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Don’t you think so? Look at this cartoon strip carefully…

Want to hit someone? Praise him!

2023 March 02 | by Arduino Mancini Effective communication - Feedback - Stratagems to succeed

The situation in the cartoon strip seems to be paradoxical? Let’s analyze it carefully. For Mario and Julie, Tom is hardly on time (“he is always late about everything“) and also not so cooperative (“as soon as he can, he puts a spanner in the works“): a person like anyone happened to work with at […]

When keeping a low profile can prove fruitful

THE 36 STRATAGEMS - 27 - FEIGN BE STUPID AND DON'T ACT RASHLY

2022 November 03 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics, and private life.   Literal translation Would rather pretend to be confused than to act, never pretend to be clever and act rashly. Be […]

Prevail when the opponent is in trouble

The 36 stratagems - 5 - Loot a burning house

2022 October 13 | by Arduino Mancini Senza categoria - Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life.   Literal translation When the enemy is in danger, take advantage of the opportunity to attack to win.   Interpretation of […]

The typical stratagem of change transition

The 36 stratagems - 20 - Clouding the water to catch the fish

2022 October 10 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics, and private life.   Literal translation Exploit the enemy’s internal chaos, also taking advantage of his weakness and lack of initiative, to force him […]

Learn about the power of slander

THE 36 STRATAGEMS - 15 - Lure the tiger down the mountain

2022 August 18 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics, and private life.   Literal translation Wait for the moment of the day, siege the enemy when they are in an unfavourable situation, and […]

Find out why a knife is not necessarily used to hurt

THE 36 STRATAGEMS - 10 - Hide a knife behind a smile

2022 August 10 | by Arduino Mancini Senza categoria - Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life.   Literal translation Try to convince the enemy that we are friendly, so that they would let down their guard; in […]

When concealment is (almost…) everything

The 36 stratagems - 30 - Turning the guest into the host

2022 July 03 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life.   Literal translation Take advantage of the gap to intervene, and find ways to control the enemy’s key points, which must […]

The stratagem of the psychological resilience

The 36 stratagems - 19 - Remove the firewood from under the pot

2022 June 02 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life.   Literal translation Instead of directly attacking the strongest part of the enemy, indirectly weakens the enemy’s momentum. That is to […]

To burst a balloon, you must first inflate it

The 36 stratagems - 16 - Loosen the grip to tighten it later

2022 May 05 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life.   Description of the stratagem When the opponent is under pressure and feels he has no way out, there is a […]

What can you do to gain time when you are in difficulty?

The 36 stratagems - 33 - The empty fort strategy

2022 April 21 | by Arduino Mancini Stratagems to succeed

The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life.   Description of the stratagem The stratagem consists in pretending to be powerful, when in reality we are in a very […]