No country benefits from prolonged warfare

"I couldn't stand it anymore. 2 years of pent-up frustrations came out in a big bang," Paul, my namesake, poured his heart out over the Kronenbourg 1664. "I yelled at the lady boss, including expletives. She has always been siding with Ms Tay. FYI, I am now on garden leave."

Most working persons will tell you that the workplace is often like a battlefield. There is always an urgent need to keep ourselves updated on what our business competitotrs are up to, sending our people to clinch deals before theirs do, throwing "red herrings"to our business rivals, etc. And of course, the inevitable daily office politics which most of us are aware of, though some may not care to admit its existence.

These kinds of warfare can become costly. A wrong decision could cost a reputation or job.

Sun Tzu went so far as to say: "History has shown that there has never been a country benefitting from prolonged warfare."