COURSES & STUDIES

STRATEGY AND MOTIVATION COURSES AND STUDIES

Stephen F. Kaufman has been teaching ideas and concepts of leadership for more than 60 years. He speaks with clarity and understanding while maintaining audience interest and focus throughout his presentations and empowers people to grasp the ideas for personal and business use through an interactive format. Alternately, webinars are available for any group or organization.

Steve understands that each presentation be designed and delivered for the specific needs of the seminar sponsor and crafts his presentations to be timely, focused, and oriented to the enlightenment of all in attendance .

Sun Tzu's Art of War: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Management

Sun Tzu’s Art of War is perhaps the best-known and most highly regarded treatise on strategy yet written. Compiled well over two thousand years ago, its principles are as applicable to the boardroom as they are to the battlefield. Beginning with an introduction to Sun Tzu, the fundamental lessons of accomplishment in any endeavor are discussed with an approach towards developing the capability of being able to apply the principles expounded in everyday life, with the specifics of a defined goal intended. Interaction with case studies is developed as to logical and profitable resolve. Topics include:

Understanding the Principles of Sun Tzu
How to Think of Progress
The Nature of Accomplishment
Why Conflict is Essential for Progress
The Reality of Deception
Control and Maintenance of Territory

Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Warrior Method for Personal Integrity and Self-Development

Personal integrity, honesty and morality, and the determination to use intelligent tactics for accomplishment in life are explored. Beginning with an introduction to the work and why it is vitally important in today's global society, warrior concepts of morality and the difference between not getting a deal signed and having your head cut off enable participants to enhance their awareness through the realization of self acceptance to increase personal and business productivity. Similar to the original treatise, the presentation is divided into five parts:

The Book of Earth - Fundamental Attitudes of the Masters
The Book of Water - The Natural Order of Things
The Book of Fire - The Passion to Win
The Book of Wind - Understanding Inconsequential Matters
The Book of the Void - No-thing-ness and the Completeness of the All

The Sword in the Boardroom : Winning for the Benefit of All Concerned

The Sword in the Boardroom synthesizes the teachings of Musashi's Book of Five Rings and Sun Tzu's Art of War along with commentary by Stephen F. Kaufman presenting the views of the masters, with explicit examples to address realistic strategy solutions for the development of business and life negotiation skills. A contemporary approach based on integrity, honesty, and morality is presented to teach timeless universal truths, based on a philosophy that stresses winning for the benefit of all concerned. Topics include:

High Power Deal Making and Enterprise Control
Attitudes Needed for Personal Victory
Assessing the Opposition
Evaluating Personal Motivation
Focused Effective Planning for All Operations
Proper Treatment of Personnel
Maintaining Control of Circumstances

Napoleon Means Business: The Art of Business Based on His War Maxims

Napoleon Means Business is based on the war maxims of Napoleon and presented in seminar format to illustrate the correct mindset needed for success in any area of endeavor. World renowned leadership expert Stephen F. Kaufman presents the ideas of one of the most illustrious generals in history by restructuring Napoleon's words to empower attendees to take advantage of strong military ideals and transform them into business models that have been utilized by all the great leaders in history. Topics include:

Correctly Approaching the Objective
Maintaining Control in a Negotiation
Turning Defeat into Victory
Understanding Discipline for Accomplishment
Maintaining Open Lines of Communication

Self-Revealization Acceptance™ - Your Divine Right to Live in Joy and Freedom

The true secret to winning the so-called battles of life is not in understanding why things happen or why they don’t, but rather in knowing what you want and accepting it as already done. Stephen Kaufman’s teachings introduce you to the control of the creative aspect of the universe, the Spirit of the Thing Itself, empowering you to develop complete and total self-reliance and the ability to create exactly what you want and when you want it. Topics include:

What Self-Revealization Acceptance® is and How to Make It Work
Understanding the Spirit of the Thing Itself
Acceptance of Ease and Grace in All Endeavors
You Reap What You KNOW - Not What You Sow
Escaping from the Morass of Indifference and Mediocrity
Knowing It is Done by Virtue of Being

Lao Tzu's "Living Tao" - Empowering the Self for Productive Living

The Living Tao teaches how to use the ancient truths of Lao Tzu's directions for personal and cooperative advantage. The proper perspective of the Tao and a harmonious life is simple to attain with understanding and awareness and is explained with intelligent and realistic examples. The result is serenity, contentment, increased productivity, and peace of mind, all accomplished with ease. The seminar explains the simple truths that make life worth living by using ancient wisdom in the modern world. Topics include:

Effective Decision Making
Life Survival Skills
Personal Rights and Privileges
True Responsibility
Relationship Enjoyment
Peace and Harmony in the Workplace
Dealing with Life's Challenges

The Shogun's Scroll - Controlling All Aspects of the Realm

The Shogun’s Scroll is a guide to learning how to wield power and control one’s destiny. The course is based on the author’s celebrated docu-fiction book on the wresting of power in medieval Japan by Minamoto Yoritomo, the first Shogun, and how he maintained his authority. The interactive presentation of the course empowers participants to hone the tools necessary to attain their aspirations while coming to terms with their own strengths and weaknesses. Topics include:

Personal Responsibility
Ensuring Cooperation with Associates
Granting of Favors
Making Yourself Understood
Resourcefulness
Working with Advisors
Countermanding Directives to Staff
Absolute Control

The Musician's Book of Five Rings - Samurai Strategies for Excellence and
Performance Ascension

When looked at relative to personal endeavor, the principles of Musashi’s philosophy are universal for the empowerment and personal mastery of an individual, regardless of any discipline. The sword master and the master musician incorporate a like commitment to perfection in the arena of life. It is the purposeful application of the qualities and the “spirit of the thing itself” that is the difference between life and death when wielding a sword or playing perfect notes and creating life through music. Some topics include:

The True Nature of Strategy When Applied to Music
A Musician's Responsibilities
Spiritual and Physical Bearing in Performance
Penetrating the Heart and Mind of the Listener
Controlling the Audience
Impressing with Your Attitude
Releasing Fear of the Unknown
Dealing with Profound Success

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