Uganda, April 20 -- When people read the word "war", they assume the worst. However, war may be a good thing on two levels: denotatively and connotatively.

Denotatively, the word has its roots in the Indo-European wers-, which means "to confuse or mix up."

Connotatively, war may refer to struggle. Could be a struggle with one's inner demons or struggle with the truth.

Written by the military strategist, Sun Tzu and translated Thomas Clearly, The Art of War, clearly (pun unintended) leans to the latter. This is why it is deemed one of the best books about management leadership.

Its keen insights into human nature serve as windows to the varying and varied dimensions of leadership and how these dimensions reflect a workable as opposed t...