“Dialectical Strategic Thinking based on Sun Zi's Art of War” “REAL Leadership Learning Series” “Dialectical Strategic Thinking based on Sun Zi's Art of War” By Mr Soo Kok Leng Chairman Temasek Management Services February 2012

“Dialectic Strategic Thinking” Mr Soo Kok Leng

(Being Mindful) How Do We Think? Q : 4 worms were places into 4 separate jars of alcohol, cigarette smoke, chocolate syrup and good clean soil Results : All Dead except for the worm in the good clean soil. =========== Q : What can you learn from this demonstration? A : As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you wont have worms!’ ?? Mr Soo Kok Leng February 2012

LEADERSHIP : Sun Zi’s Daoist Ideas “Ability to convince and guide such that they share a common vision and mission … willing to follow the leaders in life & death, and would not fear”

LEADERSHIP : Sun Zi’s Daoist Ideas Dialectical Strategic Thinking (or yin–yang thinking) as by Mr Soo Kok Leng includes the principles of interrelation based on Daoism - which can be applied to Employer- Employee relationships for a cohesive organisation