Three Kingdoms Management

Author: Yang Xianju
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The fire of Red Cliffs did not start at Red Cliffs; its seeds were sown before the second chapter. With the Yangtze River as the stove and Red Cliffs as the furnace, Huang Gai was the one carrying firewood, Kan Ze was the one delivering charcoal, and Pang Tong was the one adding oil. Moreover, there was Jiang Gan begging for firewood from others to assist in the cooking; the two Cais gathering firewood outside to support the burning! When Kongming wielded the fan and followed, Zhou Yu benefited from it and made it boil, and the Wind God unleashed his might, and Zhu Rong showed his fury—these were likely events that came later. As for Kongming, his advantage lay in battle, while Sima Yi's advantage lay in avoiding battle. Xiahou Mao and Cao Zhen both failed due to battle, but Sima Yi sought to win without fighting. His defense of Fei City and Jig Valley was to hinder Kongming's advance and prevent him from advancing; his conquest of Jieting and Liucheng was to cut off Kongming's retreat and force him to withdraw. When he forced him to withdraw, then Sima Yi could avoid battle. It was not that he did not want to fight, but rather that he dared not. In the affairs of the world, there are things I can do, and others can also learn to do them. Yet those who learn to do them will never understand them as well as those who do them. In terms of change, learners are less wise than those who act. Moreover, those who act can make what learners do suitable for my use, so learners end up being foolish in the eyes of those who act. As for Wu Hou's wooden ox and flowing horse, not only did he not prohibit others from learning them, he actually wanted others to learn them, yet people dared not learn them. The author of this book believes that Romance of the Three Kingdoms contains much knowledge and wisdom related to management, and thus attempts to borrow its scientific and rational aspects to apply them to the field of modern management. Here, the term "management" refers to a "great management" concept—managing the state, society, enterprises, families, oneself, and so on. This book primarily discusses governance and enterprise management, drawing on the essence of Romance of the Three Kingdoms to apply it to real-world management, blending philosophical depth, practicality, and, making it rich, interesting, thought-provoking, and written in plain and clear language. In grafting the ancient classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms onto modern management thought, this book has made a valuable attempt.