Zen the Essence of Excellence in Leadership
Zen of Leadership Excellence podcasts takes you through the sutras created by the host Niket Karajagi on the evolution of a leader. These sutras are a part of the book authored by him. The Sutras are an outcome of conversations with some of the best minds and remarkable professionals that he met as a Coach. The sutras are an elaborate discussion on linking Zen thoughts with the leadership of the 21st Century. Please do visit https://niketkarajagi.com/zen for additional content. More shows are available on P5Engage.com
Episodes
22 episodes
22-Acknowledgements
At the outset, my respectful obeisance to all the Zen Masters who inspired this book's genesis and whose work deeply inspired my journey of involution. Their life-transforming work has indeed added much wisdom to this world. I also pay my respe...
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Episode 22
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4:23
21-Conclusion
The sutras are mine. They may not necessarily follow a predetermined sequence. They may not also happen but surely they characterize the evolution of a leader.
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Episode 21
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4:23
20-Zen State
When the witness is awakened and the mind is focused on the sense of purpose there arises a state in which the mind, body, and spirit are in a flow. And that is Zen of Leadership Excellence.
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Episode 20
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4:27
19- Sutra 16 Zen of Desire
To gain enlightenment you must want it as much as a man whose head is held under water wants air.
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Episode 19
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4:26
18-Sutra 15 Zen of Legacy
The Pinnacle of Leadership is attained when the life script of an individual achieves the hallmark of becoming a book of knowledge thus becoming a role model who leaves a legacy behind.
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Episode 18
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4:24
17-Sutra 14 Zen of Impermanence
Wise Leaders know everything is of transient nature and when will and wisdom combined are practiced with patience and perseverance, every problem then is always surmountable.
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Episode 17
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4:24
16- Sutra 13 Zen of Transformation
Transformational Leaders choose and coach their people well by giving attitude and life experiences a priority over acquired skills for accomplishing an arduous goal.
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Episode 16
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4:26
15-Sutra 12 Zen of Empowerment
Empowered People Leadership is about acknowledging that we have to co-create alongside a unique set of people by tapping into their intrinsic strengths and complementing their weakness with the collaborative strengths of the others.
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Episode 15
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4:29
14-Sutra 11 Zen of Awakening
Awakened Leaders understand the power of their thoughts; they act as magnets that only attract powerful positive thoughts which are then actioned at the opportune time.
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Episode 14
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4:26
13-Sutra 10 Zen of Charisma
When one chooses to play a vital and proactive role in the evolution of consciousness or quality of life on the planet a Charismatic Leader augmented by a cause is born within us.
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Episode 13
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4:26
12-Sutra 9 Zen of Vision
A Visionary Leader trusts and develops his faculty of imagination to transport into the future while remaining anchored to the present combining intuition and intent to surmount all obstacles.
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Episode 11
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4:27
11-Sutra 8 Zen of Creative Life
Creative Leadership is all about making a choice in the now mode on what to create, sustain, and destroy; a practical deployment of the trinity.
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Episode 11
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4:23
10-Sutra 7 Zen of Proactiveness
One acts as a Proactive Leader when a realization dawns that use of intelligence is possible only in the zones of challenges large or small and are thus dealt with through wisdom and not through brute force.
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Episode 10
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4:24
9-Sutra 6 Zen of Conscientious Leader
A Conscientious Leader stands tall during the duality of both high’s and low’s and adheres to the ever-pervasive universal principles of cause and effect which is the foundational character of every leader.
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Episode 9
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4:23
8-Sutra 5 Zen of Aware Leader
An Aware Leader evolves not with time but with every turbulence faced with wisdom and courage; endowments which flower only through constant engagement in learning of the eternal life skills.
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Episode 8
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4:24
7- Sutra 4 Zen of Actualised Leader
An Actualised Leader in us is accentuated in the “moment of time” when we intentionally discover and put to practice our innate unique sense of purpose and contribution which is a dominant natural essence of ours.
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Episode 7
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4:23
6-Sutra 3 Zen of being Natural Leader
A Natural Leader in us awakens the day we make a choice of being accountable to one's own life and that of others in our chosen space of contribution.
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Episode 6
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4:43
5-Sutra 2 Digression from Zen
To be in the intellectually immobilized space of the game of survival, the greed of material benefits and the perpetual need of borrowed power through social “status”; keep us consciously or unconsciously far away from the magnificent “World of...
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Episode 5
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5:15
4-Sutra 1 Zen of Miracle
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on water but to walk on earth. A Zen Proverb.
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Episode 4
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4:54
3-Preface:Zen the Essence of Excellence in Leadership
Zen and 21st Century leadership go hand in hand. While we deal with the outer world of business, leadership is also an inner journey full of Zen moments. In this podcast, we talk of the book's preface Zen the Essence of Excellence in Leadership...
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Episode 3
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2-The Essence of Zen
While the book was in process I realized Zen is also about core Essence. This word was critical and had to be incorporated into the elements of the book. We discuss the aspect of the essence here in this podcast. It is the core, the inner...
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Episode 2
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4:16
1-Zen the Essence of Excellence in Leadership Introduction
Zen is a way of life. This is an introductory podcast to the World of Leadership, Zen & Excellence. It is about the remarkable professionals the author met and their profound impact on him. It is about the realization that each one of them ...
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Episode 1
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