Organizational (Team) Warfare - 33 Strategies of War; Part II

Part II of 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene.

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Part II Organizational (Team) Warfare:

5. Avoid The Snares Of Groupthink: The Command-And-Control Strategy

-The Problem in leading any group is that people inevitably have their own agendas. You have to create a chain of command in which they do not feel constrained by your influence yet follow your lead. Create a sense of participation, but do not fall into groupthink - the irrationality of collective decision making.

6. Segment Your Forces: The Controlled Chaos Strategy

-The critical elements in war are speed and adaptability - the ability to move and make decisions faster than the enemy. Break your forces into independent groups that can operate on their own. Make your forces elusive and unstoppable by infusing them with the spirit of the campaign, giving them a mission to accomplish, and then letting them run.

7. Transform your War Into A Crusade: Morale Strategies

-The secret to motivating people and maintaining their morale is to get them to think less about themselves and more about the group. Involve them in a cause, a crusade against a hated enemy. Make them see their survival as tied to the success of the army as a whole.