About this source
A comprehensive guide to strategic thinking drawn from military history, applying the timeless principles of warfare to everyday conflicts in business, politics, and personal life. Greene distills thousands of years of strategic wisdom from figures like Sun-tzu, Napoleon, Alexander the Great, and modern military theorists into 33 actionable strategies organized across five domains of warfare.
Frameworks extracted
7 totalMINDongoing
The Counterbalance Strategy
Maintain presence of mind in chaos by detaching from the emotional battlefield
COMweeks
The Misperception Strategy
Control reality by weaving fact and fiction into seamless deception
STRmonths
Grand Strategy
Look beyond battles to win the war through long-term, multi-dimensional planning
STRongoing
The Perfect-Economy Strategy
Pick your battles wisely and make war expensive for your enemy, cheap for you
LEADmonths
The Command-and-Control Strategy
Lead through structure, protege-placement, and streamlined communication
MINDdays
The Death-Ground Strategy
Create urgency by eliminating retreat and forcing total commitment
STRweeks
The Polarity Strategy
Identify your enemies to find clarity, purpose, and direction