Have you read the Art of War by Sun Tzu?
It is a book that, while written about military strategy, it has become a handbook for business, sports, all competitive venues and should be used in everyday interaction with people.
Too many times we enter a conversation, meeting, negotiations, or, one on one debates without knowing who we are interacting with, what they stand for, what they believe and who they are in general or in business.
Below I have listed just 10 of the advices for Leadership. I also encourage you to read this book if you have not all ready done so and if you have, to reread it to remind you have what it takes to be a Leader and remind yourself what it takes to own your own power.
- A leader leads by example, not by force.
- You have to believe in yourself.
- Appear weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak.
- The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
- Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
- If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
- Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
- To know your enemy you must become your enemy.
- Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
- Can you imagine what I would do if I did all I can?
This list is from a list of 31 Best pieces of Leadership Advice as written by Eric Jackson in Forbes.com