Hello book friends, welcome to continue to be a guest of the little bookboy's reading circle, today we will continue to talk about this book, Huashan talked about Sun Tzu's Art of War, yesterday we talked about the way of the general, Sun Tzu said, the general's thing, quiet and quiet, is to govern, what is said is that when the leader can not be in a hurry, busy, not to babble, must be calm and peaceful, unhurried, the important thing is not how much you do yourself, but to have enough time to think, I often meet some leaders, they have been too busy to think, I usually tell them, your business is very dangerous。 If you can't think, you can't look up at the road, and if you follow your feelings, it's easy to get into the pit. So some people say that people who are really successful will not be too busy, and people who are busy as dogs will not be successful to the point of **.
Zeng Guofan, a hero who went down in history, his military wisdom is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. And the "right governance" he advocated contains a profound and broad philosophy of life. It is a kind of cultivation to lead by example, and it is a spirit that can lead the team to make progress together.
In Zeng's army, although the generals earned a lot of money, they never competed with the soldiers for profit. In fact, if a leader pursues self-interest, he will only lose the trust and respect of his subordinates, let alone become a true leader. It was precisely because of this that Zeng Guofan's army was able to continue to grow and strengthen in the brutal war.
Leaders also need to keep secrets so that their subordinates don't figure out their intentions. If a leader's mind is exposed, subordinates will become suspicious, which in turn will affect the productivity of the entire team. This requires the leader to have a sense of secrecy, and sometimes even resort to tricks to confuse his subordinates so that they can better carry out their tasks.
When managing a large team, the leader should be fully empowered to allow his subordinates to think and act independently without too much intervention and explanation from the leader. Too much explanation can make team members suspicious and undermine cohesion within the organization. Leaders should create a relaxed work atmosphere where people are free to use their creativity, rather than shackling everyone's minds.
In combat, if possible, try to break the enemy's deployment so that it does not work out smoothly according to the plan. The same is true for business warfare, you must always be vigilant about the movements of your opponents, look for breakthroughs, and strive for the initiative. As soon as you have the opportunity, act decisively and seize the opportunity.
Fire attack is a tactic mentioned in Sun Tzu's Art of War, and its role is to create chaos and disrupt the enemy's rhythm. However, before using fire attacks, it is necessary to maintain an adequate source of fire in case of emergency. It's also a just in case strategy, and you can only respond to emergencies if you are prepared.
In short, Zeng Guofan's "rule by righteousness" is not only a military thought, but also an attitude to life. It reminds us to lead by example and be genuine;It tells us to keep secrets and mysteries;It requires us to remain calm and look for breakthroughs in a complex environmentIt admonishes us to be prepared, just in case. It shows us that only by staying humble and keeping a low profile can we move forward steadily in this uncertain world.
In this rapidly changing world, "positive governance" is undoubtedly a kind of thinking worthy of our reference, which can help us become a better version of ourselves in work, life and study.
The author gives an example, in the troubled times of the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the protagonist of the story, Liu Yuanjin, is a bear child who causes trouble. He always likes to play with fire, and for this reason, Wang Shichong, who crusaded against him, had a headache. In a key battle, the Battle of Yanling, Wang Shichong was troubled by Liu Yuanjin's arson, but just about to retreat, the wind suddenly changed, and the fire rushed to Liu Yuanjin's military camp. No one expected that this reversal would give Wang Shichong a great opportunity. He decisively reorganized the team, killed the enemy and counterattacked, and beheaded Liu Yuanjin, who loved to set fires, in one fell swoop.
This story, although it takes place in ancient times, still has many revelations. The wise men of history said well, "The dead cannot be restored, and the dead cannot be resurrected", which means that if the current problems cannot be solved, the country will inevitably go to extinction, and life will be irretrievable. Just as in today's society, the development of technology is changing with each passing day, and if companies can't keep up with the trend in time, then they are likely to be eliminated by people. In this era, if an enterprise wants to survive, it must always pay attention to the development direction of the times and firmly grasp the trend of the times in order to be invincible.
