Description
What determines professional success? Is it primarily one’s academic qualifications, technical competence in chosen field; or personality characteristics; or ability to manage efficiently the resources of the organisation; or a combination of all aforementioned factors? Many of us now, and many in the past must have pondered over these questions for a long time without arriving at a convincing answer. All those who are genuinely seeking answers for the aforesaid questions would find proper answers in this book provided they go through the material in a diligent manner. Baba explains in a convincing way that it is ‘Man-Management’ which in turn depends on ‘Self-Management’ that enables executives to achieve professional success. The content of this book is based on the discourses delivered by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Revered Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, to the students and faculty of the School of Business Management, Accounting and Finance, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, on various occasions over the last two and half decades. The matter for some of the chapters such as: Role of Values in Management Education: Insights from the Business School at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Watch Method of Transformational Leadership, and Manager and Mind Control is gathered from different discourses of Baba and put together in this book with the intention that readers should get the benefit of such crucial aspects, critical for managerial excellence, regarding which Baba has offered very inspiring insights. This book is intended for all those with a hunger for knowledge and also those who are seeking genuine and sustainable solutions for chronic struggles and problems in personal and professional lives across the globe.