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THE BEST VICTORIES

In business, you will often find yourselves in situations where your objectives conflict with those of others, where you need to convince others of your view, or where you may even be in competition with them. In martial arts, if you are a truly skilled fighter, you can defeat an opponent while at the same time protecting him from harm. Being truly skilled works the same way in business. If you feel that your colleagues do not embrace your ideas, you can either keep pushing to the point where they have no choice but to accept your view or help them see how they can benefit from your ideas and give them the opportunity to be successful when they embrace those ideas. The latter approach lasts longer: always aim for the ...

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