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100			_aChatterjee Debashis
245			_aTimeless leadership : 18 leadership sutras from the Bhagavad Gita
260			_aNew Delhi _bWiley India Pvt. Ltd. _c2012
300			_a234p _cxxi
365			_b Rs. 375
505			_aTABLE OF CONTENTS: A Note about the Text xv; Acknowledgments xix; Introduction: The Context of the Gita xxi; SUTRA 1 The Warrior’s Journey Leaders Embrace Discontinuity and Death 1; All Wars Are First Fought in the Mind 3; The Mind Is a Mob 5; The Ego Is a Disposable Idea 8; Leaders Embrace Discontinuity by Dispossessing the Ego 10; The Secret of Invincibility: The Conquest of the Binary Mind 12; Self Is the Cause; Self Is the Effect 13; Hunting for the I 15; SUTRA 2 Invincible Wisdom Leaders Create Alternative Reality 17; Grief, Pity, and Shame: The Mind’s GPS System 18; Creating Alternative Reality 20; Motivation and the Monkey Mind 22; The Leader’s Inspiration Comes from Unselfish Work 23; Unselfish Work Leads to Evenness of Mind 26; Applying Invincible Wisdom: Powered by the Intellect and Driven by Unselfishness 29; SUTRA 3 Karma Yoga Leaders Enter the Timeless Cycle of Action 33; Arjuna’s Dilemma: The Warrior as Worrier 34; Work and Its Secret: Action, Inaction, and Effortless Action 35; Karma Yoga: Work as Worship 38; The Yajna Spirit: Discovering the Timeless Cycle of Work 40; Swadharma: The Case for Righteous Action 42; Work as a Means of Realizing Who We Are 44; SUTRA 4 Timeless Leaders Pursue Purpose as the Source of Supreme Power 47; Rajarshi: The Leader as Sage 48; The Many Faces of the Supreme Power 50; Twenty-Four-Hour Leadership 53; The Return of the Rishi 55; SUTRA 5 Leadership Is the Art of Undoing The State of Detached Engagement 59; How Anchors of the Past Hinder Performance 60; The Art of Detached Involvement 62; Evolving to the Equality of Vision 63; The Art of Undoing 66; SUTRA 6 Leaders Are Masters of Their Minds The Art and Practice of Meditation 69; Separating the Self Image from the Real Self 70; Mastery of the Mind 73; Disciplines of Mastery: Concentration, Detachment, and Transcendence 76; The Power of Stillness 77; SUTRA 7 Leaders Are Integrators The Freedom of “I Am” 81; Context 81; Arjuna’s Journey from Ignorance to Wisdom 82; Timeless Leaders Integrate People and Processes 84; The Leader’s World: A Reflection of Unmanifest Dharma 85; From Ego-Centered to Spirit-Centered Leadership 87; Leaders Liberate Themselves and Others from Suffering 89; SUTRA 8 Timeless Leadership Decoding the Meaning of Life 93; Timeless Leaders Explore the Ultimate Meaning of Life 94; The Multidimensional Meaning of Life 95; Creation Is Sacrificing the Smaller for the Sake of the Greater 97; The Real Meaning of Life Is Contained in Life Itself 98; Meaningful Work: A Synthesis ofReflection and Action 100; SUTRA 9 The Sovereign Secret Timeless Leaders Live in a Self-Organizing Universe 103; Sovereign Self and the Path of Unity 104; The Governance of the Ego: The Path of Disintegration 105; Self-Organization: When Organization Becomes Community 107; The Law of Giving: Being and Becoming 110; SUTRA 10 Leadership Is an Adventure of Consciousness 113; Leading Consciously 113; Silence: The Language of Timeless Leadership 115; The Dynamism of Indivisibility 118; The Pursuit of Excellence 121; SUTRA 11 Timeless Leaders Have Integral Vision 125; Integral Vision 126; Sight and Insight 128; The Pangs of Plurality 130; The Leader as Servant: Being an Instrument of the Whole 132; SUTRA 12 Love Is the Leader’s Essence; Love is the Leader’s Presence 135; Leadership Is Love Made Visible 136; Devotion: The Art and Practice of Leadership 138; Attributes of the Leader as Devotee 142; SUTRA 13 Leaders Command Their Field with the Eye of Wisdom 145; The Leader as a Knower in the Field of Knowledge 146; The Dimensions of the Field and the Knower of the Field 149; Seeing with the Eye of Wisdom 151; SUTRA 14 Leaders Harness the Dynamic Forces of Nature 155; Nature’s Manuscript: The Three Forces 156; How Leaders Harness the Three Forces of Nature 158; Transcending the Dynamics of Nature 162; SUTRA 15 Timeless Leaders Discover Their Invisible Source The Tree of Life 165; The Tree of Life 166; The Invisible Leader 169; From the Perishable to the Imperishable: Quest for the Supreme Self 172; SUTRA 16 Leaders Negotiate the Crossroads The Divine and the Devilish 175; The Crossroads of Leadership: The Divine and the Devilish 176; Toxic Leadership 180; The Return Journey 182; SUTRA 17 Leaders Follow Their Faith The Journey of Self-Giving 185; Faith: The Deep Structure of Leadership 186; Three Kinds of Faith 187; The Art and Science of Self-Giving 191; SUTRA 18 Leadership Is Transcendence The Unity of Two Wills 195; The Source and Resource 196; The Algebra of Attachment 198; Renunciation and Regeneration of the Leader 201; The Path of Transcendence 203; The Unity of Two Wills: The Fighter and the Warrior 207; CONCLUSION Arjuna’s Awakening Practical Wisdom for Timeless Leaders 211; Quiet Leadership: The Practice of Handling Information Overload 212; Leaders Must First Solve Their Most Persistent Problem 214; Wisdom in Times of Uncertainty: Leaders Deal with Discontinuities in Life and Work 215; Leaders Triumph by Merging Their Individual Will with Life’s Purpose 216; References 219; About the Author 223; Index 225.
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