This book analyses the works of six ancient strategists and draws out the key lessons articulated by each. These lessons are then contextualised and contemporised for the modern leader into an easy to digest and easy to apply set of guidelines. Common lessons from across the ancient works are also extracted to provide the ageless fundamentals of effective strategy. Part 1 looks at developing a strategic mindset and studies the works of Musashi and the Indian epic The Mahabharata. Part 2 discusses the works of Kautilya and the Tamil Purunanuru poems and offers some thoughts on adopting strategic approaches to complex problems. Finally, Part 3 analyses the works of Sun Zsu and Julius Caesar and presents some strategic toolsets to assist with developing and implementing specific strategies.
