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Enlightened Management: Bringing Buddhist Principles to Work

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I had very high hopes for this book due to its title and was looking for how to more cohesively merge Buddhism with management in modern corporate America. My experience is that this book neither explained Buddhism correctly nor did it give good management principles. It was just some light reading and common sense. The meditation exercises at the end of the book were strange discussing different colors of light and using the four elements in meditation all that is needed is to focus on the breathe and observe thoughts without losing yourself in them, that is true meditation, simply sit. This book also focused to much time and effort on the self,which is the very thing we should be overcoming. This is a poor book on Buddhism and management.Keep Looking.

I found this book to be interesting, well researched and her ideas on stress relief and managment principles were written in an easy to follow, likeable format. She involved the reader in an ancient world and plainly stated how these principles can be used in modern firms.

This book is a terrific introduction to integrating Buddhist principles for Western business people. Part 1 of the book, written by an American business consultant, outlines the approach and discusses the basic tenets and how they apply to the business community. Part 2 contains practice exercises for general issues and specific concerns.
An excellent starter book for those interested in Buddhism in the work environment. Probably not appropriate for readers who already have a basic understanding.