| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in | | | | In modern strategy books, strategy is often written as |
| } --> | | | | a process of developing strategy. Planning works in a |
| Technology has evolved and changed the lifestyle but | | | | controlled environment, but in a changing environment, |
| under the surface of all technological advancement lies | | | | competing plans collide, creating unexpected situations. |
| certain common principles in existence with nature, | | | | This is easily digestible as human are more |
| take for example Newton 3 laws of motion. I defined | | | | comfortable and familiar with linear thinking. Written in |
| these principles as naturalistic principles, which is a set | | | | an age of chaos, art of war principles is written in |
| of principles that are inherent in nature and therefore is | | | | relativity context through the use of strategic principles. |
| applicable timelessly. Newton did not create the law, he | | | | Art of War strategies should be situational in nature |
| mereby observe, test and document it for classical | | | | with consideration of current and possible responces |
| mechanics. | | | | involved. |
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| Law of nature is also frequently referred to the use of | | | | Strategy is define as a plan of action designed to |
| reason to analyze human nature and deduce binding | | | | achieve a particular goal, In game theory, a player's |
| rules of moral behavior. In a similar context, Sun Tzu | | | | strategy in a game is a complete plan of action for |
| focuses on deriving the principles behind strategy with | | | | whatever situation might arise; this fully determines the |
| relevance to natural phenomenon. | | | | player's behavior. |
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| The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was | | | | Traditional management style is hierarchical. |
| written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC, during the | | | | Management used planning, budgeting, organization, and |
| spring and autumn period. . It is one of the oldest and | | | | problem solving skills. Whilst these skills are essential, it's |
| most successful books on military strategy. It has had | | | | the new school of leadership which leverage on the |
| an influence on Eastern military thinking, business | | | | vision, strategy, communications of the leaders that will |
| tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu suggested the | | | | serve the needs of leading organization. |
| importance of positioning in strategy and that position is | | | | Different leaders adopt and embrace different school |
| affected both by objective conditions in the physical | | | | of thoughts; hence the world is flux of strategies. Art |
| environment and the subjective opinions of competitive | | | | of war touches on the principle underlying the dymanic |
| actors in that environment. He thought that strategy | | | | of interactions between strategies.Strategy is reflexive |
| was not planning in the sense of working through an | | | | in nature, hence art of war is principle based applied |
| established list, but rather that it requires quick and | | | | for formulating situational strategy. In short, sun tzu art |
| appropriate responses to changing conditions. | | | | of war stresses on strategy that adapt to changes in |
| | | | | situations across time according to individual goal. |