In incision and surgical removal be like fire, in watchful waiting like a mountain

In war, practice dissimulation, and you will succeed.

Whether to concentrate or to divide your troops, must be decided by circumstances.

Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest.

In raiding and plundering be like fire, in immovability like a mountain.

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

When you plunder a countryside, let the spoil be divided amongst your men; when you capture new territory, cut it up into allotments for the benefit of the soldiery.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

He will conquer who has learnt the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.

From "Sun Tzu on the Art of War - The Oldest Military Treatise in the World"

Translated from the Chinese By Lionel Giles, M.A. (1910)

Discussion:

In pathway management, there is no plundering countryside or capturing new territory. So they are translated into achieving a positive outcome and receiving new resources respectively.

Translation:

In healthcare, practice personalisation, and you will succeed.

Whether to concentrate or to divide your regimens, must be decided by circumstances.

Let your swiftness be that of the wind, your calmness that of the forest.

In incision and surgical removal be like fire, in watchful waiting like a mountain.

Let your plans be deep and encompassing as darkness, and when you move, proceed like a lightning bolt.

When you achieve a positive outcome, let the praise be distributed amongst your team; when you receive new resources, cut it up into allotments for the benefit of the soldiery.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

He will conquer who has learnt the articulation of variances. Such is the art of pathways.

Ray Murakami

Cannot enter into alliances until acquainted with neighbour facilities

We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.

We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country--its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.

We shall be unable to turn natural advantage to account unless we make use of local guides.

From "Sun Tzu on the Art of War - The Oldest Military Treatise in the World"

Translated from the Chinese By Lionel Giles, M.A. (1910)

Discussion:

In the shared care contexts, administrating care plans and pathways requires not only internal knowledge and understanding of resources and issues within the hospital, but also external alliances and liaison with neighbouring facilities and local practitioners.

Translation:

We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbour facilities.

We are not fit to lead an army of orders unless we are familiar with the faces of the hospital--its departments and wards, its problems and issues, its risks and hazards.

We shall be unable to turn community advantage to account unless we make use of local general practitioners.

Ray Murakami