The Mindful Corporation

By Ron Schultz and Paul Nakai

Book Overview

Hard drives are packed, file cabinets are filled, and office floors are piled with the pending and pressing. There are decisions to be made about launching new products and services, projections and directions to be planned, operations opened, facilities closed, compensation packages negotiated, mergers discussed, acquisitions incorporated, and then there's lunch. Running a corporation is often a matter of details and deadlines. But how does anyone bring a semblance of pattern to this complex clutter? The answer is actually a quiet one. It begins with a mental shift from a mind-filled perspective to that of one that is mindful--spacious--receptive--ready to address that which it encounters without the crammed overload that too much, too many, and too fast often causes. The Mindful Corporation provides a course of direction toward operating more conscious organizations. This requires us to understand the nature of our thinking, not its content, but the mere fact that we think, and how that thinking impacts everything we encounter. We will also look at how our insights can expand and sometimes limit our decisions. What we have found in organizations already on the path to mindfulness is that as we become more aware, more mindful, more connected to our own resiliency and flexibility, we also become more adaptable, adept, and agile in operating within today's complex environments, the outcome of which is a more productive and successful organization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153269590X
• ISBN13: 9781532695902
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

WOW! These are NOT idle words...

I had the chance to work with Paul Nakai for about two years. Without a doubt - this man practices what he preaches. A man of wonderful spirit, inner peace and a sense of humor that makes him a please to be around. At it's core - the book captures Paul's thoughts in a wonderful fashion.

Unique Insights on Corporate Leadership Skills

This book offers a unique and perhaps counter-intuitive perspective on corporate leadership in today's frenetically-paced business world. Nakai and Schultz suggest that slowing down internal mechanisms and finding balance in life affords leaders the clarity to focus on the visionary and creative processes which will have the greatest impact on the long-term viability of the organizations they lead.The book is full of current, anecdotal stories and examples from the leaders of today's large corporations. Also included is a unique interactive section which invites the reader to read a quotation and spend several moments reflecting on a thought-provoking question which relates the quote to a reader's personal experience. The chapter is constructed throughout with one-to-a-page of these "thought experiments."A great read and a unique, thought-provoking experience. Highly recommended.