Eastern Leadership

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Drawing on the enduring wisdom of the Buddha, Confucius, Rumi, Gandhi, and others, The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life. Through the classic wisdom of 12 Eastern sages, relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes and advice from 25 contemporary experts, Davis lays out a path for becoming a "mainspring", an unobtrusive yet powerful influencer.

There is a leadership style so effective that those being led barely notice it is happening. When goals are achieved, the team looks at one another and says, with genuine conviction: we did it ourselves. This is not a failure of leadership. According to Lao Tzu, it is its highest expression. Taoist Leadership: The Art of Subtle Influence draws on one of the oldest leadership manuals ever written — the Tao Te Ching, composed twenty-five centuries ago and still, remarkably, in print — and translates its enduring wisdom into the language and demands of contemporary leadership. The result ...

An entertaining and insightful history of martial arts and the role of the warrior, drawing on pop culture, philosophy, mythology, religion, and spirituality The urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a...

Traditional Eastern wisdom and real-life business experience come together in this brief and practical guide, which offers a step-by-step plan that will help readers adopt a more successful way of working and living. Karmic Management is a little book with a revolutionary message. It turns traditional business mentality on its head by stating simply that helping others become successful - suppliers, customers, even competitors - is the real key to success in life as well as in business.

Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work. Meng’s job is to teach Google’s best and brightest how to apply mindfulness techniques in the office and beyond; now...

Military Strategy Classics of Ancient China presents modern translations of eight of the most important and relevant military texts from antiquity, which have gained new prominence among Western students of Eastern military strategy and philosophy. In a collection spanning twenty centuries, each text in Chen Song’s groundbreaking translation is presented in modern English, followed by Chinese characters. These texts provide background for a wide range of disciplines, including history, linguistics, wuxia, martial arts, business and legal doctrine. Contents include: The Six Secret ...

This “rare and exquisite exploration of the art, science, and practice of meditation” (Roshni Joan Halifax, author of Standing at the Edge) offers a much-needed antidote to the forces of stress that overwhelm so many of us—from New York Times bestselling author Daniel Goleman and renowned...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “History matters to McCain, and for him America is and was about its promise. The book is his farewell address, a mixture of the personal and the political. ‘I have loved my life,’ he writes. ‘All of it.’ The Restless Wave is a fitting valedictory for a man...

When violet rain falls and cultivation itself begins to rot, Kai Liu must decide whom to save—and what kind of leader he is willing to become. Refugees have arrived from a neighboring village carrying stories of devastation. What first appears to be demonic remnants soon reveals itself as...

Las relaciones son el epicentro de todas las experiencias positivas en los seres humanos. Desde el momento en que nacemos, las relaciones nos marcan, en nuestras familias, en el campo de juegos, en la escuela y en nuestros trabajos. Maxwell, un comunicador maestro y experto en estudio relacional...

In a time when the foundations of modern Christianity are being reexamined and, in many cases, found wanting, Ancient Paths – Modern Gates emerges as a prophetic and Spirit-breathed invitation to return—not to tradition for tradition’s sake, but to the original DNA of the early church. This is not a nostalgic glance backward, nor a rejection of the institutional church. It is a clarion call to restoration: to rebuild according to heaven’s blueprint, with fresh fire and apostolic clarity. In an age of spiritual fatigue and disillusionment, this book offers a pathway forward for those...

Win before the battle begins. Written twenty-five centuries ago, The Art of War remains the most influential book on strategy ever composed. Generals and emperors memorized it. Revolutionaries carried it. Modern military academies still assign it — and its readers today are as likely to be founders, athletes, and negotiators as soldiers. In thirteen short chapters, Sun Tzu teaches the discipline his imitators still miss: how to see a conflict whole — its costs, incentives, information, and psychology — and how to position yourself so the outcome is decided before anyone draws a blade....

**K. P. YOHANNAN: A LEGACY OF FAITH AND FIRE** tells the extraordinary story of a painfully shy village boy from India who surrendered his life completely to Jesus Christ and became one of the most influential missionary leaders of the modern era. From preaching in the villages of northern India with little money and few possessions to founding Gospel for Asia and helping mobilize thousands of indigenous missionaries, Yohannan carried an urgent burden for millions who had never heard the Gospel. His preaching challenged comfortable Christians to abandon selfish living, embrace prayer and ...

En El arte de la guerra, Sun Tzu hace análisis detallados y recomendaciones útiles sobre trece temas principales de la estrategia militar: la planeación, el reto, el ataque, el posicionamiento, la dirección, fuerzas y debilidades, las maniobras, la implementación de las tácticas, el avance, el terreno, las fases de una campaña, las armas y el uso de información.

Give Her the Priceless Gift of Courage, Confidence and the Belief She Can Do Anything Previously published as You Can Be Brave by Susannah Hope. Being ten or eleven can be hard. She’s no longer a little girl, but she’s not quite a teenager either. Confidence can wobble. Comparisons creep in. Peer pressure builds. Some days she feels brave and full of ideas. Other days, she doubts herself. You can’t be there with her every step of the way. But you can give her something powerful: real stories about women who faced challenges, bullying, had moments of doubt, kept going, and discovered ...

The greatest victory is won before the battle begins. More than two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War argued that strength alone was never enough. The intelligent strategist shaped conditions first—disrupting alliances, controlling information, protecting supplies and persuading the enemy to make precisely the wrong decision. These ideas still appear in military academies, boardrooms, sports and negotiations around the world. But Sun Tzu was only the beginning. Chinese history is filled with generals, ministers, diplomats and spies who turned disadvantage into opportunity. ...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu has been a much-studied work of military strategy for hundreds of years, influencing great leaders in all walks of life. Here, business journalist Mark Smith applies the lessons to the role of the entrepreneur by showing how the axioms of General Sun Tzu apply to creating and expanding a business in a successful and meaningful way.

History is filled with accounts of great leaders, but how did they become so? Written for emergent leaders in any endeavor, this new work from renowned consultant Richard Strozzi-Heckler offers a new approach to leadership. The first book of its kind to base business and management strength on...

It may surprise you that the most profound leadership manual ever written was composed not in a modern business school but on the back of a water buffalo, by a keeper of ancient archives, sometime around 3,500 years ago? What if that slender volume — the Tao Te Ching — contained, encoded within its spare, elliptical verses, a complete philosophy of influence, self-mastery, and visionary leadership that makes most contemporary management texts look shallow by comparison? That is the bold and carefully argued proposition at the heart of Leadership & the Tao, by Dr David Tuffley — ...