Stratagems #4 and #5: Surprise, deception and deceit (Sun Tzu Series)

This is fourth installment of my Sun Tzu Stratagems series.

Boy, do these stratagems ever get a lot of love from Sun Tzu. Where to start, right? The Art of War is full of strategies and insights that include elements of surprise, deception and deceit. From doing battle and planning a siege to maneuvering armies, surprise and deception appear everywhere in Sun Tzu’s thinking.

We’ll look into some of the insights from Sun Tzu and visit how Japanese automakers played hardball with the Big Three automakers of Detroit.

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