Confucius on Leadership: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Organizations

Confucius spoke on the importance of cooperation and harmony among people. He proposed theories of leadership and motivation that are as practical today as when they were spoken over 2,500 years ago. Confucius provided guidelines for maintaining teamwork and empowering employees. His advice on human resource management, servant leadership, and visionary leadership predates current proponents, and even takes leadership one step forward. Concepts foreign to Westerners, such as renqing, yi, li, xin, and de are explored in this book, and their usefulness explained. This easy to read book explains the essentials of Confucian values as they apply to organizations. “China’s first teacher” taught principles of management with a humanistic touch. This book takes the wisdom of the Great Sage and shows how it can be applied effectively to the challenges of leadership in modern organizations. Readers will learn the nine essential management principles of Confucius and how they can become more impactful leaders.