About CoPiP
In the 20th century philosophy took up the mantle of a discipline, embracing academic specialization; philosophy was written-by-and-for-professional philosophers. In the current age of accountability this disciplinary approach to philosophy faces a number of challenges. Philosophers, like others across the academy, are being asked to justify their relevance to society—relevance that can perhaps be best demonstrated by philosophers working across and beyond the disciplines.
Community Of Practice In Philosophy seeks to attract philosophers who are developing new often inter-disciplinary models for philosophic engagement, and to foster a community of practice among philosophers who are developing new approaches to engage philosophy. It has to be added that Philosophical Practice proves itself in not only individual counseling but also since years supports companies, organizations, and associations in their attempts to find solid convictions and orientating guidelines. The key objectives of the community is to understand the specific characteristics of philosophy and its role in relation to the world of business and organizations.
Western Philosophy is considered to be born out of wonder (Plato) about the Universe and man. On the other hand, Eastern Philosophy is generally understood to be more practically oriented, to inquire into human suffering and how to alleviate it, and to emphasize harmonious living of human beings.
It is widely acknowledged that many lessons from ancient philosophy are important in today’s management environment. Consistency, Self-knowledge, Fairness, Self-discipline, Thrift, responsibility for our actions and their effects on others, and ability to lead by example are values and principles dominant both to ancient Greek and Chinese philosophy, while they also constitute core characteristics that organizations and business leaders should manifest today.
We generally look for solutions to such problems by trying to adopt models which have been developed by researchers in modern times i.e. primarily in this century. A person’s particular style of leadership is greatly influenced by the core values most important to that individual, as well as by one’s assumptions and beliefs. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, these ideas have acquired even greater importance, as significant changes are taking place in the global economy, in the organization of enterprises, in the behavior of managers, as well as in management education. Management of resources, personnel, and enterprises as a whole is becoming a very challenging task in today’s world, as the world is becoming flat. Management as a science is also developing at a rapid pace. New concepts and theories are being developed to suit the requirements of the changing needs necessitated by this process of globalization. The political, economic, business, finance, and social environments are also changing at an equally rapid pace. Thus, today’s manager has to keep pace not only with the changing environments, but be in touch with the expanding horizons of knowledge in his respective managerial area. This rapidly changing canvas coupled with the associated problems makes the task of the modern manager daunting.
The website identifies the depth and value of philosophy in the real world business and management practices. Extracting insights from Philosophy and incorporating them on our real work arena has tremendous impact on personal and business leadership. Philosophy offers new ground, integrated centuries of thought and knowledge into a coherent easily understandable and practical guide on how to lead your life, manage your business, and to lead.
Focusing on central management areas, we can develop and innovative approaches to management and leadership inspired by or in any other way enlightened by philosophical considerations both from the Eastern and from Western schools of thought. We can aim to bring to the surface key ideas of ancient philosophy and history, and identify how these relate to modern management and leadership in a cross-cultural perspective. Managers, policy makers, and educators will significantly benefit by identifying how substantial improvements in management and leadership practices can be achieved with leadership lessons from philosophy.
We can examine the characteristics of philosophy and determine its relevance towards enhancing managerial effectiveness. We must learn to look inwards. We must draw insights from philosophy and come up with the solutions to our problems. In this context, the philosophy is treasure house of knowledge that we possess is in our scriptures. If we explore these treatises of knowledge, we will definitely be able to find a solution to all our present day problems. Thus we must not only use these principles to solve our problems, but also let the world get enlightened by this vast sea of knowledge gathered over the centuries and left for us to benefit from.
Any student of Management who has seen the trends in the last 40 years will find that from time to time there seems to have been an intersection of management concepts with spiritual or non-material concepts. Quality, which incidentally is a non-material value though it has material manifestation measured in terms of quality standards. Quality was the basis on which the organizations compete in the market place.
Then while trying to explain the success of the organizations the cultural issue of how the society was molded by the teachings of individual beliefs come into focus. These emphasized that the community was above that of the individual’s interest.. Personal values being more important and a significant factor behind the success of the organizations. The success in the market place based on values was recognized. We need to understand the intersection between the social values and management practices and how values can lead to successful management practices. Philosophy advocates development of the individual holistically. Thus, his spiritual growth is not diverse from the individual’s rofessional growth.
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