Sun Tzu DailyOne strategy. One minute.

Home / Today / Align purpose before asking for effort.

Today’s Sun Tzu
“The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 1: Laying Plans
Align purpose before asking for effort.
What it means

People sustain sacrifice only when they believe in the cause; shared conviction beats coercion every time.

Use it todayCheck whether your team would follow you into difficulty for the reason, not the paycheck.
Today’s questionDo the people around me share the why, or only the instructions?
#alignment#morale#purpose
XFacebookWhatsAppShare today’s Sun Tzu

Related Sun Tzu lessons

“The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy’s will to be imposed on him.”
Sun Tzu · Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong
“Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest. In raiding and plundering be like fire, in immovability like a mountain.”
Sun Tzu · Chapter 7: Maneuvering
“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.”
Sun Tzu · Chapter 10: Terrain
“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.”
Sun Tzu · Chapter 10: Terrain

← Back to today’s Sun Tzu