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Leading Consciously: A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Mastery

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The bottom line with respect to this book is that there is simply little that is particularly new or remarkable here. On the contrary, this author's treatment of the subject matter is far more muddled and meandering that other contemporary treatments of "ancient" wisdom applied to contemporary leadership/workplace issues.

There is a great deal that needs improvement in this book. The subject matter has been hashed over a lot recently, but good treatments would still be of interest. There's a lot of loose talk about "scientific evidence this ... " and "science is now showing that ... " etc. with no attempts to provide references or corroborating information. The author's writing style is such that he tends to careen from one thing to another in a way that I found simply annoying.

In short, in my opinion this is not one of the better books in this area by any means.

This is one of the most remarkable books on leadership and management I've found. The author takes principles from ancient religions and more recent heroes like Gandhi and Mother Theresa and presents them in the context of developing leadership characteristics through conscious awareness. Chatterjee correctly realizes that true leadership springs naturally from the leader's self-mastery, and eloquently lays out the paths that must be followed. This is a book to be read and re-read in small bites and then contemplated in silence. An achievement of the first order, and deserving of much attention.

The book is best summarized as mysticism and a butchery of philosophical, scientific, and business thought. If you like Deepak Chopra style quasi-eastern religious self-help books then this book is for you! Personally, I think don't think it will help you in your job or your life.

This is an a deep source book that invites us to look inwardly and to continue our pilgrimage of discovery towards self-mastery in the context of leadership.
Some items to consider are:
1) Masterful Seeing
2) Conscious Journey
3) The Opening Heart
4) Nature as Teacher
5) Embracing Human Values

If you run an organization that can improve anywhere, you need this book. It all begins with the leadership and with the ideas expressed and applied in this book you can take your organization to the next step. Insightful, cutting edge, a wealth of information for today's CEO and dept. mgrs too!!

This is a must read book. The author gives us a radically different interpretation of leadership than what I have encountered so far. After the conquest of outer space we now have to move to the inner spaces of mind and consciousness. This book invites us to this wonderful voyage of self-discovery. Will Debashis Chatterjee be the Deepak Chopra of business. Only time can tell. THE PIONEER

It is a spell-binding book on the subject of Leadership and Self-Mastery. The simplicity, directness and persuasiveness of the writer is indeed remarkable. I fully endorse Dr. Peter Senge's view that "this is a precious book".

What a joy to read this book. LEADING CONSCOUSLY reads like poetry rather than the analytical mess that most leadership books turn out to be. My favorite Chapter of this book is called, Natute's Manuscript. This work is very original both in content and in style. A must read for readers who are fed up of all-American leadership books.