Consciousness-Based Leadership and Management, Volume 1

This two-volume set examines the need for a consciousness-based view of leadership, which emphasizes universal human flourishing, as opposed to a resource-based view, which focuses on sustaining a competitive advantage. This approach is built around three main principles: 1) Paradigm (Consciousness is primary including complementary existence of opposites), 2) Interpersonal (focusing on empathy and compassion), and 3) Individual (experiencing Oneness and expressing creativity).

Volume One is divided into three sections. The first section focuses on Consciousness-based approaches to Inclusive, Purposeful, Quantum, and Vedic leadership. The second section focuses on leadership principles from Vedic scriptures such as Ramayana and Vedanta. The third section includes leadership principles from other scriptures such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Thirukural.

Aligning leadership practices with the notion of unbounded consciousness, this edited collection will extend the literature on organizational culture, leadership, and sustainability, contributing to solving the grand challenges facing humanity.

Chapter(s) Chapters 2 and 6 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4. 0 International License via link. springer. com.

Preface. - Foreword. - Section 1. - Chapter 1: Wholeness of Consciousness-based Leadership and Management. - Chapter 2: Consciousness as the Source of Purposeful Leadership. - Chapter 3: Quantum Leadership Through Yoga Sutras. - Chapter 4: Gandhi s Consciousness-based Leadership: Principles of Truth, Non-Violence, and Love for All. - Chapter 5: Vedic Leadership Principles and Practice: Case Study from the IT Industry. - Chapter 6: Creating Coherence in Collective Consciousness for Universal Flourishing: Automatic Self-Transcending for Reducing Conflicts and Improving the Quality of Life in Society. - Section 2. - Chapter 7: Rama s Leadership with Consciousness: An Inner Journey with Virtues and Values. - Chapter 8: A Qualitative Examination of the Leadership Traits of R m from Srimad V lm ki R m ya . - Chapter 9: Exploring Advaita as an Essential Basis for Spiritual Leadership. - Chapter 10: Wisdom towards Unity: Developing Managerial Talent through Development of Consciousness. - Section 3. - Chapter 11: Dao and Management: A Consciousness-Based Understanding. - Chapter 12: Teaching Science and Technology of Consciousness to Management Students in China. - Chapter 13: Spiritual Intelligence As in Nichiren Buddhism: Implications for Consciousness-based Leadership and Management. - Chapter 14: Truth-based Leadership: Lessons from Thirukural.