The author introduces us to a society where conflict is seen as normal and forms part of human being. The leaders and commanders are advised on how to organize the troop and army officer and employ the best strategies and tactics to achieve victory. Furthermore, the society in which the story was written depicts a Chinese culture. The author has used several Chinese names such as Li Ch'uan, Tu Mu, Kuan Tzu and Yen-his throughout the book that show the origin of the story. The tale is written in ancient society when the old methods and tools such as chariots, drums and fire were used in the event of war to give a signal as means of communication (Tzu, …show more content…
The direction of today much involves and hence requires knowledge. Leaders are faced with lot challenges, conflicts that are both internal and external. It remains inevitable that leaders should be wise and employ various strategies as well as tactics to overcome these conflicts. For effortless achievement of victory, one needs to understand him/herself first, and then evaluates the enemy regarding his weaknesses and strengths. This information about knowing yourself as well your enemy will enable you to decide on the approach (direct or indirect) to take on counter-attacking it (Smith, 2008).
It is believed that even in this 21st century executives and lawyers use the teachings and techniques used and shared in “The Art of War” to dominate in negotiations and to win trials. As according to me, this approach seems to be the best and usable because it is just a matter of being intelligent in dealing with issues involving conflicts. You just need to be a strategist and a tactician for you to have victory without fighting (Heagren,