We love the military-business analogy, don't we?
In our meetings we gather the troops and prepare for battle. Something deep within us is set off at such remarks and the weight of
stories told, books read, documentaries read, movies watched, and for some of us the weight of experience hits us with a jarring slam.
The adrenaline rushes, blood pumps, and we are ready!
The military analogy is so prevalent that Sun Tzu's classic text, "The Art of War" is sold in the business section of bookstores. "The Art of War" was written about 350 BC the grandson of a Duke of the Ch'i State. The book's subject is military strategy. It is read by many in business management because the analogies are so clear to anyone that they need not even be pointed out.
Some excerpts:
"Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and
sternness."
"Discipline means organization, chain of command, and logistics."
"Every general has heard of these five things. Those who know them prevail, those who do not know them do not prevail. "
"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical."
The book is easily found and could probably find the entire text online now as well.
So WE go on with our business ... come with me .. and look .. as our mighty forces are gathered on this cold, dark, forbidding early morning. We sit on the hill looking down onto the flat barren vallery floor seeing it covered with our masses of soldiers. As daylight breaks and we begin our March Eastward toward the warm somber Sun, we count our armies.
A scribe runs the morning totals to us and we witness. The generals smile at each other with those self-knowing smiles and begin to march.
A war time message brought to you by 4freebucks.com tgp2bucks.com and the letter Q.
In our meetings we gather the troops and prepare for battle. Something deep within us is set off at such remarks and the weight of
stories told, books read, documentaries read, movies watched, and for some of us the weight of experience hits us with a jarring slam.
The adrenaline rushes, blood pumps, and we are ready!
The military analogy is so prevalent that Sun Tzu's classic text, "The Art of War" is sold in the business section of bookstores. "The Art of War" was written about 350 BC the grandson of a Duke of the Ch'i State. The book's subject is military strategy. It is read by many in business management because the analogies are so clear to anyone that they need not even be pointed out.
Some excerpts:
"Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and
sternness."
"Discipline means organization, chain of command, and logistics."
"Every general has heard of these five things. Those who know them prevail, those who do not know them do not prevail. "
"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical."
The book is easily found and could probably find the entire text online now as well.
So WE go on with our business ... come with me .. and look .. as our mighty forces are gathered on this cold, dark, forbidding early morning. We sit on the hill looking down onto the flat barren vallery floor seeing it covered with our masses of soldiers. As daylight breaks and we begin our March Eastward toward the warm somber Sun, we count our armies.
A scribe runs the morning totals to us and we witness. The generals smile at each other with those self-knowing smiles and begin to march.
A war time message brought to you by 4freebucks.com tgp2bucks.com and the letter Q.
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