Reviews for Art of War for Executives

The average rating for Art of War for Executives based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-08-07 00:00:00 Bruce Conklin Too dry, too brief. Not what I expected when I initially got it.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-23 00:00:00 Joe Vince Summary of mostly common sense concepts on competition in the broader, general sense. You won't find that many "new" concepts, but it essentially hammers home the importance of planning and preparation, competitive intelligence, robust leadership, focus and commitment. Some aspects are anachronistic, especially in the original text, e.g. "use fire to burn the enemy's personnel". That brings Vietnam/Napalm to mind and reminds us that the end doesn't always justify the means. This also brings us to the biggest omission: WHY wage war - the entire book essentially is only about grabbing a bigger piece of pie in a zero sum game. X wins, Y loses - that's not what drives human prosperity.