Sun Wu Sun Tzu's Art of War also has this teaching, "If you can not fight, you will not fight", which emphasizes the need to avoid conflict as much as possible when fighting and achieve one's own goals without harming others. At the same time, Sun Tzu's Art of War also mentions another way of warfare - the use of spies to conduct war. The use of spies can save money and effort in warfare compared to direct combat. In this era of information, the development of science and technology has made espionage technology more and more advanced, which also allows us to better understand this point of view in the Art of War in real life.
To understand the Art of War, we need to first define one concept – trends. Trends are a law that makes things simpler and lazier. For a product, if it can make consumers more lazy, then the product is within the range of the trend. Similarly, for the industry, people who sell products in the future may gradually turn to selling services, which requires us to understand the trends in order to make the right decisions at the right time.
Sun Tzu's Art of War also mentions a very interesting point, which is the "infame". The so-called cause is to use the enemy's local people as spies, and this kind of spies are usually used by the people. By using factors in warfare, you can effectively obtain the enemy's military secrets, thus gaining more time for our advantage. Of course, this practice also has its risks, because if it is discovered by the enemy, the consequences are unimaginable.
The use of espionage in warfare is just one of the very sophisticated methods of espionage in the Art of War. In addition, Sun Tzu's Art of War also mentions five different forms of espionage, such as the inner room, the counter-room, the dead room, and the living room. The use of these methods needs to be decided on a case-by-case basis. In general, the role of spies is to help us maintain our advantage in the war and win the final victory.
The author mentioned Liu Bang, his remarks were humorous, but the terrible thing is that even if he made an oath with him, he did not fulfill his promise, and only gave Xiang Bo a trivial fief called Sheyang Marquis, and also found a high-sounding reason not to let his descendants inherit the title. It can be seen that Xiang Bo is so pedantic, which is really ridiculous.
The so-called anti-intermediary, simply put, is the use of espionage to lure others for their own use. One of the famous counter-plots was Jiang Gan's book theft, which was skillfully used by Zhou Yu to make them kill each other by forging Cai Mao's and Zhang Yun's surrender documents, and finally succeeded in eliminating them.
As for the dead room, it was a spy who had been exposed. They will no longer have any value and will have to go forever. In contrast, Ikuma is the opposite, they will come back alive to report the news. From a business point of view, knowing each other and knowing oneself is the only way to survive a hundred battles. Therefore, we need to be good at using spies, and even need to hire investigators to have a broad understanding of the other company's situation.
The same goes for investing, if you want to make sure you want to make sure you want to talk to the company's employees, so that you may be able to get important information from some seemingly trivial news. Sometimes, some companies may secretly stop work or even stop production, without the outside world knowing. Such a company is undoubtedly very dangerous. Therefore, the role of spies and investigators should not be neglected at any time, and the key is to grasp the intelligence and mislead in a timely manner to achieve the purpose of obtaining benefits.
In addition, this also reminds us that your opponent may be everywhere, and some things must be kept secret, such as Sima Yi, Cao Cao has always been worried about Sima Yi, so he tried many times before his death, and Sima Yi pretended to be sick at home, this is Sima Yi's super skill, he not only deceived Cao Cao, but also deceived Cao Shuang later. Sima Yi's superb acting skills lie in the fact that he can always pretend, even if Cao Cao's people are gone, he keeps pretending to be sick and doesn't tell anyone. This escaped the eyes and ears of the secret land.
This is the content of Sun Tzu's strange book of the Art of War, we have omitted some practical content in the topography and fire attack chapter, these contents are basically to introduce how to use soldiers in ancient warfare, and the inspiration for the present is not much, we focus on the calculation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, borrowing the situation and his main idea of avoiding the real and attacking the false, Sun Tzu has been reminding us that the competition must first put ourselves in an invincible position, and then find a way to win the game. After reading this strange book, what do you think?We can be in this together.