Art of War by Sun Tzu: Business Management Series

Attack by Stratagem - In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will...

Tactical Dispositions - The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat. Security against defeat means knowing defensive tactics. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory...

Energy - The leader who utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become like rolling logs or stones. A log or stone remains motionless on level ground and moves when on a slope. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know...

Weak Points and Strong - He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning is the true leader. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained...

Maneuvering - In war, whether to concentrate or to divide your troops, must be decided by circumstances. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a...

The Army on the March - While encamping the army and observing signs of the enemy, pass quickly over mountains, and keep in the neighborhood of valleys. All armies prefer high ground to low and sunny places to dark. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of...

Variation in Tactics - Considerations of advantage and of disadvantage should be blended together and used as per situations. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also...

Terrain - If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt. If you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the...

The Nine Situations - Measure suited to the nine varieties of ground; understanding the expediency of aggressive or defensive tactics; and the fundamental laws of human nature. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself...

The Attack by Fire - Those who use fire as an aid to the attack show intelligence; those who use water as an aid to the attack gain an accession of strength. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy...

The Use of Spies - Aim of spying in all its five varieties is used for the knowledge of the enemy. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If...