Zen on Management

Author: Long Zimin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Management requires wisdom, and Zen is the wisdom of wisdom. Zen emphasizes "transmitting outside the scriptures, teaching outside the words." Modern Western management science integrates with the value and practical characteristics of Zen, forming "Management Zen." "The bigger the heart, the bigger the career." Management Zen is first and foremost the great wisdom for managers to improve their moral cultivation. Be a person with compassion, act with the heart of a Bodhisattva, practice the path of transcending the world while engaging in worldly affairs, and treat the workplace as a training ground. Successful enterprises are the greatest good deeds, and successful managers are the greatest good people. Therefore, managers can face their responsibilities and work pressures calmly, enjoy the joy of success, and the happiness of life. In the eyes of a Bodhisattva, everyone is a Bodhisattva. Zen management is the management of the heart. The power of the heart is unimaginable. Whether it is positive or negative, Zen management maximizes the positive effects of the heart while compressing the negative effects to zero. A good manager is like the Buddha, guiding with gentle persuasion; and all employees are like the Buddha's disciples, completing the process of enlightenment through diligent work, and mobilizing the most positive work attitude. Modern management has evolved from material-centric management to human-centric management, and Management Zen elevates human-centric management to heart-centric management. Working in an enterprise with Zen culture is like stepping into nature, effortless and ever-renewing. Zen management can achieve true "self-motivation," strengthen the "execution power" of the enterprise, and thus open the door to success for managers with enlightenment. This is also the fundamental reason why Management Zen has become popular worldwide. The fables and commentaries in the book are brilliant and full of wisdom. Reading them at any time will surely bring inspiration, making them essential reading for every manager and supervisor. Management requires wisdom, and Zen is the wisdom of wisdom. Zen emphasizes "transmitting outside the scriptures, teaching outside the words." Modern Western management science integrates with the value and practical characteristics of Zen, forming "Management Zen." "The bigger the heart, the bigger the career." Management Zen is first and foremost the great wisdom for managers to improve their moral cultivation. Be a person with compassion, act with the heart of a Bodhisattva, practice the path of transcending the world while engaging in worldly affairs, and treat the workplace as a training ground. Successful enterprises are the greatest good deeds, and successful managers are the greatest good people. Therefore, managers can face their responsibilities and work pressures calmly, enjoy the joy of success, and the happiness of life. In the eyes of a Bodhisattva, everyone is a Bodhisattva. Zen management is the management of the heart. The power of the heart is unimaginable. Whether it is positive or negative, Zen management maximizes the positive effects of the heart while compressing the negative effects to zero. A good manager is like the Buddha, guiding with gentle persuasion; and all employees are like the Buddha's disciples, completing the process of enlightenment through diligent work, and mobilizing the most positive work attitude. Modern management has evolved from material-centric management to human-centric management, and Management Zen elevates human-centric management to heart-centric management. Working in an enterprise with Zen culture is like stepping into nature, effortless and ever-renewing. Zen management can achieve true "self-motivation," strengthen the "execution power" of the enterprise, and thus open the door to success for managers with enlightenment. This is also the fundamental reason why Management Zen has become popular worldwide.