This enlightening and inspiring book shows both accomplished and aspiring leaders how to harness Buddhist philosophies to practice more effective and sustainable leadership. Illustrated through the stories of visionary and innovative leaders in many fields, including Elon Musk (Tesla), Malala Yousafzai (human rights), Howard Schultz (Starbucks), and Muhammad Yunus (microfinance and development), this volume links an ancient Buddhist concept, known as the Noble Eightfold Path, to contemporary needs to develop an alternative paradigm to the excessive bottom-line focus and winner-take-all approach that has come to dominate leadership practice in recent decades.
The stunning rejection by the United Kingdom of the European Union and the divisive US presidential race of 2016 serve as a dramatic backdrop to complex social issues that require creative solutions bringing together stakeholders from different fields and points of view. The Eightfold Pathcharacterized by the following elements: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentrationis an approach to leadership that balances individual and collective concerns while aligning pragmatic and spiritual priorities.
Joan Marques, an accomplished author, speaker, and educator on spirituality in organizations, with extensive experience in teaching and applying Buddhist principles, demonstrates how the Eightfold Path can inform practices and decisions that result in long-term communal benefits, and, in the process, develop more mindful and conscientious leaders capable of tackling multifaceted challenges.

Explores leadership from a Buddhist psychological perspective Introduces the Noble Eightfold Path from Buddhism to generate future-oriented leadership Features practical examples, interactive questions, and chapter summaries to promote self-reflection as well as discussion Features a wide array of examples and cases using contemporary leaders such as Elon Musk, Malala Yousafzai, Howard Schultz, Muhammad Yunus, and Millard Fuller

Autorentext

Joan Marques is Professor of Management at Woodbury University, Burbank, CA, USA. She teaches, presents and writes on workplace spirituality, ethical leadership, Buddhist psychology in management, and leadership awareness. She is a widely published author in both scholarly and practitioner based journals and is author/co-author and editor of over 35 books on management and leadership topics. Joan has founded and led multiple business and non-profit entities over the past decades. A former media producer and presenter, Joan still presents a bi-weekly radio-program, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, through Mart Radio.

Inhalt
Chapter 1.What's Going On with Leadership?- Chapter 2. How Buddhist Thinking Fits in Leadership.- Chapter 3. Right View.- Chapter 4. Right Intention.- Chapter 5. Right Speech.- Chapter 6. Right Action.- Chapter 7. Right Livelihood.- Chapter 8. Right Effort.- Chapter 9. Right Mindfulness.- Chapter 10. Right Concentration.- Chapter 11. Living and Leading with the Eightfold Path.