Danah Zohar Pořadí knih

Drawing from both traditional Chinese philosophy and modern quantum physics, this book presents a transformative vision for 21st-century leadership. Danah Zohar emphasizes the importance of integrating ancient wisdom with contemporary scientific insights to foster global cooperation and creativity. By understanding these diverse perspectives, leaders can cultivate a new style rooted in moral renewal, cross-cultural understanding, and harmony, equipping them to tackle today's complex challenges effectively.

The book introduces Quantum Management Theory as a transformative approach to replace traditional Taylorism, advocating for a revolutionary paradigm in management thinking. It emphasizes the failures of conventional strategies in contemporary business and politics, proposing innovative practices that challenge established norms. Rooted in concepts from quantum physics and complexity science, this model aims to reshape organizational structures and promote sustainable practices across various sectors, including personal lives, companies, and communities.

Drawing inspiration from quantum physics, innovative management thinker Danah Zohar offers a powerful new model for business thinking and practice. "Quantum leaders," she says, like the systems they have to manage, are poised at "the edge of chaos." They thrive on the potential latent in uncertainty and are adept at unleashing the creativity of self-organization. More important, they are vision- and value-led; they adapt quickly, are unafraid to play with the boundaries and reinvent the rules, and celebrate diversity. Zohar points out that the existing, business-as-usual paradigm owes a great deal to the outdated thinking, assumptions, and values of Newtonian science, which gave rise to the Industrial Revolution. Newtonian thinking assumes that corporations and markets are like machines--predictable, stable, and controllable; they are best managed in a way that eliminates risk and assures equilibrium. Unfortunately, as the global financial collapse of 2008 demonstrated, this way of thinking is as obsolete as the steam engine. Further developing ideas she introduced in her acclaimed Rewiring the Corporate Brain and Spiritual Capital, Zohar has written an inspirational book that will motivate leaders to tap the full potential of their employees, their businesses, and the customers they serve.

Was treibt uns an im Leben? Unsere spirituelle Intelligenz! Sie lässt uns Regeln brechen, Neuland erobern und führt uns zur Verwirklichung unserer wahren Berufung. Die britische Physikerin und Management-Beraterin Danah Zohar und der Psychiater Ian Marshall zeigen – basierend auf den neuesten Erkenntnissen der Gehirnforschung und der Quantenphysik –, was uns wirklich bewegt. Es ist unsere spirituelle Intelligenz, die uns fragen lässt, wie wir mit unserem Leben einen Unterschied machen und Zeichen setzen können. Dieses „Spirituelle Kapital“ lässt uns Konventionen hinterfragen und Regeln brechen. Es motiviert uns, unserem inneren Ruf zu folgen und unserem Bedürfnis nach Selbstentfaltung Ausdruck zu verleihen. Und es nährt unser Motiv, dem großen Ganzen zu dienen und über die individuelle Transformation hinaus einen Quantensprung in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft anzustoßen. Das Buch zeigt, wie sich „Spirituelles Kapital“ entwickeln lässt und wie es über die persönliche Ebene hinaus Unternehmenskulturen transformiert, Innovationsgeist fördert und zu einem neuen Corporate Spirit führt.

In their new book Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall envisage two scenarios. The first is business as we know it today - all short-term interest, short-term gain, isolationist thinking, with the material bottom line as king. The second envisages a business culture driven by fundamental values and a deep sense of purpose in which wealth is accumulated to generate a decent profit while acting to raise the common good. The emphasis is on 'stake-holder value', where stake-holders include the human race, present and future, and the planet itself. These are the values of Spiritual Capital. The crucial question, which Zohar and Marshall address, is: How we can move from one scenario to the other? They show how we need to consider three types of capital to make the leap. Rational intelligence (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) are needed to diagnose the current state, and then the twelve qualities of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) can be used to bring about the final transformation. The ultimate goal is sustainable capitalism within a framework of a more meaningful working life.

Hlavním cílem knihy je pokus uspořádat svět na pozadí solidních výzkumů mozku, které pocházejí z nedávných let, a to včetně oblasti, které se vědecké pojetí světa vyhýbalo a z velké části dosud vyhýbá, totiž v oblasti duchovní. Nejedná se o knihu vědeckou, ani populárně-vědeckou, ale o pokus pojednat problematiku, které se přísně chápaný svět objektivní reality nedovedl dosud zhostit, a to na základě představ, které mají původ v solidním přírodovědeckém výzkumu.

Do you feel as if something is missing from your life? Is there a void? A lack of meaning?

Corporate structures, like the physical and biological structure of the human brain, operate from one of three individually distinct but intricately interrelated systems: mental, emotional, and spiritual. The healthiest organizations, like the healthiest minds, learn to respond and adapt to external stimuli through a well integrated union of all three structures rather than a single, rigid approach. Business models, however, primarily neglect emotional and spiritual components in their operations, placing emphasis instead on efficiency, results, and other qualities readily associated with the mental structure alone. With only one-third of the corporate brain utilized, the remaining two-thirds present a vast reserve of ideas and opportunities for responding creatively to the daily demands of corporate life. Rewiring the Corporate Brain offers a new way to think about, lead, and structure organizations for fundamental transformation. It demonstrates how people must change the thinking behind their thinking - i.e., rewire the structures of the corporate brain - to operate more fully and achieve genuine fundamental organizational change. Written for managers at all levels, Rewiring the Corporate Brain takes its lead from quantum, chaos, and the latest brain sciences to offer practical, accessible, and inspiring alternatives to traditional structures in corporate design, practice, and implementation.