Human Element: A Course in Resourceful Thinking

Insightful lessons from the great traditions of Asian thought on:

   •  The essentials of wise leadership
   •  Decision-making without prejudice
   •  Inspiring loyalty and maintaining authority
   •  Determining an individual's true character
   •  Encouraging the best in people
   •  Achieving success without sacrificing happiness

Insightful lessons from the great traditions of Asian thought on:

   •  The essentials of wise leadership
   •  Decision-making without prejudice
   •  Inspiring loyalty and maintaining authority
   •  Determining an individual's true character
   •  Encouraging the best in people
   •  Achieving success without sacrificing happiness

Library Journal

The translator of traditional Chinese and Japanese wisdom, as well as a popular writer who applies these ancient ideas to contemporary business management, Cleary here gives brief quotations from Confucius, Taoism, The Book of Change , and Sun-tzu, followed by his own meditative commentary. Each quotation plus commentary is usually one page or less in length, making the book good for browsing. Cleary's purpose ``is to extend the horizon of perception and thought by illustrating insights and ideas triggered by contact with perennial observation and ideas.'' The book is intended primarily but not exclusively for businesspeople; recommended for public libraries.

Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.