{"product_id":"timeless-leadership-18-leadership-sutras-from-the-bhagavad-gita-hardback-9780470824276","title":"Timeless Leadership; 18 Leadership Sutras from the Bhagavad Gita (Hardback) 9780470824276","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTimeless Leadership\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e18 Leadership Sutras from the Bhagavad Gita\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDebashis Chatterjee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470824276, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.1 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe timeless leadership wisdom of the \u003ci\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e explained\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Although it was written well over two thousand years ago, the \u003ci\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Song of God\"), a revered Hindu religious text, contains an immense wealth of ageless wisdom that speaks directly to the needs of today's business leaders. \u003ci\u003eTimeless Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e takes this unlikely resource and teases out important lessons on 18 aspects of leadership, from commercial vision to motivation, decision-making, and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Looking in detail at what the \u003ci\u003eGita\u003c\/i\u003e has to say about these and other issues of interest to business professionals, \u003ci\u003eTimeless Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on one central point: that once the basic thought process of man is improved, the quality of his actions will improve as well, leading to better results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses an ancient religious text to highlight and explain key Western management concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the leadership ideas in the \u003ci\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e and helps managers and leaders apply them to modern business life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeaves together the threads of wisdom from the \u003ci\u003eGita\u003c\/i\u003e to shed light on issues and challenges for leaders at all levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Covering teachings and ideas that have only got better with time, \u003ci\u003eTimeless Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e adapts the wisdom of millennia past for today's business leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note about the Text xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Context of the Gita xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 1 The Warrior’s Journey Leaders Embrace Discontinuity and Death 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Wars Are First Fought in the Mind 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mind Is a Mob 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ego Is a Disposable Idea 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders Embrace Discontinuity by Dispossessing the Ego 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Secret of Invincibility: The Conquest of the Binary Mind 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf Is the Cause; Self Is the Effect 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunting for the I 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 2 Invincible Wisdom Leaders Create Alternative Reality 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrief, Pity, and Shame: The Mind’s GPS System 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Alternative Reality 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivation and the Monkey Mind 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leader’s Inspiration Comes from Unselfish Work 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnselfish Work Leads to Evenness of Mind 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Invincible Wisdom: Powered by the Intellect and Driven by Unselfishness 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 3 Karma Yoga Leaders Enter the Timeless Cycle of Action 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArjuna’s Dilemma: The Warrior as Worrier 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork and Its Secret: Action, Inaction, and Effortless Action 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarma Yoga: Work as Worship 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Yajna Spirit: Discovering the Timeless Cycle of Work 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwadharma: The Case for Righteous Action 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork as a Means of Realizing Who We Are 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 4 Timeless Leaders Pursue Purpose as the Source of Supreme Power 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRajarshi: The Leader as Sage 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Many Faces of the Supreme Power 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty-Four-Hour Leadership 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Return of the Rishi 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 5 Leadership Is the Art of Undoing The State of Detached Engagement 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Anchors of the Past Hinder Performance 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Detached Involvement 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving to the Equality of Vision 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Undoing 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 6 Leaders Are Masters of Their Minds The Art and Practice of Meditation 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparating the Self Image from the Real Self 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMastery of the Mind 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisciplines of Mastery: Concentration, Detachment, and Transcendence 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Stillness 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 7 Leaders Are Integrators The Freedom of “I Am” 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContext 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArjuna’s Journey from Ignorance to Wisdom 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeless Leaders Integrate People and Processes 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leader’s World: A Reflection of Unmanifest Dharma 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Ego-Centered to Spirit-Centered Leadership 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders Liberate Themselves and Others from Suffering 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSUTRA 8 Timeless Leadership Decoding the Meaning of Life 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeless Leaders Explore the Ultimate Meaning of Life 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Multidimensional Meaning of Life 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreation Is Sacrificing the Smaller for the Sake of the Greater 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Real Meaning of Life Is Contained in Life Itself 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaningful Work: A Synthesis ofReflection and Action 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 9 The Sovereign Secret Timeless Leaders Live in a Self-Organizing Universe 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSovereign Self and the Path of Unity 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Governance of the Ego: The Path of Disintegration 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Organization: When Organization Becomes Community 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Law of Giving: Being and Becoming 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 10 Leadership Is an Adventure of Consciousness 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading Consciously 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilence: The Language of Timeless Leadership 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dynamism of Indivisibility 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pursuit of Excellence 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 11 Timeless Leaders Have Integral Vision 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegral Vision 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSight and Insight 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pangs of Plurality 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leader as Servant: Being an Instrument of the Whole 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 12 Love Is the Leader’s Essence; Love is the Leader’s Presence 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Is Love Made Visible 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevotion: The Art and Practice of Leadership 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttributes of the Leader as Devotee 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 13 Leaders Command Their Field with the Eye of Wisdom 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leader as a Knower in the Field of Knowledge 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dimensions of the Field and the Knower of the Field 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing with the Eye of Wisdom 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 14 Leaders Harness the Dynamic Forces of Nature 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature’s Manuscript: The Three Forces 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Leaders Harness the Three Forces of Nature 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscending the Dynamics of Nature 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 15 Timeless Leaders Discover Their Invisible Source The Tree of Life 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tree of Life 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Invisible Leader 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Perishable to the Imperishable: Quest for the Supreme Self 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 16 Leaders Negotiate the Crossroads The Divine and the Devilish 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crossroads of Leadership: The Divine and the Devilish 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxic Leadership 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Return Journey 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 17 Leaders Follow Their Faith The Journey of Self-Giving 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith: The Deep Structure of Leadership 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Kinds of Faith 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art and Science of Self-Giving 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTRA 18 Leadership Is Transcendence The Unity of Two Wills 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Source and Resource 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Algebra of Attachment 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenunciation and Regeneration of the Leader 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Path of Transcendence 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unity of Two Wills: The Fighter and the Warrior 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONCLUSION Arjuna’s Awakening Practical Wisdom for Timeless Leaders 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuiet Leadership: The Practice of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandling Information Overload 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders Must First Solve Their Most Persistent Problem 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWisdom in Times of Uncertainty: Leaders Deal with Discontinuities in Life and Work 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders Triumph by Merging Their Individual Will with Life’s Purpose 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 225\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; 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