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“The Samurai Leader is a brilliant guide for succeeding in today's very complex business environment. Its unique vision offers both help on winning the battles a manager faces in business but also a way of being that will empower an ethical, creative and productive career.” -Gordon Bethune, Chairman and CEO, Continental Airlines

In the wake of Enron and the rash of corporate scandals, ethics and integrity are two of the biggest topics in business. Can you be ethical and aggressive, honorable and accomplished? You can.

The Samurai Leader provides business managers with the lessons of courage, honor and integrity from one of the most ancient, respected and successful sources: the samurai code. The book is filled with both samurai and business stories that gives examples of samurai principles and how to apply them to business, including:

--Honor
--Courage
--Rectitude
--Loyalty
--Compassion

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Samurai and Management
- The Samurai Image
- Samurai Leaders
- What You Will Learn
- Why Be a Samurai?
- What are the Risks?
- Samurai Leaders Inspire Others

Chapter 2: The Code of the Samurai Part I: Honor, Courage, Rectitude, Loyalty
- Honor
- Why is Honor Important?
- Courage and a Warrior Spirit
- Rectitude: Acting Wisely and Correctly
- Putting it in Action
- The Duty of Loyalty
- Moving Forward

Chapter 3: The Code of the Samurai Part II: Compassion, Honesty, Politeness, Self-Control
- Compassion, Benevolence, and Appreciation of the Arts
- The Compassionate Leader
- Honesty
- A Different Form of Honesty
- Politeness, Good Manners
- Self-Control
- Bringing it All Together

Chapter 4: The Warrior Manager
- Prepared to Fight
- Identify Battles Early
- Preparing for Battle
- Winning Through Management
- Remaining Calm
- Choosing the Battles
- Battles That Must Be Fought
- Will and Determination

Chapter 5: Some Common ZENse
- Zen Leadership
- Why Learn Zen?
- You Can Do It!
- What Zen Is
- The History of Zen
- Removing Barriers
- Does This Really Work?
- Karma
- You Are Not in Control
- There is Only Now
- Meditation
- Koan

Chapter 6: Courage and Fearlessness Part I: The Way of Acting
- A Samurai and the Idea of Death
- Losing Your Fear
- Training to Be Fearless

Chapter 7: Courage and Fearlessness Part II:The Way of Thinking
- How Fear Harms You
- Banishing Negative Thoughts
- Who Are You?
- Clinging is Bad!
- Nonattachment
- So, Who Are You?

Chapter 8: The Warrior Mind Part I:Mental Discipline
- Training the Mind
- Training Techniques

Chapter 9: The Warrior Mind Part II:Mental Detachment
- Thinking Without Attachment
- Think Objectively

Chapter 10: The Samurai Company
- Company Values

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