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A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the Life of Gandhi Paperback - 1997 - 1st Edition

by Keshavan Nair

In these times of increasing cynicism about the quality of leadership we can expect to aspire to, Keshavan Nair offers a pragmatic guide based on the concepts of Gandhi exemplified. In simple and direct language, Nair explores how businesspeople can make decisions, set goals, and implement actions that are guided by the spirit of service. Photos. Web site promo: (http: //www.readersndex.com).


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Though Gandhi is one of the most written-about figures of the twentieth century, this is the first book to apply lessons from his life to the practical tasks faced by contemporary leaders-from corporate managers and executives to government administrators, nonprofit professionals, educators, and others. In times shaped by colonialism, dictatorships, and two World Wars, Gandhi demonstrated that an idealist could also be a practical and effective leader. In our times of increasing cynicism about the quality of leadership we can expect and aspire to, Keshavan Nair reminds us that, "We are all engaged in leadership, in practicing it and selecting those who will lead." In A Higher Standard of Leadership, he offers a pragmatic guide based on the concepts Gandhi exemplified:
o leadership is service, not a path to power and privilege;
o effective goals, decisions, and strategies can be guided by moral principles;
o a single standard of conduct, based on absolute values, should be maintained in both public and private life. A lifelong student of Gandhi's teachings and a businessman with more than 25 years of experience in corporate and governmental leadership development, Nair is uniquely positioned to bridge the two worlds. Using illustrative examples from Gandhi's life and writings, he identifies commitments-to conscience, openness, service, values, and reduced attachments-and describes the courage and determination necessary to work and lead by them. In simple and direct language, he explores the process of making decisions, setting goals, and implementing actions guided by the spirit of service and commitment to values that is essential to the realization of a higher standard of leadership in our workplaces and communities.

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We have been led to believe that there is one standard for private morality and conduct and another for public morality and conduct.

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  • Title A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the Life of Gandhi
  • Author Keshavan Nair
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
  • Date January 1, 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781576750117 / 1576750116
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 7.4 x 0.45 in (22.91 x 18.80 x 1.14 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94026927
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.34

About the author

Keshavan Nair was born in Patalia, India, and as a young man began his study of Gandhi. Educated in the British and American systems, Nair had a background in Eastern philosophy and religion, engineering, and decision and risk analysis. He was a corporate executive and served on the faculties of Ohio State University and the Indian Institute of Technology in Kampur, India. Nair passed away in 2002.
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