The Zen Way To Be An Effective Manager

As demonstrated by the Japanese, Zen can provide a powerfuland extremely effective approach to management philosophy and practice. Zen isnot an obscure striving for perfection, but the effort to perform every action aswell as possible. The secret of Japan's economic success is that all are concernedand determined to attain the highest possible quality in everything they do, notthrough compulsion or an obligation to fulfill plans, but from the power offeeling personally responsible for the success of the enterprise. The Way of Zenis not only for Buddhist monks but has also made an essential contribution tomaking the Japanese managers more effective. From his own experience, the authordescribes how Western managers can also benefit from Zen.