Strategic Thinking Part 5; “Sun Tzu” and “War Theory”
A way of thinking that is required even in modern times.

I read “Sun Tzo” and Clausewitz’s “War Theory” after entering the company.
I do not know how far this idea has been applied to my work, but I think that it has come to my expectation without major mistakes.
Also I read “Water Margin” and “Romance of the Three Kingdoms “by Kenzo Kitakata about 10 years go.
Incidentally, now I have the idea of ”game theory” on the base, and it exercises it appropriately.
As the president of the owner company, I felt that there are many people who are managing based on the war crimes of “Sun Tzu”.
I read the article of the magazine, I think that one of the reasons turned out. In other words, “Visionary” and “Sun Tzo” have good compatibility.
Below, I will write the reason.
◼”Sun Tzu”
First of all, “Sun Tzu” written in China 2500 years ago is still being read by the leaders of various fields.
● Famous people who love reading:
1. Colin Powell (later Secretary of State) who served as chairman of the US Army Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War.
Although he made a decisive result in the “Desert Storm” strategy, “Powell · Doctrine” which showed its basic idea is said that the influence of “Sun Tzu” will be dramatic.
2. In Japan, Softbank Group President Masayoshi Son is famous for his management policy “Son squaring law” ,which consists of 25 letters, in addition to his words in “Son”.
3. Mr. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, frequently touches “Sun Tzu” in books and the like.
4. Following Apple, Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, whose market capitalization has reached $one trillion, seems to me as if the way of offense is based on Sun Tzu’s weapons.
After the result, it gets quietly into the area of other business, and when the other person realizes erosion it is considerably damaged. Because Walmart is also a huge enterprise, it is now desperately backlashing in cooperation with other IT companies.
◼”War Theory “
The “war theory” written by CluseWitts of the Prussian soldier of the 19th century is a masterpiece of strategy theory.
It is a must read for military officials. Clausewitz declared that it would be difficult to win without fighting and emphasized the uncertainty of war, but also analyzed specific strategies and tactics. We thoroughly examine the proposition using a taxonomic approach, and its description is logical.
Before the important matches of the university rugby at my alma mater, I posted this essence of “War Theory” on the bulletin board and supported it.
It is an annoying story to coaches and active players, but as a result I think that I got the target.
Therefore, the message boards also had a good reputation for watching.
◼ How to fight in war
In the war, “strategy” of the macro and “tactics” in the micro battle are necessary, another one is the “plan of operations” at the middle level.
The strategy of linking individual battles together with the strategy has a very important meaning.
<Two ideas of plan of operations>
It is well known that there are two types of plan of operations, “exhaustion warfare” and “mobility battle”.
- Exhaustion warfare attacks the center of gravity of the enemy’s attack power by taking advantage of the military power to the utmost, and drives it to the physical destruction state.
- Analyze enemy’s fighting power, make clear plan, make full use of technology, overwhelm with quantity and win.
- I think that it will be an effective means when I find it to be advantageous from the beginning.
- If applied to business, there is a logical analytic competition strategy like planning strategy staff who acquired MBA at business school, analyzing market and competition and searching for optimal positioning for the company.
It can be said to be a way of fighting using wisdom and getting the maximum victory with minimal cost.
It is a way of fighting as a “science based on quantitative analysis”.
· On the other hand, due to rapid decision-making and movement and concentration of troops, mobile competition stands superior to the enemies physically and psychologically, and takes the initiative.
In order to cope with constantly changing situations, decisions and practices at the workplace are given priority, personal leadership and autonomous decentralized network type organization are needed.
It is how to fight as “art based on qualitative judgment”.
“Sun Tzu” was preaching a mobile match in the era when China was fighting with big and small turmoil.
Japanese Sengoku warlords fought with “Fu-Rin-ka-Zan” as a flag, and the meaning of the word is “as fast as the wind,as quiet as the forest,as daring as fire,and immovable as mountain”.
It is also highly evaluated as a genius fighting style that matches well with artistic and timing.
“Sun Tzu” is common in that it emphasizes the qualitative and artistic judgment of the leader, but there are major differences.
Clausewitz declared that it would be difficult to win without fighting and emphasized the uncertainty of war, but also analyzed specific strategies and tactics.
We thoroughly examine the proposition using a taxonomic approach, and its description is logical.
“Sun Tzu” is the ideal way to pretend “to succumb human’s soldiers without fighting, is a good man of good”, use wisdom, maximize victory with minimal cost did.
◼ “Visionary” and “Sun Tzu”
Qualitative judgment gives priority to how to draw future vision and how to proceed.
I thought that the idea of “Sun Tzu” was easy to match there.
Furthermore, in the future era of intense change, managers are asked how they can actually hit the mission of anticompetitive competition, despite having the idea of winning without the fight of “Sun Tzu”.
Constantly, thinking over a long time span It seems to be difficult if the company president is not the owner of the company.
Or it is difficult if the president has superior subordinates in the staff and the person who has the extent to successfully hire their ideas well in timing.
Our president is the owner, I am always impressed that he has a solid strategy and that the tricks to successfully use his men in tactics are wonderful. Also, I will study.
If I have the strategy taught from the president, then I can make my own tactical skill as the president.
Very easy to do work. Every day is fun with thrilling. This is happy as a businessman.
