Tactician

A tactician is a type of person who avoids direct influence and uses the power of circumstances and the capabilities of other people in order to build a situation to achieve his goal. A tactician knows how to wait, to use a third force, to achieve his goals by proxy.

If you sit by the river for a long time, sooner or later the corpse of your enemy will float along it …. (Lao Tzu)

US military base, the reporter interviews the general about the special forces.

“Tell me, General, what is the difference between Navy SEALs and Green Berets?”

“Ah, well, the first ones are geared towards direct power actions, and the second ones are geared towards indirect actions.

— Uh … And what’s the difference?

I’ll demonstrate now.

The general calls the «seal» and gives him the order to break the box. He instantly turns him into dust.

— Understandably?

— Not really.

He calls the “beret”, gives the same order. He thinks for a moment, looks around, notices the “seal” who has not had time to move away.

— Officer, can I have a moment? The general said that you were weak to destroy this box.

Among the methods of effective influence for tactics is characteristic:

. Rules are rarely argued with, and this is an effective way to influence behavior and streamline life. Some people may not like the rules, but if the rules have been adopted, now they just need to be followed, without discussion. If you tell an employee that you don’t like his crotch pants, he may start discussing your tastes. If you write the rules and the dress code adopted here is described when applying for a job, there will be no more questions. The tactician does not press now, he invents and implements rules that will do everything for him — for the future.

. Many hands itch to say or do everything yourself. The tactician is calmer and wiser. Don’t do what others can do. If someone does something better than him, why should he do it? If you need to do something unpopular, he would rather ask someone who is not afraid to risk his reputation.

. Positioning is a sign behavior that tells others where your place is, next to whom and among whom. Many cities at one time rose simply due to the fact that they were located in an advantageous place. So do you — instead of running after the people you need, find yourself more often where you will naturally encounter these people — and designate yourself as the person with whom it is appropriate for them to interact. See →

. The organization of time, place, environment and other things in such a way that the situation itself pushes a person to the desired decision. Story: “In the old dacha, all the amenities were on the street, the dacha was updated and repaired, a warm toilet appeared at home. But out of habit, the old grandmother still goes to the toilet outside, even though it is cold in winter. The son-in-law complains to his wife: “I don’t know what to do, I told her a thousand times!” The wife shrugged, «What’s the problem? I will decide.» I took and washed all my grandmother’s things, hung them outside to dry. Grandmother sat at home for three days, because there was nothing to go out into the street. In three days I rebuilt, I got used to going to a new toilet. All!» See →

. What cannot be achieved from another directly and immediately, can often be done gradually, getting from him small steps, to which he does not attach importance. And in the aggregate, there is a tightening … See →

. If you reinforce the desired behavior over and over again, it soon becomes natural. Without persuasion and disputes — everything happened. You just need to learn to wait, / You need to be calm and stubborn / In order to receive from life later / Everything that was not directly available … Endurance and constancy give more than the most energetic, but not organized pressure. See →

The negative side of the tactical style is reflected in the Ostrich personality type — a person who avoids close relationships.

A covertly acting tactician is already a manipulator, in his arsenal is a hidden alignment of the situation, a hidden choice without a choice, a hidden suggestion, as well as involvement, seduction, distraction and emotional infection.

Tactics and formula for effective influence

In the Effective Influence Formula «A smart man with an iron hand in a velvet glove,» the Tactician personifies a smart man. Other aspects of effective influence are embodied in types [/ Dushka Souls] (influence gently, kindly) and Silovik (use of force).