| Foreword |
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| Introduction: Putting Buddha to Work |
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PART I Becoming a Mindful Worker |
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Creating Right Livelihood |
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Advantages of mindful work |
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Choosing the right career of job |
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Becoming a great employee |
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13 | (1) |
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Dealing with distractions |
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18 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Getting lost in cyberspace |
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Selling without selling out |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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When smart people do dumb things |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Achieving work/life balance |
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The cost and benefits of integrity and wisdom |
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33 | (2) |
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How Do You Define Success? |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Finding the "right" answer to a a problem |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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Celebrating accomplishments |
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41 | (1) |
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Happiness vis-a-vis success |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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Creating a long-term spending plan |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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Financial setbacks and losses |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (3) |
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Riding the Waves of Impermanence |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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Anxiety, fear, and stress |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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Taking care of yourself in difficult times |
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64 | (3) |
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PART II Cultivating Mindful Work Relationships |
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67 | (1) |
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Getting along with others |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Doing something extra for others |
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71 | (1) |
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Double standards between ourselves and others |
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72 | (1) |
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The importance of listening |
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Receiving negative feedback |
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Teaching or training a coworker |
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76 | (1) |
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Encouraging personal accountability |
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Helping others deal with change |
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79 | (2) |
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Dealing with difficult People |
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Seeing All Beings as the Buddha |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Adulterous affairs at work |
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88 | (1) |
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Whiners and negative people |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Customers-Love `Em or Lose' Em |
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Customer Service as Bodhisattva Activity |
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The importance of customer service |
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92 | (1) |
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Encouragement for customer service people |
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93 | (1) |
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Handling an angry customer |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (4) |
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PART III Creating a Mindful Workplace |
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Lead, Follow, or Get Off the Path |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Indentifying and selecting good leaders |
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103 | (1) |
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Becoming a great employer or boss |
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104 | (1) |
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Bosses who surround themselves with "yes" men |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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Bottom-line thinking vs. Buddha-mind thinking |
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113 | (1) |
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Writing a mission statement |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Developing a learning organization |
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116 | (2) |
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Encouraging creativity and innovation |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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Work Practices and Processes |
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123 | (1) |
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Short-term versus long-term thinking |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Business gurus and consultants |
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127 | (1) |
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Improving communication within an organization |
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128 | (1) |
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Running a mindful meeting |
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129 | (2) |
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The Care and Feeding of employees |
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131 | (1) |
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Selecting and hiring the right person for the job |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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Increasing employee morale |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (2) |
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Guiding career development |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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There Are No Answers-Pursue Them Lovingly |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Firing someone for poor performance |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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Everything Changes: Nothing Remains without Change |
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157 | (1) |
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Reorganizing, mergers, and acquisitions |
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158 | (1) |
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Outsourcing and rightsizing |
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159 | (2) |
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Corporate crises and scandals |
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161 | (1) |
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Turning around a business |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (2) |
| Glossary of Buddhist Terms |
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165 | (6) |
| Notes on sources A Word about Sources Notes |
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171 | (4) |
| About the Authors |
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