“1. The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.
2. Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.”
Sun Tzu, Master Sun
Art of War
Quoted in The Art of War, Translated by Lionel Giles, Offered by The Project Gutenberg eBook
Strategically deploy your workforce like an army
Different departments were made to separate duty
A large and small workforce is indifferent
Use commands and signals to be consistent
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as i am currently being forced to read karl marx for my sociology of work class:
“an increase in division of labor will destroy society! decreasing the worker’s control over production, preventing him from attaining his true potential, and alienating him from society.”
but…Sun Tzu was an awesome strategist, and I am quite partial to asian advice away.
I haven’t read Karl Marx even in my sociology class but we did get a glimpse on his theories. I love Sun Tzu and I wish I can read the original art of war script.
Nice Post. I’ve notice that the magic number is 7. You need to have a groups/depts that you control no larger than 7. In psychology, there have been studies to show that people categorize groups at the maximum number of 7 for optimal memory recall.
I see, so number 7 is the magic number. Most scholars during ancient china will recall information through using numbers like Zhuge Liang’s 8 principal concerns, 7 precautions, 6 dangers, and 5 concerns for optimal memory recall.