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We, Sharda and Margot, feel very honored to be able to write and edit such a book. Our spiritual journey has led to the passion of bringing together and sharing the thoughts we ourselves have come across in our lives by meeting gurus, swamis, like-minded seekers, managers, teachers, entrepreneurs, academics, students, and by reading books and practicing spiritual techniques. We also have gained much spiritual inspiration from the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother to whom we are grateful. The thoughts presented in this book already exist in the East and West. Integrating them into the way we do business, can help us to regain trust and respect in business even in the current economic crisis. We aim to convince others of our deep belief that spiritual practices and a spiritual orientation help make life more enjoyable and makes us better human beings through helping us to live in line with our karma in every context of life, in our roles as employees, entrepreneurs, managers, leaders, mothers, or fathers, etc.
List of contents
Concepts of Spirituality.- Introduction: Exploring Possibilities for a New Paradigm.- Spirituality and Business.- Methodological Issues in the Study of Spirituality at Work.- Spirituality in Management Theories: A Perspective from India.- Innovation of Management in a Crisis: The Spiritual Power of Organizations.- From Business Ethics to Business Spirituality: The Socratic Model of Leadership.- Ethics Needs Spirituality.- Personal Spirituality.- Impact of Spirituality: Views of an Entrepreneur in India.- Spirituality and Diversity.- Case Study: AWARE at Shell.- Inspiring Individuals: Transforming Organizations.- Integral Transformational Coaching.- Buddhist Practice and Principles and their Place in Organizations.- Transformational Learning: An Ancient Concept in Modern Times.- Spirituality and Leadership.- Applying an Integral Perspective to Business Strategy: A Case Study.- Synchronizing Leadership Style with Integral Transformational Yoga Principles.- Wholesome Leadership Development Process: Case Study of a Business Organization.- The Model of Critique in Business.- The Spiritual Features of Servant-Leadership.- Epilogue: Ingredients of a New Paradigm.
Summary
We, Sharda and Margot, feel very honored to be able to write and edit such a book. Our spiritual journey has led to the passion of bringing together and sharing the thoughts we ourselves have come across in our lives by meeting gurus, swamis, like-minded seekers, managers, teachers, entrepreneurs, academics, students, and by reading books and practicing spiritual techniques. We also have gained much spiritual inspiration from the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother to whom we are grateful. The thoughts presented in this book already exist in the East and West. Integrating them into the way we do business, can help us to regain trust and respect in business even in the current economic crisis. We aim to convince others of our deep belief that spiritual practices and a spiritual orientation help make life more enjoyable and makes us better human beings through helping us to live in line with our karma in every context of life, in our roles as employees, entrepreneurs, managers, leaders, mothers, or fathers, etc.
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From the reviews:
“The book is a valuable contribution to the discussion of the role of ethical values in business and management and as such is to be welcomed.” (John Drew, Scientific and Medical Network Review, Summer, 2010)
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From the reviews:
"The book is a valuable contribution to the discussion of the role of ethical values in business and management and as such is to be welcomed." (John Drew, Scientific and Medical Network Review, Summer, 2010)
