Based in the principles of Zen and advocating a hands-on approach to mastering the skills for winning." A Book of Five Rings" is very likely the most perceptive guide to strategy ever written. The principles in this work are as true today as they were over 300 years ago, and are as valid for business negotiations as for hand-to-hand combat. It instantly became a vital tool for assured success and has remained so ever since. It provided insight into the then-emerging Japanese influence and offered a new way to think about business. When "A Book of Five Rings" first appeared on North American bookshelves in 1974, its message took the business community by storm. Born in 1584, Miyamoto was destined to become one of Japans most. Famous for over 300 years, A Book of Five Rings is likely the most perceptive guide to strategy ever written. He wrote "A Book of Five Rings" not only as a thesis on doing battle, but also as a way to approach and live all aspects of life - "any situation where plans and tactics are used." Musashis great classic, until now unknown in the West except by reputation, is one which speaks to all three. Today, his philosophy is still revered by the Japanese and used as a guide for daily decision-making - and business strategy.
Leo Gough’s interpretation of Musashi’s work illustrates the timeless nature of his insights by bringing them to life with modern examples.Miyamoto Musashi was renowned in his own time as an invincible warrior, a master artisan, an author and philosopher. Miyamoto Musashi’s The Book of Five Rings offers 52 simple, yet powerful, proven techniques to help deal with conflict that can be applied to business, careers and home life. The secrets of seeing through deception.How to keep focused on your aims and objectives Today, his philosophy is still revered by the Japanese and used as a guide for daily decision-making-and business strategy.Why you should never ignore a gut feeling.Why you shouldn’t have a favourite way of doing things.The importance of knowing the disposition of your ‘enemies’.Twenty-first century readers will discover:
So how can the ideas of a seventeenth-century samurai provide help with the challenges we face today? In this brilliant interpretation Leo Gough transforms Musashi’s ancient text into a practical guide on dealing with conflict by using contemporary examples. The author, Miyamoto Musashi, was a Japanese samurai warrior who wrote of his expertise in kenjutsu (“the art of the sword”) and of his years of intense combat. the definitive interpretation of Miyamoto Musashis classic book of strategy. Written in 1645, The Book of Five Rings is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, and it is still widely read today. Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645 and Victor Harris, A Book of Five Rings.
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