Management & Leiderschap Spirituality Issue 12 June 2023

The Bhagavad Gita Lens: Exploring Yogic Principles in German Leadership during the Eurozone Crisis

Introduction  My interest in yoga stems from its connection to statesmanship, which intrigued me as a Political Science student. I took a course called “Yoga, Business, and Leadership” at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where I discovered the valuable teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita’s stories depict how leaders should behave, showcasing the versatility of yogic […]

Management & Leiderschap Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 7, 21-juni-21 NL

Van de redactie: Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving, Nummer 7 - Yoga

Dear all, We are delighted to share the 7th issue of OM RISE Magazine with you. For this issue, the theme is Yoga. The popularity of yoga globally was recognized when the United Nations declared 21 June as International Yoga Day. In the current issue we celebrate this day by sharing a collection of articles […]

Management & Leiderschap Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 6, 16-April-21 NL

Noot van de redactie: spiritualiteit, management en samenleving, nummer 6 – Managen van VUCA

Dear all, We are delighted to share the sixth issue of OM RISE Magazine with you. For this issue, the theme is Managing VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity). VUCA can be felt at an individual level as well as in organisations and society at large. Some experience VUCA as crisis and may lose their perspective […]

Management & Leiderschap Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 6, 16-April-21 NL

Begrijpen en omgaan met VUCA

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has experienced high levels of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) on the one hand, and on the other hand, a total interconnectedness. The term VUCA was first coined at the Army War College, which is the graduate school for future generals (Johansen, Euchner, 2013). In the management context, […]

Management & Leiderschap Spirituality Issue 6, 16-April-21 NL

Managen van VUCA: Gāndhī’s experimenten

This article examines an interesting question: What lessons can we learn from Gāndhī’s experimental approach to help us cope with COVID-19? Mahātmā Gāndhī, for example, tapped into indigenous sources of knowledge to work for the welfare of society. One of his main approaches to putting his learnings into practice was experimentation or exploration of his […]

Management & Leiderschap Spirituality Issue 6, 16-April-21 NL

Het fenomeen entrainment in managen van VUCA

I am confident that we have all experienced the phenomenon of entrainment in daily life. Think about the experiences of ‘being on the same wavelength’, or ‘being in sync’. They typically generate an elevated emotion or feeling. Also physiologically, many of us have witnessed the adjustment of our bodies that occurs when we change time […]

Management & Leiderschap Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 4, 2-Oct-20 EN

Geïnspireerd leiderschap ten tijde van crisis: Het geheim van Gandhi

Yoga is really nothing but ceasing to think that you are different from the Self or Reality 6  Part 3 – The secret key to successful action 7 If you further contemplate verse 2.48 of the Bhagavad Gītā, you will discover that taking action from a deep point of stillness, which is your true Self or […]

Management & Leiderschap Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 4, 2-Oct-20 EN

Svadharma en Business

सुखस्य मूलं धर्मः , धर्मस्य मूलं अर्थः अर्थस्य मूलं राज्यं , राज्यस्य मूलं इन्द्रियजयः sukhasya mūlaṃ dharmaḥ , dharmasya mūlam arthaḥ arthasya mūlaṃ rājyaṃ , rājyasya mūlaṃ indriyajayaḥ The root of all happiness is Dharma, Dharma prevails with the support of Wealth.Wealth, in turn, is facilitated by the State, State responds best to self-controlled consumption. […]

Management & Leiderschap Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 4, 2-Oct-20 EN

Vedische inspiratie voor hedendaags politiek leiderschap

On 16 July 2020, Mr. Z.E. Chan Santokhi took oath as the 9th President of Suriname. Although the ceremony was kept low profile due to Covid-19 restrictions and precautions, this ceremony caught the imagination and attention of Hindus across the globe17 18  including Indian people19 and notably the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. There are […]