"The Supreme Art of War is to subdue the enemy without fighting"
Sun Tzu

In the Art of War, famed Chinese general Sun Tzu mused that for a general to win a war he must consider five factors. They are: Doctrine, Weather, Terrain, Commanders and Law. These five factors can be used to dictate the rules of engagement and if enough attention is paid to this will ensure that the war can be won without a fight. Lot has changed in the past 2500 years since this treatise was written but the fundamental gist of the Art of War is still relevant in the way business are run today. In this one-day application-oriented workshop, you will learn how you can use some of the key Art of War strategies as a powerful metaphor to influence your thinking and dictate your course of action. By mastering these strategies, you will become good at taking initiative, calculated risk, recognize opportunities to exploit positively, remove unproductive conflicting situations and weighing the consequences of your next course of action. The possibilities to achieve success (win without fighting) are limitless.

Objective

By the end of the workshop you will be able to:

• Understand the five tenets of winning a War and its relevance to negotiation
• Master 10 of the most powerful Art of War Strategies to apply in the business environment
• How to use empathy to understand and influence others
• Take initiative
• Take calculated risk in making decision
• Find opportunities in threats
• Recognize when you can step in to go the extra mile
• Rely on the Art of War strategy to identify when you can go outside the normal

Outline

Module 1: DOCTRINE -Understand what you stand for by creating your own persona
1.1. How to be open-minded
1.2. How to be adaptable
1.3. Understand the Neurological level of winning

Module 2: WEATHER -How to take a chance and recognize when you can step in
2.1. Dealing with chronic business situations
2.2. Knowing your strengths and skills to go the extra mile
2.3 How not to breach a besieged city - strategy of Sun Tzu
2.4 Finding opportunities


Module 3: TERRAIN - Recognize when you can go outside the normal
3.1 Consider culture and values before acting
3.2 Is it in the scope of your authority?
3.3 Act on solutions

Module 4: COMMANDERS - Knowing the people, you work with to exploit positively their skills and capabilities
4.1 Using empathy to understand others.
4.2 Working with Art of War pre-suppositions to create meaningful relationship with the right people
4.3 Apply core competencies to create and maintain a dynamic team geared to win without fighting

Module 5: THE LAW - Modify ideas when necessary - The five safety factors to win without fighting
5.1 Handle setbacks
5.2 Manage change
5.3 Move forward with drive, commitment and passion

Who should attend

Managing Directors, Managers, HR Personnel, Executives, Engineers or any individuals who would like to develop the right attitude to manage conflict situations and lead a successful, peaceful and joyous life. Using team building strategies based on Sun Tzu Win Without Fighting for effectively increasing performance for working teams in an organisation.

Methodology

Competent-based approach incorporating participants engagement in role play activities, group discussion, hands-on practices and case study analysis. This workshop uses an activity-based approach using gamification and Lego® serious play concept. Participants will be actively encouraged to engage in building models to demonstrate pain points in negotiation and come up with solutions that can be applicable.

Testimonial

I can see that I have been practicing this art unknowingly. Attending this course helps to reinforce the behavior
Mr. Daniel can keep the interest of class
Previous participant

Able to learn new concepts relevant to leading a team
Casino Regulatory Authority

- Gained some in signs for application at work especially
- Good combination of activities, theories, explanation and application of concepts
- Trainer Knowledgeable and able to hold our attention, able to relate the concepts to our life examples
Singapore Polytechnic

- Very interesting and engaging training, Learn the 5 factors of Sun Tzu Strategies
- Like the topic & activity, very interesting too
Advantest ( Singapore ) Pte Ltd

Daniel Theyagu's Profile

• Accredited ICAgile Authorized Instructor
• Certified Lean Six Sigma (Master Black Belt)
• Certified Professional Project Manager [PMI]
• Certified Advanced SCRUM Master [Scrum Alliance] [CSM]
• Certified SCRUM Master [Scrum Alliance] [A-CSM]
• Certified Product SCRUM Product Owner [CSPO]
• Certified Advanced SCRUM Product Owner [A-CSPO]
• Certified Agile Leader [teams and organisations] [CAL-E.T.O]
• Certified SAFe (5) Agilist
• Certified SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager
• Certified SAFe DevOps
• Certified ICAgile Coach
• Certified ICAgile Professional
• Certified ICAgile Team Facilitator
• Certified ICAgile-CAT
• Certified ICAgile-LEA
• Certified Project Management Professional
• Certified Business Analytics Specialist [GICT]
• Certified Critical Thinking and Research Analyst [GAQM]
• Certified Problem and Change Manager [GAQM]
• Certificate in System Thinking [MIT]
• Executive Certificate in Design Thinking [SMU]
• Certified Behavioural and Career Coach [DISC profiling]
• Certified Advanced Behavioural Specialist [DISC profiling]
• Certified The Big Five®Personality Profile Coach
• Certified Emotional Intelligence Facilitator
• Certified Genos™International Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Certified Enneagram Spectrum Practitioner and Coach
• Certified Stress Management Consultant
• Certified Practitioner in Data Protection
• LEGO® Serious Play – Certified Facilitator
• Licensed Master Practitioner of NLP®
• Licensed NLP® Coach
• Certified Applied Neuroscience Coach
• Certified Train-the-trainer in Design Leadership and Design Thinking [SMU]
• ACTA – certified trainer (Singapore)
• Associate Adult Educator (Singapore) [IAL]
• Bachelor of Laws (Hon) University of Buckingham (UK)
• Master in Education, University of Sheffield (UK)
• Diploma in English, University of London (UK)
• Graduate Diploma in Communication and Innovation [SMU]

Daniel Theyagu is a professional corporate trainer in Thinking Strategies, Agile Project Management, Lean Methodologies and Personal Productivity. He is a professional Neuroscience Coach and is an authorized trainer in ICAgile certifications. With a track record of 32 years in training and development, Daniel has trained more than 1000 companies internationally. His participants come from more than 100 countries and range from C-Suite to frontline officers in both the public and private sector. Known for his light-hearted and humorous approach to training, Daniel incorporates many hands-on activities to keep his participants actively engaged in the training. Through the generous use of tactile learning, Daniel is able to impart the most difficult concept succinctly with participants able to see the returns on investment within a short time.