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 […]
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Editorial Note: Spirituality, Management And Society, Issue 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 […]
Editorial Note: Spirituality, Management And Society, Issue 6 – Managing 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 […]
Understanding and Managing 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, […]
Managing VUCA: Gāndhī’s Experimentation
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 […]
The Phenomenon of Entrainment in Managing 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 […]
Inspired Leadership in Times of Crisis: Gandhi’s Secret
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 […]
Svadharma and 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. […]
Vedic inspirations for contemporary political leadership
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 […]
Inspired Leadership in Times of Crisis: Gandhi’s Secret
Yoga means uniting of the individual self, your superficial or fake self, with the universal or supreme Self, your deepest Self. The Gītā calls this ‘the ultimate secret of Yoga Part 2 – Towards a balance between creation and destruction In the Bhagavad-gītā two opposing armies stand poised in the battlefield to settle a dramatic […]
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