K Manager's Tao Te Ching on Management

Author: Yang Hai
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: If there is still one classic philosophy that can serve managers in this world, it should be the Tao Te Ching. If there is truly someone who can promote the management wisdom in the Tao Te Ching, it must be Manager K. This book examines enterprises from the perspective of an outsider and seeks modern management principles from the profound philosophy of Laozi, aiming to provide managers with new perspectives. Laozi's philosophy does not directly discuss management, but this does not hinder the insights and guiding significance it offers to modern management. If you fully grasp Laozi's theory of the interdependence of "non-being" (wu) and "being" (you), you will understand the true meaning of "creating something from nothing." When you finish reading this book and have completely cleared your mind of management techniques, replacing them with Laozi's thoughts, you will know what management is and how to manage. A person's wisdom cannot be passed on to another like passing a relay baton, neither can it be done through a book. The key lies in personal insight, just as the Zen school says: "Like drinking water, one knows its warmth or cold only by tasting it."