Strategy on leadership from Chinese and Japanese Masters

Strategy on leadership from Chinese and Japanese Masters

Zen Lessons:
The Art of Leadership
by Thomas Cleary (Translator)
Paperback (1993)

This guide to enlightened conduct for people of authority -- now in a miniature edition -- is taken from long-lost documents of the Song Dynasty, based on the teachings of several great Zen masters of China, and serves as a study of the personal qualities and conduct necessary for the mastery of any position of power and authority.
It is said that there is nothing new under the sun.   Certainly the issues facing leaders today are comparable to those that have faced leaders across cultures and throughout time.   Human nature has not changed, and therefore the fundamentals of leadership -- the process of channeling human nature in a particular direction -- have not changed.
"Zen Lessons: The Art of Leadership" conveys this message in spades.    In the format of a series of compact passages, it presents excerpts from the cumulative wisdom of thousands of years of experience with continual political society.    The insights and lessons contained in this book are as poignant today as they were when they were first put forth; the reader will be astounded, gratified, and ideally energized to pursue a path of virtuous leadership in his or her personal and professional life.
This reviewer highly recommends this book for those in corporate, governmental, public or private positions of leadership, as! well as for the general reader.   After all, it is the duty of the citizenry to expect great things from those it follows.

The Book of Leadership and Strategy:
Lessons of the Chinese Masters
by Thomas Cleary (Translator), Emily Bower
Paperback (1996)

An ancient Taoist guide to leadership and management presents a selection of incisive teachings on the challenges of leadership on all levels, from organizational management to political statecraft. These teachings from the early Han dynasty (220 BCE to 207 BCE) are revered by the Chinese as the most explicit and constructive of the great ancient leadership texts. The topics remain relevant for today's leaders.

The Japanese Art of War:
Understanding the Culture of Strategy
by Thomas Cleary
Paperback (1992)

Military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai have dominated Japanese culture for centuries, virtually to the present day. Thomas Cleary presents a penetrating look at how Japanese behavior and psychology are rooted in the ancient strategies of the arts of war.
Using translations on popular works of Zen, Cleary looks at the psychology of Japan's traditional samurai culture -- its historical roots and its influence on the modern Japanese mind.

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