Enlightened Leadership

Today, in more ways and places than at any other time in human history, women are leaders: heads of state and CEOs, bishops and generals, academicians and social reformers. But what’s important isn’t just that women lead. What’s important is how women lead - reaching out to mentor, giving back to their communities, collaborating with others, staying true to themselves. Let’s recognize this "women’s way" for what it is: a distinctive, transforming approach to leadership. It goes beyond gender to speak to all who would lead in the 21st century.

Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and scant experience. He is now the CEO of one of the world's most dynamic restaurant organizations, one that includes 11 unique dining establishments, each at the top of its game. How did he do it? How has he consistently beaten the odds in one of the toughest trades around?

The co-creator of the Chicken Soup series, Mark Victor Hansen, and the personal finance author, Robert Allen, have come together in a collaboration that combines inspiration with know-how.

An expert on ethical leadership analyzes the complicated history of business people who tried to marry the pursuit of profits with virtuous organizational practices - from British industrialist Robert Owen to American retailer John Cash Penney and jeans-maker Levi Strauss to such modern-day entrepreneurs Anita Roddick and Tom Chappell.

Choice. Power. Speed. Today's leaders continually face these forces. But with too many choices, too much power, and too much speed, leaders often make decisions in a heightened state of emotion (and drama). Hasty decisions are often poor ones, and in this climate there is no place to hide. Privacy is a thing of the past; the days of covering up or ignoring a problem are over. In today's transparent culture, the decision making of leaders is more vulnerable than ever - and it is more critical than ever to get it right.

In the past, business leadership was strictly an autocratic proposition. But times have changed, and companies are just discovering they must change with them. In Chase Greatness: Enlightened Leadership for the Next Generation of Disruption, CEO Rajeev Kapur reveals how most business leadership is out of step with evolving times and values—which has negatively impacted both the effectiveness of our workforces as well as the bottom line.

Guide your company’s leadership out of the Dark Ages! Set in the Middle Ages and told in ten captivating stories—with humor and wisdom—Shine the Light illustrates the principles of enlightened leadership and the way forward to success.

The Enlightened Manager takes a deep dive into the management problems of today in the light of Krishnamurti's timeless insights. Can we be more productive by committing to spiritual freedom? Do entrepreneurs and investors make better decisions when they are radically self-aware? How can the essential human arts of humility and compassion make us more effective leaders, and make the world a better place?

Economic life is often regarded as a necessary evil to support one's family or a frustrating race to "get ahead". But that is a shame because seeing the economic aspect of life as a spiritual path has great potential to help us cheer up and experience richness, no matter what our financial situation. The Four Noble Truths is a classic teaching that provides the foundation of a wealthy outlook. With humor, examples, and simple instructions, this book illuminates the way to discover richness, from the inside out.

Yoga is thought of by many as a fitness hobby—a gentler alternative to SoulCycle and CrossFit—but its underlying philosophy offers much more than a good workout. Yoga can relieve stress, focus the mind, and provide a path to reinvention, resilience, and a meaningful life. In Beyond the Mat, physician, executive, and yoga instructor Julie Rosenberg reveals how the essential lessons of the four-thousand-year-old Yoga Sutras contain a relevant framework in which to thrive both personally and professionally.

Expand the Circle will transform how you think about your natural leadership ability, equip you with a suite of actionable tools, and inspire you to realize your full potential. With its unique blend of thought-provoking and entertaining stories, compelling research, and hands-on exercises, Expand the Circle is a lively listen and a clear roadmap to enlightened leadership.

The Missing Piece in Leadership invites you to set aside your 'best practices' and start asking the right questions about your role as a leader." -Daniel Pink, Author, Drive and A Whole New Mind Bring Common Sense Back to Common Practice The Missing Piece in Leadership brings common sense back to leadership in a simple and straightforward way that unlocks and releases tremendous untapped potential in your people.It is written for leaders who are doing their best at what they've been taught and still struggling with the results they're not getting."What if everything you've learned about how...

From the death of Louis XIV in 1715 until the onset of the French Revolution in 1789, there occurred a profound evolution in the thinking of political philosophers, whose epoch is known as The Enlightenment. There were three men whose writings were to be most responsible for this intellectual whirlwind: Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.