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Millions have read Sun Tzu's Art of War , the classic text on leadership and strategy, but how many understand its profound teachings or know how to apply them in modern life? The Rules of Victory presents the core insights of The Art of War , making them relevant and valuable to anyone who seeks more successful and creative approaches to dealing with chaos and conflict, whether at home, in the workplace, or in the midst of any challenging campaign or project.
According to Gimian and Boyce--who collaborated on a best-selling translation of Sun Tzu's classic--one of the essential teachings of The Art of War is that when we seek to effect change, conflict is inevitable. However, we can learn to perceive the underlying dynamics of situations and we can learn how to work with them to transform potential conflict into victory. What's more, when we master the skills of The Art of War , we attain our goals without engendering further conflict and destruction.
The Rules of Victory features:
* In-depth explanations of the essential principles, strategies, and skills of The Art of War
* First-person success stories illustrating how these teachings can be applied to a wide variety of professional and personal challenges
* Guidance on how to recognize, and even create, a critical turning point in any campaign or project you undertake
* A complete translation of The Art of War
Author Notes
Barry Boyce is a member of the Denma Translation Group and has taught seminars on The Art of War . He is a senior editor and staff writer for the Shambhala Sun magazine.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Turning to a source of wisdom that has withstood the ages, Gimian and Boyce offer a written version of the interpretive seminars they conduct on the teachings of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. While guiding today's corporate warriors on spiritual journeys to solve management issues in a group setting may result in an abundance of insights, the authors' presentation of these journeys is less than compelling. Their material is vaguely familiar and hard to argue with, but is presented without passion, much-needed breaks or conclusions. Sun Tzu's concepts are never translated into tools or methods of practice for today's leaders to grasp quickly and introduce into their daily office battles. Rather, they are presented in the abstract and the reader must figure out what use to make of them. For those with the time to contemplate metaphorical "blades of grass" in hopes of discovering blades of insight, this could be enlightening. For those looking for immediately practicable answers to managing actual episodes of chaos or conflict, this volume may not be of much help. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| 1 What Is The Art of War?: The Text and Tradition of the Sun Tzu | p. 11 |
| 2 View, Practice, and Action: A Framework for Understanding the Sun Tzu | p. 30 |
| 3 The Big View: How the Sun Tzu Teaches Us to See the World | p. 60 |
| Interconnectedness | p. 65 |
| Conflict | p. 71 |
| Taking Whole | p. 76 |
| Knowing | p. 80 |
| Victory | p. 86 |
| 4 The Basic Practice: Learning How to Employ Shih | p. 90 |
| Shih: What Is It? | p. 94 |
| Employing Shih in the World | p. 112 |
| Summary and Examples | p. 129 |
| 5 Strategic Practices: The Many Forms of Employing Shih | p. 139 |
| Extraordinary and Orthodox | p. 141 |
| Forming and Transforming | p. 153 |
| Deception | p. 168 |
| More Ways of Employing Shih | p. 177 |
| Summary of Practice | p. 184 |
| 6 Action: Stories of Applying the Sun Tzu in the World | p. 186 |
| 7 How to Enter This Wisdom Lineage | p. 222 |
| The Art of War: The Denma Translation | p. 237 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 279 |
| Notes | p. 281 |
| Also of Interest | p. 283 |
| Index | p. 285 |
| About the Authors | p. 293 |
