Bhagavad Gītā and Leadership [electronic resource] : A Catalyst for Organizational Transformation /
Dhiman, Satinder.author.
This book shows how the Bhagavad Gītā (part of the great Indian epic — the Mahābhārata) can be approached as a powerful tool for change management and as a catalyst for organizational transformation. It presents time-tested leadership strategies drawn from the Bhagavad Gītā that are relevant for today’s leaders. This book focuses on how to harmonize the needs of the individual with the needs of society, and by extension, how to harmonize the needs of employees and the organization. It employs an inside-out leadership development approach based on Self-knowledge and Self-mastery, the two highly important areas for practicing effective Self-leadership. The Gītā is a non-sectarian spiritual text with a universal message for living a life of meaning, purpose, and contribution and for leading from our authentic self. It shows how to manage oneself, as a necessary prelude to leading others. Students and organizational leaders will learn to integrate leadership function more effectively into all aspects at the individual, team, and institutional level. .
1. Prolegomena: The Bhagavad Gītā: A Timeless Manual for Self-Mastery and Leadership -- 2. Introduction: Text and the Leadership Context of the Gītā -- 3. Real Message of the Gītā: Decoding the Text -- 4. Advaita Vedānta: The Science of Ultimate Reality -- 5. Karma Yoga: The Path of Enlightened Action -- 6. Being-Centered Leadership: Leader as an Enlightened Sage -- 7. Bhakti Yoga: Love and Faith in Leadership -- 8. Mind: A Leader’s Greatest Friend and Foe -- 9. Doing the Right Thing: Leaders’ Moral and Spiritual Anchorage -- 10. Be the Change: The Making of a Servant Leader -- 11. Epilogue: The Timeless Teachings of the Gītā: Maxims for Life and Leadership.
This book shows how the Bhagavad Gītā (part of the great Indian epic — the Mahābhārata) can be approached as a powerful tool for change management and as a catalyst for organizational transformation. It presents time-tested leadership strategies drawn from the Bhagavad Gītā that are relevant for today’s leaders. This book focuses on how to harmonize the needs of the individual with the needs of society, and by extension, how to harmonize the needs of employees and the organization. It employs an inside-out leadership development approach based on Self-knowledge and Self-mastery, the two highly important areas for practicing effective Self-leadership. The Gītā is a non-sectarian spiritual text with a universal message for living a life of meaning, purpose, and contribution and for leading from our authentic self. It shows how to manage oneself, as a necessary prelude to leading others. Students and organizational leaders will learn to integrate leadership function more effectively into all aspects at the individual, team, and institutional level. .
Leadership.
Business—Religious aspects.
Organization.
Planning.
Hinduism.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Faith, Spirituality and Business.
Organization.
Hinduism.