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1) 15 Jan 2027 (classroom)
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Sun Tzu Art of Winning Without Fighting: Team-Building Strategies for the Modern Workplace
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle" — Sun Tzu
Those who are successful negotiators and mediators or team-builders know that a positive approach is crucial for harmonizing any inter-personal relationship. Although Sun Tzu’s Art of War has often been misread as a book about fighting battle after battle, only a few astute persons have caught on to Sun Tzu who had written: "Fighting to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles is not the supreme strategy. It is better to win without fighting." Come, discover how you can win without fighting to bond with your team, family and business associates.
Master Khoo Kheng-Hor has written 40 books, most of which are centered on applying The Art of War in the contemporary world. Each participant will receive a copy of his published " Sun Tzu's Art of War for Winning " personally presented by Mr. Khoo, complete with his autograph — a meaningful keepsake filled with timeless wisdom to inspire both your work and life.
Those who are successful negotiators and mediators or team-builders know that a positive approach is crucial for harmonizing any inter-personal relationship. Although Sun Tzu’s Art of War has often been misread as a book about fighting battle after battle, only a few astute persons have caught on to Sun Tzu who had written: "Fighting to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles is not the supreme strategy. It is better to win without fighting." Come, discover how you can win without fighting to bond with your team, family and business associates.
Master Khoo Kheng-Hor has written 40 books, most of which are centered on applying The Art of War in the contemporary world. Each participant will receive a copy of his published " Sun Tzu's Art of War for Winning " personally presented by Mr. Khoo, complete with his autograph — a meaningful keepsake filled with timeless wisdom to inspire both your work and life.
Objective
To equip participants with Sun Tzu-inspired strategies to foster collaboration, enhance your inter-personal skills, resolve conflicts, and lead teams effectively without confrontation—building trust, aligning purpose, and creating a unified, high-performing team.
Outline
- Introduction: Understand the background of Sun Tzu’s Art of War in a nutshell.
- The Reality of Organization: Discover the reality of organizations in order to to prepare for a win-without-fighting mindset.
- Three Building Blocks: Grasp the basic fundamentals of Harmony, Moral Law, and Heaven for effective team-building.
Who should attend
This course is ideal for professionals in both corporate and public sectors who aim to lead with wisdom, build trust, and achieve high-performance teamwork without relying on other factors.
Methodology
To ensure participants internalize and apply Sun Tzu’s wisdom in a modern team context, the workshop will adopt a highly engaging, experiential learning approach through Interactive Lectures & Storytelling with Case Study.
Testimonials
"You brought to life the concepts first written 2,500 years ago. Your real life executive experiences are both vivid and current. I believe that my team will benefit much from your instruction." Paul Chan - Former Managing Director and Senior Vice President, HP Asia Pacific & Japan
"It has been a great opportunity for our organization to have heard you...Many of us have, I am sure benefited from your talk...You have come at an appropriate time to give us all new directions and energy to push for a higher level of performance...." Tim Nolan - Senior Director, Cisco
"Your impressive talk dovetailed harmoniously into the theme of our conference and into the outstanding overall image of our event." Charles Chao - Director of Sales, Siemens Nixdorf
"Very knowledgeable, animated and engaging. However, he could have enticed more audience participation & interaction. " - unknown participant
"The topic was interesting and aligns with many good principles.The trainer was engaging and had many good examples to help us relate better. He practises kaizen despite his vast experience." Health Promotion Board<
"It is interesting and useful that I can apply in my daily dealing with customers, friends and family members. Suppose to be a very dry subject but Mr Khoo is able to make it in the humorous and inspiring session. Mr Khoo also share many of his personal experiences with the participants." JTC Corporation
"Such ancient wisdom is very useful, at the same time refreshing and still highly relevant in today's personal and occupational environment.You get the sense Mr Khoo is driven by his passion to impart whatever knowledge he had on the subject, interwoven with his celebrated life's experience, to a captive audience." LTA
