Self-Management of Managers: A Life and Work of Transcendent Engagement

Author: () Parakh, written by Xu Siyue, translated by Feng Zheng
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is not only for managers but also beneficial for anyone, helping them achieve success while reducing stress and increasing satisfaction. Faced with the pressures brought by highly developed productivity in recent decades, this book draws on thousands of years of human life wisdom to guide managers in handling challenges with composure. In modern society, most people are either career-oriented (high income, high position) but not very happy, as they suffer from stress, tension, and anxiety; or they feel relaxed and content but lack success. Success and happiness seem like two parallel lines, never intersecting, or they might intersect at a single point but quickly diverge again. Parakh, the author of this book, is a successful world-renowned entrepreneur and a leader in the field of management studies. He is also a businessman who feels happy, fulfilled, and content. For most managers, success and happiness are like the fish and the bear's paw— mutually exclusive. But for Parakh, they are perfectly integrated. Parakh possesses the cultivation of Eastern harmonious wisdom while also having the knowledge and practical experience of Western management. For many years, he has deeply studied the relationship among management, business, and personal life. He believes that pressure and success do not have to coexist, while success and happiness can go hand in hand. The professional skills managers use to strengthen organizational functions can also be applied to self-management. By cultivating the body, mind, emotions, and nervous system of an individual, along with consciousness, one can achieve a balanced life of success and happiness, which ultimately benefits the success and prosperity of the enterprise.