I'm not a big fan of the many attempts over the years to apply Buddhist principles to business management (although I do like the Kinder Institute's use of "life planning" as a service model).

It's always seemed to be a bit forced, and usually pretty unrealistic.

But the other day, I was talking about my work with advisory firm owners to a friend of mine who practices Zen, and he pointed out that the principles I use to teach owners to run more successful firms are right out of the Buddha's sutras.

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Angie Herbers

Angie Herbers is chief executive and senior consultant at Herbers & Co., an independent management strategy consultancy for financial advisory firms. She can be reached at www.HerbersCo.com.

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