When it comes to discussing Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, no one is better to engage than the man behind sonshi.com, Thomas Huynh. We didn’t have a chance to get to everything we wanted to talk about on the show yesterday, so we finished it up with an extra 45 minute program today.
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Here’s a question… what’s the proper response to someone who says, “War, ugh! Can’t you think of a better metaphor to use for business?!”
I’ve been struggling with this one a bit. Here are the options I’ve come up with so far:
A silent, penetrating, 1,000 yard stare.
“You clearly haven’t read the book.”
“Can’t you think of something [...]
Additional resource on The Art of War (sonshi.com)
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If you don’t need to fight, don’t. If you do, fight to win.
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