Awake at Work - Hardcover

Carroll, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570629838 ISBN 13: 9781570629839

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Offers Buddhist wisdom on how to transform the common hassles and anxieties of life in the workplace into valuable opportunities for personal growth, heightened wisdom, and enhanced effectiveness.

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Review

"If you're thinking about really showing up for the tens of thousands of hours you'll spend working during your life, you'll want to read this book."--Shambhala Sun

"One of the best books ever written about practicing spirituality on the job."--Spirituality and Health

"Highly recommended."--Mandala

"Refreshingly practical and down to earth."--The Beacon

"A revelatory book that brilliantly applies Buddhist principles to the life of work and vice versa."--Warren Bennis, University Professor, University of Southern California, and author of On Becoming a Leader

"Michael Carroll does not just write about being awake at work; he has lived that awakening, thoroughly and inventively. His adaptation of Buddhist mindfulness to the complexities of modern employment is a singular and valuable accomplishment, giving us pithy exhortations and detailed instructions for being awake and aware in every workplace situation."--Lewis Richmond, author of Work as a Spiritual Practice

"An invaluable guide to surviving--and thriving--in today's demanding business environments. I've drawn on Michael's brilliant and wise advice for years. Now everyone can benefit from his wealth of insight and experience."--Deborah Dugan, president, Disney Publishing Worldwide

"A truly unique book. The wisdom that has been developed in two very different realms--that of business and spiritual practice--join together to create much richer insight and wisdom. Given the struggles of these times, these teachings are extremely important."--Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science

About the Author

Michael Carroll is the founding director of Awake at Work (AAW) Associates, a consulting group that works with organizations and individuals to help them rediscover balance and well-being while pursuing professional success. For over two decades Carroll worked as a human resources professional, holding executive positions at Shearson Lehman Brothers, Paine Webber, Simon & Schuster, and the Walt Disney Company. He is a longtime student of Buddhism and an authorized teacher in the lineage of the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa. Michael continues to work in corporate settings and has taught mindfulness meditation at the New York Open Center, the Omega Institute (assisting Pema Chödrön), and the Wharton School of Business. This is his first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1570629838
• ISBN 13: 9781570629839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176