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The Sun Tzu Art of War Institute (STI) is an independent, non-governmental International Think Tank based in Singapore with the mission to promote strategic thinking and leadership using Ancient Chinese strategies.
Over the past years, STI has developed a series of online program through our research that helped individuals to develop strategic thinking. Our first online program, Sun Tzu Art of War series, has been tested and well received in our workshops. Find out more about the program in our online preview. STI aspires to be a premier Research-driven Institute in Asia by bringing together a team of highly respected researchers and professors from across the region. Under the support of Aventis Leadership Centre, Aventis School of Management, STI aims to enhance the competitiveness, leadership and strategic capabilities of organizations through the interchange of ideas knowledge and leadership development.
Situational Leadership
From a western school of thoughts in leadership, Sun Tzu Art of war leadership is embedded into modern Situational Leadership Theory, a leadership theory developed by Paul Hersey, professor and author of the book Situational Leader, and Ken Blanchard, leadership guru and author of The One Minute Manager. The fundamental underpinning of the Situational Leadership Theory is there is no single "best" style of leadership. Effective leadership is task-relevant and that the most successful leaders are those that adapt their leadership style to the Maturity ("the capacity to set high but attainable goals, willingness and ability to take responsibility for the task, and relevant education and/or experience of an individual or a group for the task) of the individual or group they are attempting to lead/influence. That effective leadership varies, not only with the person or group that is being influenced, but it will also depend on the task, job or function that needs to be accomplished
Leadership Development Creates Significant Business Benefits
Enlightened companies, already working to address leadership shortages, have formalized leadership development programs in place. According to recent research, those with the most mature programs are realizing significant business benefits , in a recent survey conducted by international leadership agencies , the findings includes:
600% increase in overall business impact from leadership development
480% improvement in leader engagement and retention
570% improvement in overall employee retention
Sun Tzu Art of War Institute strives to expand the teaching and use of Sun Tzu Art of war as a leadership framework, to expand its reach into Europe and US. Supported by Aventis School of Management, a leading Graduate school based in Asia, STI supports the research and adoption of ancient Chinese strategies by world leaders and business communities to promote strategic leadership, facilitates ideas exchange and macroeconomic level government to government cooperation. Towards this end, STI is continuously engaged in the research and implementation of strategic programmes, conferences, publications, CEO membership programmes which are market-focused, well-researched and internationally recognized.
