With special guests David Neal and Jonathan Clark from The Eighth Mile Consulting, we break down Sun Tzu's famous book on strategy and leadership. Given that paintball is as close to combat as Frank and Ian have come, we brought in heavy hitters for this episode.

In this episode:

· "It's not about a fair fight, it's about winning."

· Why picking your battles is everything in business and war

· Lessons from Afghanistan for small companies

· Why context matters when evaluating risk

· Why do companies who stay on the offensive tend to last?

· How to link the goals of leadership with the team

The Eighth Mile Consulting: https://eighthmile.com.au/

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The Eighth Mile Consulting is built on a mantra of 'good people, helping good people.' Our Mission is to collaborate with organizations to improve their people, processes, product, and profile.

In particular, we provide services in:

Change Management,

Project Management,

Implementations,

Leadership/Management advice,

Individual and Team Coaching,

Risk Management, and

Representational roles.

We are different from other organizations because:

1. Our team is drawn from hands-on practitioners who have actually delivered what they preach, each with a reputation for delivering positive change to organizational cultures, and delivering complicated projects/tasks.

2. Our team consists of leaders with hands-on experience.

3. We are proud of our high-performing team, and we can help other teams perform to their absolute best.

4. We simplify the complex.