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The Samurai Leader
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The Samurai Leader

Leading with the Courage, Integrity and Honor of the Samurai Code

Bill Diffenderffer
Sourcebooks, 2005

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Editorial Rating

7

Recommendation

Author Bill Diffenderffer clearly and usefully applies the ideas and practices of Japanese Samurai warriors, and, more generally, of Zen Buddhism, to business. Some readers may be skeptical about mixing business with religion - especially with a religion that is unfamiliar to many Western readers. However, getAbstract.com recommends this book to managers who want to sharpen their focus. Diffenderffer makes a convincing case that the Samurai mindset, conduct and ethical code can transform both your business practices and the practices of those around you. He alternates tales about Samurai principles with examples of contemporary managers who act upon them. The result is a very readable book - but that’s actually one of its weaknesses. As Diffenderffer applies - and popularizes - Zen and warrior concepts, he moves away from some of their more complex, but nevertheless valuable, elements and risks diluting their meaning. Still, you’ll find plenty left to ponder.

Take-Aways

  • Samurai were seventeenth-century Japanese warriors who lived by an elaborate code of ethics.
  • Like a Samurai, if you want to be a good leader, you need a code to guide you.
  • The Samurai code can guide modern managers as well as it guided ancient warriors.

About the Author

Bill Diffenderffer is CEO of Skybus Airlines, a former vice president at IBM and a former senior vice president at Continental Airlines.

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