Saturday, June 14, 2008

Please do Gimme silence when I'm trying to give out information...

I am despair... that some of you could not manage to get my messages/ information.
I am despair that your class representative have to answer the same question that I have already told you in the lecturer hall...
I am despair that you people are not listening when I am trying to tell you...
I am despair when you are despair, cause we are living in one an each other misery instead of harmony.For our management in the course between you and I...

As I have read the book of "Sun Tzu and Management", Sun Tzu is the man who need no introduction, a native of Qi, one of the book of his is simply related to our modern management today "The Art of War"(Sun Tzu Bing Fa). There are many strategies and philosophy in it, but due to our current situation, the issue that we are having now is our communication, communication between me and you.

Therefore this is one of the strategies for Sun Tzu leading a women form troops, just to demonstrate his drilling troops technique, for convincing Ho-Lu the king of Wu that he is eligible to be appoint to be a commander. Till then this is a strategic that he has come out after Ho-Lu has
granted him permission to proceed and had the palace beauties come out, obtaining 180 women.

Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, made the king's two favorite ladies the company commanders, and had them all hold up halberds. He issued his orders. "Do you know where your front, left, right, and rear is?"

The women said, "We do."

Sun Tzu said, "When you go forward, face to the front. When you go left, face your left hand. When you go right, face your right hand; When you go back, face behind you."

The women said, "Yes, sir."

The standing orders having been proclaimed, he set out axes, then repeated the signals four or five times. After this, he gave the drum beat for a right turn. The women burst out laughing.

Sun Tzu said, "When the standing orders are not clear, and the signals not familiar, it is the commander's fault."

Once more, he repeated the signals four or five times, then gave the drum beat for a left turn. Once more the women burst out laughing.

Sun Tzu said, "When the standing orders are not clear, and the signals not familiar, it is the commander's fault. When they are clear yet are not followed, it is the officers' fault."

He prepared to behead the left and right company commanders.

The King of Wu had been observing from his terrace. When he saw that they were preparing to behead his favorite ladies he was aghast and hastily dispatched a messenger to pass on his orders. "We already know you can command troops, general. Without these two ladies, Our food will be tasteless. We prefer you do not behead them."

Sun Tzu said, "Your servant has already received his appointment as commander. 'When a commander is in his camp, there will be orders from his sovereign he will not accept.' "

He then beheaded the two company commanders as a warning, made the next in line the company commanders, and once more beat the drum. When the women went left, right, forward, back, knelt, and stood, their movements were as if marked out by a carpenter's square, compass, and plumb line. None dared make a sound. After this, Sun Tzu sent a messenger to report to he king: "The troops having been trained, Your Majesty might try coming down to observe them; however Your Majesty would like to employ them, even marching them through fire and water, could all be done."

The King of Wu said, "Enough, general. Retire to your hostel, We do not wish to come down and observe."

Sun Tzu said, "The king only loves the words, he cannot make use of the reality."

After this, Ho-lu knew that Sun Tzu could command troops and in the end appointed him commander. Later when Wu defeated mighty Ch'u to its west and entered its capital Ying, awed Ch'i and Chin to its north and spread its fame among the feudal lords, it was due in part to Sun Tzu.

So after this, strategic from Sun Tzu, I hope you can identified whose mistake it is when you're not getting your information.

Thank you, and this book "Sun Tzu & management" by Khoo Kheng-Hor is really well recommended ! and I think you guys should read it, it will not just help on your management skills, and also your own personality and attitude !

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