Comments for Arbita | The Art of War for Talent http://blog.arbita.net Arbita The Way Forward Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on Strategic Assessments (9) by Joel Rosenberg http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/22/strategic-assessments-9/#comment-328 Joel Rosenberg Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:41:52 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/22/strategic-assessments-9/#comment-328 Yup. And it's worth remembering, I think, that relative strengths will, in practice, be asymmetrical -- the competitor may be stronger in A, B, and C, but if the key factor in a given competition is (or can be made to be) D . . . . . . to fast-forward from Sun Tzu to the Gates of Fire: it doesn't matter if the enemy can bring 100,000 troops to bear, if the bottleneck is only twenty meters wide, and you can dominate it. Just don't let them get around behind you, or, if they do, have a real good breakfast . . . :) Yup. And it’s worth remembering, I think, that relative strengths will, in practice, be asymmetrical — the competitor may be stronger in A, B, and C, but if the key factor in a given competition is (or can be made to be) D . . .

. . . to fast-forward from Sun Tzu to the Gates of Fire: it doesn’t matter if the enemy can bring 100,000 troops to bear, if the bottleneck is only twenty meters wide, and you can dominate it. Just don’t let them get around behind you, or, if they do, have a real good breakfast . . . :)

]]> Comment on Strategic Assessments (10) by Joel Rosenberg http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/27/strategic-assessments-10/#comment-327 Joel Rosenberg Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:31:20 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/27/strategic-assessments-10/#comment-327 As a wise man said to me, several years ago, it's all about relationships -- that high degree of autonomy will only happen when senior management trusts the recruiting team to act both tactically and strategically, and that trust has to be both given and earned. As a wise man said to me, several years ago, it’s all about relationships — that high degree of autonomy will only happen when senior management trusts the recruiting team to act both tactically and strategically, and that trust has to be both given and earned.

]]> Comment on Strategic Assessments (3) by Peggy McKee http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/07/strategic-assessments-3/#comment-49 Peggy McKee Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:51:55 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/07/strategic-assessments-3/#comment-49 I loved it. Can you do "Shogun" by James Clavell next time? Maybe the long wing and the short wing falcon. I try to talk with my staff about this and only get blank stares. I believe there is so much we can learn about business from some of these titles. No one teaches the "rules of engagement" any longer and "saving face" isn't understand by many. I loved it. Can you do “Shogun” by James Clavell next time? Maybe the long wing and the short wing falcon. I try to talk with my staff about this and only get blank stares. I believe there is so much we can learn about business from some of these titles. No one teaches the “rules of engagement” any longer and “saving face” isn’t understand by many.

]]> Comment on Strategic Assessments (3) by Thomas http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/07/strategic-assessments-3/#comment-48 Thomas Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:20:53 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/07/strategic-assessments-3/#comment-48 Excellent posts, Don. Excellent posts, Don.

]]> Comment on Strategic Assessments (3) by Dr.Nik http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/07/strategic-assessments-3/#comment-47 Dr.Nik Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:15:54 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/08/07/strategic-assessments-3/#comment-47 Your Commentary and adaptations are well thought and shows a good reflection on the text as a tool for management. Excellent Work! Your Commentary and adaptations are well thought and shows a good reflection on the text as a tool for management.

Excellent Work!

]]> Comment on Strategic Assesments (1) by Heather Bussing http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/07/27/startegic-assesments-1/#comment-44 Heather Bussing Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:20:47 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/07/27/startegic-assesments-1/#comment-44 Beautifully written. I especially appreciate that you move away from the black and white, right and wrong aspects of war or competition. The answer is in seeing clearly, understanding the consequences of your actions for yourself and others, and searching deeply for solutions that don't appear on the surface. An often overlooked approach to conflict is that both sides are right. And that there are many right ways to do almost anything. Congratulations on a wonderful idea and a wise and insightful approach. Beautifully written. I especially appreciate that you move away from the black and white, right and wrong aspects of war or competition. The answer is in seeing clearly, understanding the consequences of your actions for yourself and others, and searching deeply for solutions that don’t appear on the surface. An often overlooked approach to conflict is that both sides are right. And that there are many right ways to do almost anything.

Congratulations on a wonderful idea and a wise and insightful approach.

]]> Comment on Strategic Assesments (1) by Amitai Givertz http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/07/27/startegic-assesments-1/#comment-43 Amitai Givertz Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:33:09 +0000 http://blog.arbita.net/index.php/2007/07/27/startegic-assesments-1/#comment-43 ”Fantastic post, Don. Your adaptation is very clever. I love it! Undoubtedly, the wisdom of the Masters in matters of warfare is an excellent source of inspiration for those who study such things. I am sure I am not alone in saying some of us welcome a deeper and more thought provoking reading of an otherwise tired metaphor. My fear is that the majority are inspired by actual war stories more than reflection, guided perhaps by the words of the unknown corporal who, surviving the mustard gas and the shrapnel and the mud of trench warfare, emerged from his WWI bunker — covered in gore — to enthusiastically rally the remnants of his troop, shouting: ”C’mon lads! We’re all but there! All is left us is to count the dead and bayonet the wounded!” In the struggle for life surely the war for talent is nothing more than a battle. It takes this depth of thinking to win the battles that we face not only on the talent-front but in life in general. Thank you for your leadership, Don.” ”Fantastic post, Don. Your adaptation is very clever.

I love it!

Undoubtedly, the wisdom of the Masters in matters of warfare is an excellent source of inspiration for those who study such things. I am sure I am not alone in saying some of us welcome a deeper and more thought provoking reading of an otherwise tired metaphor.

My fear is that the majority are inspired by actual war stories more than reflection, guided perhaps by the words of the unknown corporal who, surviving the mustard gas and the shrapnel and the mud of trench warfare, emerged from his WWI bunker — covered in gore — to enthusiastically rally the remnants of his troop, shouting:

”C’mon lads! We’re all but there! All is left us is to count the dead and bayonet the wounded!”

In the struggle for life surely the war for talent is nothing more than a battle. It takes this depth of thinking to win the battles that we face not only on the talent-front but in life in general.

Thank you for your leadership, Don.”

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