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Victory!

Applying the Proven Principles of Military Strategy to Achieve Greater Success in Your Business and Personal Life

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Attention! Use this military manual’s combat strategies on business battlefields and you will win. At ease.


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Although it’s an overused metaphor, top business speakers and best-selling author Brian Tracy show how you can apply battle-proven methods to achieving victory in the world of business. While many of the principles sound familiar, Tracy’s presentation is lively and well organized. He covers the importance of having objectives, getting the facts, coordinating your activities, daring to go forward, concentrating your forces, conserving your resources and having one person in charge. He uses battlefield illustrations to remind us of these principles. He also draws on ancient and modern historical accounts of battles to illustrate the close connection between victory in war and in business. If your approach to business hinges on careful strategy and targeted planning, getAbstract.com thinks you will find tactical weapons in this military manual that you can muster in the fields of commerce.

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The Major Principles of Success in Military Battles

The business world is essentially a battle ground. You continually compete against uncertain forces at work and even in your personal life. To conquer these forces, you can apply the principles that lead to success in the military to your business and home. Think of yourself as a military leader and learn to act like one, since these qualities and behaviors will help you exercise leadership, improve your ability to get ahead in your career and increase your chances of achieving victory under all circumstances.

Twelve principles of military leadership explain most victories and every defeat or failure. The principles are:

  1. Objective - Direct your efforts toward a clearly defined, decisive, attainable objective.
  2. Offensive - Seize, retain and exploit the initiative.
  3. Mass - Concentrate combat power at the decisive place and time.
  4. Maneuver - Move and position your forces to accomplish your mission.
  5. Intelligence - Do all you can to determine your opposition’s plans, strengths, weaknesses and moods. Know all the facts that could affect...

About the Author

Brian Tracy is a business speaker, a best-selling author and a consultant on personal and professional development. He addresses approximately 250,000 people a year, and has consulted with major corporate clients, including IBM and McDonnell Douglas. He has written 26 books and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs.


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