Confucius Leadership.pdf

Leadership in the context of Confucius Doctrines Center for International Business Ethics Baocheng Liu …We have been living in a restricted global world, inside the confines of the advanced industrial economies. If one could calculate the interaction of the American, European, and Japanese economies, one could pretty well identify the trends of the future. Now one has to take the Chinese factor into all ones forecasts. It is the new variable in every equation; it is already the one that changes most rapidly, and it will soon become the biggest…“ A New West in the East Lord William Rees-Mogg December 9, 2003 Perhaps Western society has something to learn from the social cohesion, belief in duties rather than rights, family structure and educational ambitions that tie modern China together. There are aspects of both our societies from which the other can learn. But we must recognize two things: Chinas amazing development is good for the world - a source of wealth; we cannot stop it, but we can share in its benefits. William Rees-Mogg Tenets of Chinese Ruling Philosophies Daoism: balance, reverence and benevolence, natural course Confucius: virtue, propriety, relationship BuddhismSamsara: self rebirth; Karma : fate; Nirvana: cycle) Confucius A founder of great civilization, whose teachings were intended for the entire humankind. As Shakespeare, he embraced the philosophy of pragmatism: belief in harmony, social hierarchy and order as well as patriotism. --William Rees Mogg 552-479 BC Spring Autumn - Warring States Institutionalized since the Han Dynasty 1300 Confucius temples The Cultural Iceberg