ISBN: 9780133115383

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: PRENTICE HALL], Imagine one of the world's most brutal business environments: the high-stakes, fast-paced world of New York City real estate. Now, imagine the lead… Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: PRENTICE HALL], Imagine one of the world's most brutal business environments: the high-stakes, fast-paced world of New York City real estate. Now, imagine the leadership of one of the city's top real estate firms coming together every Monday morning to hear... the moral and spiritual thoughts of a Rabbi. Imagine them returning, week after week, more than 100 strong, coming to anticipate those five minutes on Monday as a moment of uncommon peace amidst Manhattan's skyscrapers. Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall? To hear the paths Alan Lurie traced for his listeners, how he helped them bring together their spiritual and business lives, the sacred and the profane? emFive Minutes on Mondays /emcompiles these talks for the first time, sharing Lurie's deep and profound inspiration on the challenges we all face: How can I understand others, and be understood by them? How can I prosper while keeping my integrity? When should I say what's on my mind, and when should I let it go? How can I keep going in the face of setbacks? Can I possibly balance all the demands on me? Can I find meaning and purpose at work? Lurie draws on millennia of philosophy, theology, and science to answer these questions, eloquently revealing how our best traditions all point in the same direction: to become better people, more connected to each other, and to the Divine. Above all, Lurie's words help us bring unity to the many lives we lead and function to our fullest, healthiest, highest potential. Product Description Imagine the leaders of one of New York Citys top real-estate firms coming together every Monday morning to hear...the moral and spiritual thoughts of a Rabbi. Wouldnt you like to be a fly on the wall? To hear the paths Alan Lurie traced for his listeners, how he helped them bring together their spiritual and business lives, the sacred and the profane? Five Minutes on Mondays compiles these talks for the first time, sharing Luries deep and profound inspiration on the challenges we all face-at work, and in life. Lurie draws on millennia of philosophy, theology, and science to help us answer our deepest questions, comfort our deepest yearnings, and become better people-more connected to each other, and to the Greater Purpose. o Prosper while keeping your integrity o Balance faith, honor, and ambition o Use your workplace as your moral and spiritual "gymnasium" o Find deeper meaning and purpose in your work o Face your fears and failures, and keep going o Gain real respect-and give it o Live one authentic life-at work, and everywhere else Features + Benefits Profound moral and spiritual inspiration from where you might least expect it: a Manhattan boardroom! "Five Minutes on Monday": the weekly talks of a Rabbi who's also VP of a top real estate firm. Insights to change your life: how to find unity and peace, embrace uncertainty, and grow by treating work as your "spiritual gymnasium." Meditations on teamwork, success, honesty, gratitude, and balance: a wonderfully original voice, grounded in the highest human traditions. Introduction xv Donkey for Sale: Ethical Wealth 1 Justice on the Train: Offering Criticism 9 Try Them, Try Them: Developing Persistence 17 Door Openers: Spiritual Leadership 25 Who Needs You?: Working Together 33 Listen Up: Effective Listening 41 I Dont Know: Respectful Conversation 49 In the Beginning: Keeping Resolutions 59 Prelude to Disaster: Building Confidence 65 Eureka!: Using Intuition 73 Something Creative: Accessing Creativity 81 Do You Mean It?: Discovering Meaning 91 Youre Finished!: Embracing Change 99 Alone on the Sofa: Finding Truth 107 The Superior Object: Resolving Conflicts of Interest 115 Hey, You Screwed Up Again!: Transforming Mistakes 121 Making Stuff Up: Reacting Objectively 129 Waiting for Nobel: Overcoming Feelings of Inadequacy 137 Self, Actually: Being Authentic 145 Return That Call: Enlightened Self-Interest 153 So, a Horse Walks into a Bar... Taking Time for Laughter 161 What If?: Facing Fear 169 The Aim of Existence: Cultivating Happiness 177 The No Negativity Event: Living with Optimism 185 A Thankfully Short Message: Living with Gratitude 195 The Power of Three: Living with Balance 201 Take a Breath: Directed Meditation 209 Go Forth: Starting on the Spiritual Journey 217 The Lonely Man: Balancing Faith and Ambition 223 Whats in Your Pocket: Integrating Opposites 233 Index 243 Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot<

2009, ISBN: 9780133115383

Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work (paperback), Softcover, Buch, [PU: Financial Times Prentice Hall]

2009, ISBN: 9780133115383

Softcover, Buch, [PU: Financial Times Prentice Hall]