CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

Famous Scholars on Bhagavad Gita

1 The Leadership Challenges

2 The Purpose of Leadership

3 The Leadership Responsibilities

4 The Leadership Intellect

5 Qualities of an Effective Leader

6 The Leadership Focus

7 Know Thyself

8 Faith and Leadership

9 Realizing the Ultimate Potential

10 The Inner Power

11 Seeing the Big Picture

12 Leadership Commitment

13 Self and Surroundings

14 Leadership Character

15 The Ultimate Wisdom

16 Divine and Diabolic Qualities

17 Satvik Leadership

18 Renunciation-The Ultimate Leadership Challenge

The Bhagavad Gita has been considered a scriptural summary of ancient teachings and wisdom of the East. It has withstood the test of time for thousands of years and has been studied in the contexts of philosophy, theology, and literature. Bhagavad Gita on Effective Leadership is the first to compare its wisdom with theories and practices of leadership. Contemporary topics such as ‘emotional intelligence’ and ‘servant leadership’ were already discussed in the Bhagavad Gita thousands of years ago. This book explains how those and many other leadership topics were explored in the ancient text and how they are still relevant today.