Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets: How To Become A Superior Leader Utilizing The Principles Of The Art Of War And The Prince

by Anthony D. Jensen

Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' and Machiavelli's 'The Prince' both are fundamentally important works related to the areas of strategic leadership and decision making. Although almost every leader has heard of these works, very few have read them in depth and applied the lessons they contain to their own life. This is a huge oversight. Both books contain wisdom and advice which is applicable to almost any situation a leader finds they are in. Both books have a reputation for being dense and difficult to understand. This is due to the fact that both were written in other languages and for other time periods. It can be difficult to know exactly what Sun Tzu and Machiavelli intended to convey with their words - and even less how to take action on the ideas. This has all changed. For the first time ever, the ideas of The Prince and The Art of War have been combined, updated and presented in a way which is easy to understand in our modern era. Previously hard to interpret concepts have been clarified and shown to be as useful in our own era as they were in the one for which they were originally written. By reading and taking action on this book entitled Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets by author Anthony D. Jensen, you give yourself the chance to become the most effective leader you can be. You will learn how to use timeless principles of leadership, psychology and power to achieve everything you set out to do. Both your private and professional lives will benefit immensely from understanding and applying the leadership secrets of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli.

Genres: Leadership

236 pages, Paperback

Published February 11, 2016

Reviews

[Osama Romoh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Careful reading this

The concepts in this book, if misapplied, can turn you into an evil. However, it’s one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. It’s very honest and it talks about the real leadership personalities that are often hidden under the “cool” leader.

[Alexander · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting ways to view how Sun Tzu and Machiavelli see leadership. The differences between past and modern leader characteristics need to be taken into account when formulating the leader you want to be. The book is just one of many that try to highlight this fact.

[Matt Person · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had been a while since I'd read both "The Prince" and "The Art of War" when I saw this book as an Amazon suggestion. I was excited to brush up on my knowledge of the classics and potentially enjoy a new twist, so I pretty rapidly put this book in the cart and checked out. After it arrived, I had an immediate feeling of unease scanning the pages to discover large font print with double spacing. The publishers had stretched the material to about 4x its natural size, much like my college humanities papers. I was not comforted by the fact that the jacket had not even a brief bio for the author, Anthony D. Jensen. In fact, not even a cursory google search revealed any more information. Crap, was I duped. Would the first chapter be "Applying the secrets of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli: Name dropping famous authors to sell about 10 hours of writing to suckers".

In spite of my fears, this book actually has some pretty solid, concise analysis and comparisons of the major tenets of both philosopher authors. It's heavily slanted towards applying principals specifically in the modern business world (as opposed to fulfilling its promise to unleash more generally scoped "leadership secrets"), nevertheless it's not too difficult to extrapolate and apply Jensen's theses to other areas of life.

This book is probably most ideal for a reader interested in touching the surface of the realm of Machiavelli and Sun Tzu without concerning themselves with translation and anachronism details or a reader looking for a quick refresher, and not so much for the reader looking for a novel, insightful take.

[M.A. Freeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Savage. To incorporate The Art of War and The Prince into modern day is genius. I really enjoyed how the concepts from those two historic texts were adapted to be incorporated within daily lives and jobs. Several good points and takeaways for goal oriented people.

[Robert Lewter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such wisdom. Every young person should read this.

[Philip G Bowers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leadership secrets

Ok book. More of a summary of ideas presented by the two and relating them to modern business practices and leadership.

[Enrique Incle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

Very good read that challenged a lot of my preconceived ideas and mental models I recommend to those seeking a new perspective on leadership

[Fantomat05 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book.

[Ernesto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jensen nos regala una serie de 'tips' o elementos a considerar para aplicar en nuestra vida diaria, trabajo o personal, los conocimientos plasmados en "El Príncipe" de Maquiavelo y "El arte de la guerra" de Sun Tzu.

Algunas ideas son muy buenas para considerar, aplicar y obtener los resultados finales que persiguen todos los líderes de un equipo con relación a los objetivos establecidos para su propio equipo así como la forma en que se conducen hacia ellos.

Una lectura de referencia para consultar forma periódica.

[Jose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent advice.
I still feel the need to read the originals; but this need is not necessarily negative criticism.
The readers voice sounds so monotonous and robotic.
At times, his voice skips a beat reminding the listener that he is just a reader, not the storyteller.

[German Castro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical application of Sun Tuz & Machiavelli

The book does a great job at citing, comparing both leadership approaches. Quick easy read, and applicable in business or management. Overall a good companion book to either source material.