Management with a Difference – Insights from Ancient Indian Wisdom

[Guest guest]

Namaste:

 

Managers in all fields of life can benefit from this book which provides insights from the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. I had the opportunity to meet and discuss with Prof. Arya Kumar (one of the co-author of this book) regarding this book and related issues. I recommend this book for those who look for new perspectives can get bright ideas from this book which contains the wisdom of Vedanta and Gita. Those interested can access the website: http://www.anebooks.com for ordering (Cost of the book in Indian currency = Rs. 495)

 

Detailed description of the contents of the book is provided below for interested members.

 

With my warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

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DESCRIPTION

The critical question in every manager’s mind is how to be effective in his job. The secret of success of a manager lies in his reaching and achieving a level of excellence and effectiveness that sets him apart from the others whom he is managing and competing with.

 

The management is a people driven process in search of excellence, so as to achieve a well defined corporate goal by ensuring a due benefit and value to the customer and society in general. The emphasis of the book throughout is on this aspect of management. The answer to the fundamental question of becoming effective in all our endeavors has been forcefully and rightly dealt in the Indian epics and particularly in the Bhagvad Gita that focuses on individual self-management so as to set up an example of being inspired from within, as the first step onwards setting him apart from others.

 

“Management with a Difference: The insight from Indian wisdom” attempts to come out with the need and relevance of value based management in the present complex and fast changing environment, if corporate entities would like to grow and develop with passion for excellence in all their endeavors. It is in this context that the lessons from “The Geeta” and their relevance to develop Indian style of management have been incorporated in this text.

 

The Bhagvad Geeta needs an intelligent relook, rethinking and reinterpretation in the changed context of modern times. Its wisdom, if imbibed properly, can go a long way in making us effective managers in different walks of life – be it personal, family, social, spiritual or corporate.

 

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

acknowledgements

• Introduction

• Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility

• Efficient Managers - Traits and Characteristics

• Clarity about Goals

• Thinking and Priority Fixation - Crucial for Success

• Managerial Leadership-Not Just Hierachical Leadership

• Creating Work-Commited Culture in Organizations

• Blind Management & Mistaken Judgement

• Management of Mind

• Commonsense Management

• Decision-Making

• Managerial Effectiveness Through Focused Emotional Energy

• Stress Management

• Change Management

• Cultivating Talents and Virtues for Excellence

• Relevance of Teachings of the Gita to Modern Management Methods

Case I : Bharat Forge Ltd

Case II : Bharati - Televentures (AirTel)

Case III : Organizational Leadership Bibliography

Websites References.