C Corporate Leadership, Business Strategy
& Conflict Managment
 

  
Corporate Development & Leadership Training Through Interactive Workshops

based on Sun Tzu's "Art of War" for Business, Lessons from Zen, & the "Book of Change"


Our company provides corporate and staff development through on-site workshops related to strategy, core behavior and conflict management. We treat every organization individually and select our course modules based on your specific needs. Our workshops use concepts adapted from ancient and modern personal development programs and focus on: Leadership, Conflict Management, Personal Development, and Strategy for business growth.  

"Enable Your Team  to Co-operate Efficiently & Strategically"

 

 


                                                

                                                           

 



What we do:

We focus on corporate leadership and staff development by providing on-site workshops related to strategy, core behavior, conflict management, and personal development. The backbone of our lessons are taken from what is regarded as the most complete texts on strategy and success without conflict i.e. Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" - success without conflict, and the "Book of Change". 

We operate in the USA, Japan & Australia and offer the following services:


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How our content is presented:

The lessons and approaches are interactively taught (to significantly enhance retention) and cover Leadership, Partnering, Networking and Avoiding Conflict through Core Values and Strategies. Prinicples from the 4 bullets listed below is a combination of modern coporate lessons and work which has been time tested over thousands of years and conditions requiring leadership and change.  The classic texts, Sun Tzu's "Art of War" and the "Book of Change" have produced outstanding results in historical politics, military and business:

  • The "Book of Change", Tao de Ching, is an ancient text which focuses on the fact that change is inevitable. It goes into depth about individual behaviour change, co-operative networking, and clarity of thought and mind.

  • The "Art of War" (success without conflict), by Sun Tzu, is a 2,500 year old Chinese body of work which outlines strategies for success.  Its strategies have been applied to life, goal attainment and business leadership for thousands of years with immense success.  It is cited as a text at Harvard Business School, and many claim it is the most complete strategy on text. 

  • S.W.O.T. using lessons from "Zen" (which is not a religion but an approach to self discovery) enables objective decision making and view points - skills  which are crucial in the business environment. "Zen" eanables one to separate emotions and pre-conceptions to better approach people, problems and projects.

  • Case studies and corporate experience. Our staff have extensive corporate experience spread across 3 countries and cultures.

Many modern corporate and personal development programs emphasize core value changes (e.g. Stephen Covey - "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Pople", Carnegie group etc.). The "Art of War", "Book of Change", and lessons from Zen provide larger, and more complete bodies of work which can condensed and applied to the corporate setting in a number of ways. Approaching corporate training by learning from these time tested practices provides staff and managers with an different viewpoint which is refreshing, and encompasses physical drills to re-enforce mindset and modern real world examples.


Australia Phone 0409 208143  &  USA Phone: 1 888 692 7117


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About Us in brief:

Applied Zen's primary Instructor (Jason Armstrong Ph.D.) has:

  • worked at CEO & General Manager levels in USA & Australia & Japan
  • consulted with numerous multi-national companies
  • worked in venture capital
  • has 20+ years of martial arts experience & has lived in Japan with a master

We focus on corporate development and online education. We operate both in California and Australia. Our online courses have recieved government support to educate corporate entites though an Australian Export Development Grant.



Dr. Jason Armstrong (RHS) bridging USA-Japan corporate relations in Japan in 1997




Advantages of our programs

Our approach to training individuals and teams is based around active learning and interaction drills. Through applied learning (physical drills and theory) participants have more fun and enjoy higher learning retention rates - many academic studies have revealed the high value of physically doing/participating to learn concepts.











What is our philosophy?

We believe that in order to succeed in business there must be a clear understanding of internal strengths and weaknesses both on an individual level and organizational level. We treat every client and organization individually as we tailor our services to specific needs. Our professional trainers will provide you with the tools to strengthen your organization using proven strategies and techniques taken from ancient and modern personal development programs which focus on: Conflict Management, Personal Development, Leadership, Business Strategy & Growth and Time Management.



Contact Us for further information & bookings:                                          

Australia Phone 0409 208143  &  USA Phone: 1 888 692 7117



 
Our workshops are Conducted:
  • on-site at your company
  • at our facilities
  • at regular business retreats
 
We tailor workshops using a   combination of successful training modules and specific areas to suit your needs.
 
 

 
Modules include:
  • Strategy
  • Goal attainment
  • Efficiency  
  • Dealling with Conflict
  • Stable emotion
  • Leadership
  • Negotiation
      
    - clear mind & 
                decisions
  • Fun Team interactions
  • Physical drills

  • Contents of Strategy Video  
          & typical workshop:


               

    1. Strategy 
        – 5 key areas assessed


    1. Business model & Approach
            Partnering,marketing,  
            production, distribution 
            
    2. Economic climate & your strategy

    3. Market – obstacles & competition  
              
    4. Leadership & motivation  

    5. Discipline and   Structure  
       
             

    2. Company Structure and Order

    - Strong leadership, a strategic plan & pre-programmed systems are important for stability & performance:

    - Business Plan, Project management, Business development tracking, SOPs…

    3. Go into Empty Markets, & Striking  Voids – avoiding competition & high barriers to entry

    4. Head to head battle & price wars
     
    5. Effective S.W.O.T Analysis
     
    6. Understanding Competitors (Know Others):
       
    7. "Avoid Strength, & Attack
         Weakness" : Don’tmeet
           force with force...
        
    8.  Interactive Discussion Period


     

     
     
     
     
     
     

     

     

         Testimonial

          "This is a Very  
     Impressive Program!"

    Greg Story, Ph.D.
    General Manager

    Shinsei Bank




    Managing Conflict, Strategy & Career Development

     

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    "Art of War" for   Business Strategy
    & Growth

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    sample video enter 
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    (15 min video)


       Testimonials

    "I loved your seminar! It gave practical examples of the theoretical approach.."

    Ian Godbold

    Godbold & Associates
    Marketing - Australia


    "Real world corporate examples of business strategy and models tied to Sun Tzu allow a unique perspective on business growth..."

    Bob. M., U.S.A


     

    "An information rich course that really gives you concepts and tools to better succeed in the workplace. The download process made learning from home easy."

    Kevin D., U.K.