Sunday, October 7, 2012

Sun Tzu Five Elements for Comparing Competitive Position

                     
                                 Five Elements for Comparing Competitive Position

Philosophy: A competitor with a strong philosophy is a strong competitor. A clear philosophy makes decision-making easier. Understanding your competitor's philosophy allows you to predict them.
Heaven: Trends over time that are beyond your control. You must foresee these changes to adjust to them.
Ground: It is both where you fight and what you fig
ht for. The Ground is the basis of all competition because it is what people are fighting about. Competitors are distinguished by the position they hold on the ground. You can and must chose the ground over which you battle. Your choice of ground is a key aspect of your success.

Leader: The success of the competitive unit depends on five qualities in its leader: bravery, intelligence, strictness, trust in and care about people.

Methods: Methods have five qualities the make them effective: systems, organization, learning, support, and standards.

The Four Skills

The five elements that define a competitive position also create the four skills that define the competitor's interaction with the competitive environment:

Knowing
Vision
Action
Positioning... More

The Art of War
The Five Things You Must Know To Win
Victory comes from knowing when to attack and when to avoid battle... More
Planning

Warfare is one thing. It is a philosophy of deception.
When you are ready, you try to appear incapacitated...

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Planning an Attack
If you outnumber the enemy ten to one, surround them.
If you outnumber them five to one, attack them... More

Weakness and Strength
Be skilled in attacking – give the enemy no idea where to defend. Be skillful in your defense – give the enemy no idea of where to attack.

Make war without a standard approach. Manage your military position like water. Water takes every shape. If you follow the enemy's shifts and changes, you can always win. We call this shadowing... More
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The Art of War (by Sun Tzu)
5 Elements of a Competitive Position and 4 Skills of an Effective Competitor

5 Things You Must Know To Win

Planning
Planning an Attack
Strengths and Weaknesses
Competitive Strategies
Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Creating Competitive Disruption: 7 Strategies
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