The Rules of Victory: How to Transform Chaos and Conflict--Strategies from "The Art of War"

by James Gimian, Barry Boyce

Millions have read Sun Tzu’s Art of War , the classic text on leadership and strategy, but how many understand its profound teachings or know how to apply them in modern life? The Rules of Victory presents the core insights of The Art of War , making them relevant and valuable to anyone who seeks more successful and creative approaches to dealing with chaos and conflict, whether at home, in the workplace, or in the midst of any challenging campaign or project. According to Gimian and Boyce—who collaborated on a best-selling translation of Sun Tzu’s classic—one of the essential teachings of The Art of War is that when we seek to effect change, conflict is inevitable. However, we can learn to perceive the underlying dynamics of situations and we can learn how to work with them to transform potential conflict into victory. What’s more, when we master the skills of The Art of War , we attain our goals without engendering further conflict and destruction.


The Rules of Victory


   • In-depth explanations of the essential principles, strategies, and skills of The Art of War
   • First-person success stories illustrating how these teachings can be applied to a wide variety of professional and personal challenges
   • Guidance on how to recognize, and even create, a critical turning point in any campaign or project you undertake
   • A complete translation of The Art of War

Genres: Self Help, Military Fiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published March 25, 2008

Reviews

[Dean Marquis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent supplement to Sun Tzu's The Art of War. The Denma Translation of the Art of War is my Favourite. Rules, Practice, are great Guidelines for going from Pt. A to Pt. B.

[David Ballinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book for anyone who's struggled to make sense of the The Art of War. I learned a lot and plan to review periodically.

[Christian Cianci · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is redundant and seems like one giant copy and paste job. The writing is confusing and is more about the ideology of the author applying Sun Tzu, than connecting the teachings of the Art of War to modern day life. The silver lining here is, if you can parse the gibberish and run on. You have a chance to walk away with a new way of viewing conflict. Instead of trying to transform chaos, just try not to dabble in it.

[Dustin · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a very heavy book to read. Would only recommend for someone who is extremely into Sun Tsu's "The Art Of War".

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

the whole picture with details, competitor strength and weakness, take away strength like Belichick, understand habits and tendencies, awareness, observations