"Great coverage. Just enough materials covered for a 1-day seminar. The pace of delivery was perfect. Mr. Khoo Kheng-Hor did a fantastic job because he is very passionate about sharing his thoughts and experience. He was very animated and keeps us engaged" Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd
"Topic is very interesting, especially how it is still relevant to modern industry even though the book was written a long time ago. A very animated and dynamic trainer, it was a pleasure to meet him and hear about his experiences. The best part of the course is listening to his personal experiences and sharing that ties in with the learning." Citadel Search Pte Ltd
"It has been a great opportunity for our organization to have heard you...Many of us have, I am sure benefited from your talk...You have come at an appropriate time to give us all new directions and energy to push for a higher level of performance...." Tim Nolan - Senior Director, Cisco
"Your impressive talk dovetailed harmoniously into the theme of our conference and into the outstanding overall image of our event." Charles Chao - Director of Sales, Siemens Nixdorf
"Very knowledgeable, animated and engaging. However, he could have enticed more audience participation & interaction. " - unknown participant
"The topic was interesting and aligns with many good principles.The trainer was engaging and had many good examples to help us relate better. He practises kaizen despite his vast experience." Health Promotion Board<
"It is interesting and useful that I can apply in my daily dealing with customers, friends and family members. Suppose to be a very dry subject but Mr Khoo is able to make it in the humorous and inspiring session. Mr Khoo also share many of his personal experiences with the participants." JTC Corporation
"Such ancient wisdom is very useful, at the same time refreshing and still highly relevant in today's personal and occupational environment.You get the sense Mr Khoo is driven by his passion to impart whatever knowledge he had on the subject, interwoven with his celebrated life's experience, to a captive audience." LTA
"Great coverage. Just enough materials covered for a 1-day seminar. The pace of delivery was perfect. Mr. Khoo Kheng-Hor did a fantastic job because he is very passionate about sharing his thoughts and experience. He was very animated and keeps us engaged" Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd
"Topic is very interesting, especially how it is still relevant to modern industry even though the book was written a long time ago. A very animated and dynamic trainer, it was a pleasure to meet him and hear about his experiences. The best part of the course is listening to his personal experiences and sharing that ties in with the learning." Citadel Search Pte Ltd
Profile of Santhanaram Jayaram
Santhanaram Jayaram has more than 28 years of experience in both the private and public sector including Financial Services - Retail and Learning and Development. Qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table in 2005, 2006 & 2007. Author of Ram up your Laughter. Appeared on National TV, Radio, Print. Current Board of Director for a Credit Co- operative with over 43,500 members (Telecoms Credit Co-operative) and Director of Security companies - Security Masters and Secure Guard.
With his versatility, engaging presence and diverse industry experience in hosting, facilitating and relating to a diverse group ranging from the PMETs to the C-suite, such as Lee Kuan Yew's School of Public Policy’s Senior Management Program, Regional Agency Workshop QBE Insurance, Regional Symposiums Strategic Project Management: Greater Business Results in Uncertain economy, Project of the Year Award by Project Management Institute Singapore, Ram has also appeared in Print, Radio ,National TV and on Netflix.
Besides personalising and customizing trainings to multi-national corporations, universities, and private associations, he also specialises in helping top level executives to improve their operational efficiencies; relate better thru communication skills, pioneer creativity thru design thinking skills, become better leaders thru leadership and people management, deliver greater service excellence and move up the next level thru career coaching.
Ram’s Qualifications:
- Master of Business Administration (Oklahoma City University)
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (University of Bradford)
- Master NLP Practicioner (American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Psychology)
- WSQ Advance Certification in Training and Assessment (ACTA), Workforce Singapore
- Certified in Train-the-Trainer Certification Program - Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work
- Certified in IDENTI3 Level 2 Accreditation
- Certified in Belbin Team Role Accreditation
- Certified Practitioner and Trainer in FIRO-B® and FIRO-Business® Instruments (CPP Asia Pacific)
- Certified Practitioner and Trainer in Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles
Selected Client Organizations:
- Daimler Financial Services
- Marina Bay Sands
- Resort World Sentosa
- Starbucks
- Singapore Airlines
- Mcdonald’s
- Port of Singapore Authority
- SMRT
- UOB Bank
- UBS Bank
