A demoralised team with a clueless leader is easily defeated in battle. Selection of intelligent leaders is so important whether in politics, military or corporations. If you wonder why the business tycoons are so successful, they have surrounded themselves with loyal and smart generals who hire the smartest managers to work for them. If you are amazed at how Singapore, a small island with no natural resources has grown to become a first world nation within 50 years, it is because the late Lee Kwan Yew appoints intelligent politicians to his cabinet and hires the smartest people to manage his civil service.
Zhou Yu, the military commandant of the Southlands was another arch enemy of Zhuge Liang and he advised his Lord:. Sima Yi though equally brilliant like Zhuge Liang, he was the complete opposite in character and ambitions. He only wanted to serve Cao Cao, the most powerful warlord amongst the three and he bided his time to be called into service. Not to be seen as a threat, his patience and cunning skills of deception kept him alive. He was only given command of the Wei military when his military skills were needed to counter the constant attack by Zhuge Liang.
In the novel, Sima Yi was portrayed as a villainous figure who pretends to be loyal and dedicated subject while secretly planning to concentrate power in his hands and pave the way for his descendants to usurp the throne one day. Another historian from Tang Dynasty had described Sima Yi as appearing to be generous and magnanimous on the outside while being distrustful and jealous on the inside. Sima Yi was suspicious, calculative, manipulative and adept in politics. While it is difficult to find Zhuge Liangs, we have many Sima Yi amongst our current species of politicians.
How many Sima Yi characters have you encountered in your business life? If you subscribe to Zhuge Liang ideals of righteousness, loyalty and integrity, would you achieve your ambitions in your career or business ventures? Or will you lose all your battles to Sima Yi and perish before him?
Whether you are in politics or in business, always review your position realistically. There is no shame in taking the right action depending on your strength or weaknesses. If you have a fighting chance to win the battle, then fight. If your opponent is stronger, defend and wait for the opportunity to strike back. If you have lost the ability to defend, flee while you still have the resources to do so.
Surrender give up only when all the odds are against you so that you can live to fight another day. To die is not a voluntary action. Being killed wiped out is the consequence of a complete failure. Taking practical actions at the right moment can save you from death so stay calm and persevere like Sima Yi.
On leadership — First organise the inner, then organize the outer First organize yourself then organize others. On competition — The loss of any army is always caused by underestimating the enemy.
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What kind of life did Zhuge Liang have? He was nicknamed "The Hidden Dragon " due to the fact that people around him underestimated his capacity to achieve great things. Other translations of his nickname were " Crouching Dragon " and "Sleeping Dragon.
He is recognized as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of The Han Dynasty BC-AD was coming to an end at that time, marked by chaotic infighting between warlords in various parts of China.
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