy. Clausewitzian theory concentrates on the big battle as the way to win. His work expresses so many ideas that it can be used to justify any positions and in addition, it is filled with convoluted sentences and... more info
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