Courses
Seminars & Studies
Lectures, seminars, and webinars on strategy and leadership, each designed for the sponsor.
To inquire: choose a seminar below and share your group, audience size, and preferred dates. Hanshi Kaufman replies personally by email.
Sun Tzu's Art of War
Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Management
An introduction to Sun Tzu's treatise on strategy, then practical application of its principles to everyday life through case-study interaction.
For: Executives, managers, founders
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Sun Tzu's Art of War is perhaps the best-known and most highly regarded treatise on strategy ever written. Compiled well over two thousand years ago, its principles are as applicable to the boardroom as they are to the battlefield. The seminar begins with an introduction to Sun Tzu and develops the capability of applying the principles in everyday life through case-study interaction.
Key topics
- 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, morality, and intelligent tactics for accomplishment, taught through warrior concepts and divided into Musashi's original five parts.
For: Martial artists, leaders, seekers
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Personal integrity, honesty and morality, and the determination to use intelligent tactics for accomplishment in life. 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 self-acceptance. Divided into the original five parts.
Key topics
- 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
Musashi and Sun Tzu combined with Kaufman's commentary, with explicit examples for developing business and life negotiation skills.
For: Executives, sales leaders, negotiators
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Synthesizes Musashi's Book of Five Rings and Sun Tzu's Art of War with Kaufman's commentary, presenting the views of the masters with explicit examples for the development of business and life negotiation skills. A contemporary approach based on integrity, honesty, and morality teaching the timeless universal truth of winning for the benefit of all concerned.
Key topics
- 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
Self-Revealization Acceptance®
Your Divine Right to Live in Joy and Freedom
Knowing what you want and accepting it as already done — an introduction to the creative aspect of the universe, total self-reliance, and reality facilitation.
For: Open enrollment
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The true secret to winning the so-called battles of life is not in understanding why things happen, but in knowing what you want and accepting it as already done. Introduces you to the control of the creative aspect of the universe — the Spirit of the Thing Itself — empowering total self-reliance.
Key topics
- 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 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
Using the ancient truths of Lao Tzu for personal and cooperative advantage, explained with intelligent and realistic examples.
For: Open enrollment
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How to use the ancient truths of Lao Tzu for personal and cooperative advantage. The proper perspective of the Tao and a harmonious life is simple to attain with understanding and awareness, explained with intelligent and realistic examples. The result is serenity, contentment, increased productivity, and peace of mind.
Key topics
- 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
How accomplishment rests on defining and redefining goals, and how great leaders were prepared to see opportunity and take it.
For: Executives, founders, leaders
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Accomplishment is based on the definition and redefinition of goals. Good fortune usually accompanies determination and desire — good planning is always better. The seminar examines how great men did not rely on the inconstancy of fate but saw opportunity and took it, because they were emotionally and physically prepared for success.
Key topics
- Personal responsibility
- Ensuring cooperation with associates
- Granting of favors
- Making yourself understood
- Resourcefulness
- Working with advisors
- Countermanding directives to staff
- Absolute control