Understanding
Guru Nanak's Management
The Art of Managing through Religion.
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A book by
Dr. Punpreet Singh
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The Arena of Management and Religion have been an important and inseparable part of human life since the beginning of the time. Both had and still have their own importance and somewhere they get interlinked at time. Religion and Art of Management both teach a person to manage. Religion teaches to manage one- self spirituality whereas by using the Art of Management a person manages his day to day life, socially and economically. Life of Guru Nanak Dev provides a lot of material to learn. The decision he took, the path he followed to make his ideology reach the masses, and that too only by discussions and debates, the power he displayed to stand strong in the face of competition and against those who were erroneous in their actions. All these provide, a platform for a deep research and study. Studying the incidents from his life in combination of the management tools can help the upcoming managers to manage their professional lives with ethical business practices while at the same time achieving great heights for their career and their organizations.
The Author has explored interesting yet very little researched area that lies at the intersection of religion and the evolving discipline of business management. Using the life and precepts of Guru Nanak that can indeed be seen in terms of a vision in a business language that must permeate everyone.
This book enlightens the path for managers to understand the role of management in keeping with religious values which will help them in doing business and at the same time working for the upliftment of the society.
Religious Organizations are similar to corporations as they run various Institutions under the aegis such as Schools, Colleges, Medical Institutions, etc. This book has a legitimate role to play in helping people understand how the management can be done by correlating examples from the teachings of Guru Nanak’s Way of life.
This is an elucidated tale of how one can create everlasting followership and a successful and sustainable global organization by following the principles of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, which distills the timeless philosophies and have an impact on our modern day lives, even though he is not physically present.
This book provides Enlightenment on the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who preached the three tenants of Sikhism Naam Japo; Kirat Karo and Vaand Chako are in my opinion are lessons for contemporary society that can eliminate many of our social ills.
Philosophy of Guru Nanak has been presented in a novel way in the Book by explaining the various works by comparing it with the modern approach of the management system and principles with practical examples from a systematic study of Guru Nanak’s personal life, his candid approach to the social, political and religious system in that Era.
