“Know the enemy and know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total.”
What does Sun Tzu and ‘The Art of War’ have in common with today’s retaining talents and people management process? Could you gain insights from one of the most well-known strategists from ancient times? Sun Tzu Art of War was developed during the period of Warring States in China (476-221BC), The ‘Art of War’ is the pre-eminent instruction on competitive strategy that is still taught around the world in both Military Academies and Business Schools. ‘The Art of War’ is based on the Taoist philosophy of ‘objectivity’, where strategy is used to outsmart competitors by being better and faster at tactics.
The key to implementing it lies in understanding how your company can adapt to the environment it operates in, the market it operates in, as well as the relationship between you, your employees and your competitor’s who pinch your talents. By the end of this course, you will understand the core individual values of strategy and tactics and how to apply them in winning principles that can be incorporated into retaining your talents and managing them.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
MODULE 1: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR
MODULE 2: THE WAR FOR TALENT
MODULE 3: LAYING PLANS/ THE CALCULATIONS
MODULE 4: WAGING WAR / THE CHALLENGE
MODULE 5: ATTACH BY STRATAGEM/ THE PLAN OF ATTACK
MODULE 6: TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS/ POSITIONING
MODULE 7: ENERGY/ DIRECTING
MODULE 8: WEAK POINTS & STRONG/ ILLUSION AND REALITY
MODULE 9: MANEUVERING / ENGAGING THE FORCE
MODULE 10: VARIATION IN TACTICS/ THE NINE VARIATIONS
MODULE 11: THE ARMY ON THE MARCH/ MOVING THE FORCE
MODULE 12: TERRAIN / SITUATIONAL POSITIONING
MODULE 13: THE FIVE SITUATIONS
MODULE 14: THE ATTACK BY FIRE/ FIERY ATTACK
MODULE 15: THE USE OF SPIES/ THE USE OF INTELLIGENCE
MODULE 16: PULLING IT TOGETHER
Sun Tzu Art of War For Retaining Talents & People Management
Date: 18 July & 19 July 2022 (Monday & Tuesday)
