Pragmatic Strategy: Eastern Wisdom, Global Success

This book turned out to be a suitable introduction to a pragmatic view on strategy. While not going so far as to be a book about ‘strategy-as-practice', the text does lean strongly toward the view that strategy is fluid and should be based on the actions of an organization and the people that comprise it. The contrasts of eastern views (i.e., those of, for example, Confucius) and western views (i.e., those of Aristotle and others) was interesting. Most helpful are Nonaka & Zhu's real-world examples; they helped to solidify the concepts and also made a good portion of each chapter fun and easy to read. I found myself skimming some chapter-introductory material to more quickly get to the example, at which time I would slow down and enjoy the writing.