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1、--------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------TheneedforunityTheneedforunity (Overthepast12years,thewriterhasbeenlecturingandconsultingonthesubjectofSunTzu’sArtofWaranditsapplicationandrelevancetobusinesspracticesandplan
2、ning.Asoftodate,hehasprovidedexecutivetraining,talksandseminarstoover120largeorganisations(including500companies)and20countries.Heisthusveryhonouredtobeabletosharewithreaders,throughthecolumnsofLianheZaobao,someofhisthinkingsonthissubject.) Theneedforunityisawell-acceptednorminthe
3、conductofwar.Thus,itisveryinterestingtonotewhatSunTzuhadtosayaboutunity: ”Ifthearmyisconfusedandsuspicious,theneighbouringstateswillsurelycreatetrouble. Thisislikethesaying:“Aconfusedarmyprovidesvictoryfortheenemy”. Fromthequotation,onecaneasilylearnfoursimplelessons. Firstly,ifme
4、mbersofagroupareconfused,orworse,iftheysuspecteachother,theseedfordisunityhasjustbeensown.Thisistrueinthecaseofthearmyandtheorganisation. Forexample,whentherearenoclearlinesofcommunicationanddistinctivedemarcationofdutiesandresponsibilitieswithinacompany,theemployeeswillbecomevery
5、confused.Tomakemattersworse,ifpersonnelamongthevariousdepartmentsaresuspiciousofeachother,thecompanycannevermoveinonedirection! Inthesameway,ifthepeopleandvariousdecision-makinggroupsofacountrybegintosuspecteachotherinsteadofworkingincohesion,disunitywillsetin.Ifthedegreeofsuspici
6、onandconfusionpersistforalongtime,itislikelytoleadtootherundesirableconsequences. Inthe6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏---------------
7、---------------------------------extremecases,itcanleadtothedisintegrationofcountriesandorganisations,asinthecaseoftheformerSovietUnionandsomefamily-ownedbusinessesthatareevenpubliclylisted. Secondly,confusionandsuspicionwillmaketheorganisationvulnerabletoexternalexploitation.Inwa
8、r,theenemyisalwaysonthelookoutfor