The document discusses 'strategic advantage,' defined as a superior position or approach to achieving goals, as described by William J. Bahr. It outlines key principles drawn from historical strategists, focusing on competition and cooperation, and distills these insights into the 'high five' principles for winning in various contexts. The content includes profiles of 87 master strategists and examples of strategic and tactical moves, emphasizing the ethical dimensions of strategic thinking.

1. What is Strategic Advantage?
“Strategic advantage is a superior position, characteristic, or way of doing things sought when planning to reach a goal (to win).”
—William J. Bahr, author of “Strategic Advantage: How to Win in War, Business, and Life.”
"The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men." —Sun Tzu
The book “Strategic Advantage” is a collection of powerful, winning techniques from the time of Troy to today. It covers a wealth of strategic principles for war,
business, politics, games, martial arts, and life in general. It also includes a compelling section on ethics. The book first mines a wide range of information from
master strategists, then refines them into the "high five" principles of "strategic advantage" that allow one to better understand "how to win" in almost any
competitive or cooperative situation.
This insight-filled book unveils powerful moves to win most anytime, anywhere. Written by a successful corporate director and West Pointer, it makes protecting
yourself much easier! The essence of winning can be distilled from principles common to all successful human action. Of many actions open for examination,
two are highly important: competition and cooperation. Studying competition yields insights on winning in fights for rights or interests. Studying cooperation
brings skill at winning in groups with shared goals. To cover these subjects, you can sift through the books of master theorists from Sun Tzu, through Machiavelli
and Clausewitz, to Drucker and Deming. You can also read about master practitioners from Ulysses, through Napoleon and Lee, to modern-day captains of
industry and esteemed statesmen. To aid you in such effort, this book tries to unearth, consolidate, and integrate the works of these master strategists. Distilling
the essence of competition and cooperation, it reveals the universal rules of winning, those simple yet critical formulas which change a situation to your
advantage. In doing so, it crystallizes the powerful methods of attack and defense for your use in virtually any application.
What follows in this slide presentation:
• Names & photos of the 87 master strategists surveyed
• Examples of strategic and tactical moves
• The “high-five” principles of strategic advantage
• Other colorful strategic concepts
• Books on strategic advantage

2. Strategist Images (87)
Duke of Wellington Sun Tzu Machiavelli Jomini
Clausewitz Von Schlieffen Liddell Hart
Grant
Lee Jackson Sherman Foch
Napoleon
Patton Mao
Boyd
Ramesses
II
Grant, Charles Griess Alger Caesar
Frederick
the Great
Warden McDonough Dibella Ulysses
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W. Bahr,
2023

3. David Leonidas Alexander
the Great Hannibal
William the
Conqueror
Adolphus Washington
Morgan
Travis Maginot Hitler Trotsky MacArthur
Ho Chi Minh Giap
Schwarzkopf
Smith Deming Drucker Kotler Porter Collins
Ogilvy
Johnson
Walton Iacocca
Rubenstein Schultz
Ferrazzi Carnegie Rockefeller
Ford Jobs
Bezos
Aristotle
Kaliher
Alinsky
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W. Bahr, 2023

4. Lee
Flint
Nunes
Jordan Brady
Ali
Federer
Longhurst Ross
Von
Neuman
Pandolfini
Steinitz Fischer
Winter
Kasparov
Krzyzewski
Hatmaker
Lowe
Bodhidharma
Shotoku
Hanashiro Kano Ueshiba
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5. Strategy/Tactics Examples
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6. Copyright, W. Bahr, 2023
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8. Create solution
options that work and
WOW!
Align team &/or target,
7-11 in one blow?
Balance.
Combine &
Concentrate.
Other colorful concepts
Approach indirectly
(strength against
weakness) from A to Z.
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“Brave Little Tailor”: A tale of strategy:
1. Alignment 2. Surprise 3. Divide & Conquer
4. Jujuitsu 5. Channelization 6. Bluff
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9. Books on Strategic Advantage