Radhanath Swami December 17, 2014 “One must earn with integrity and spend with compassion”, urged Radhanath Swami to 150 businessmen at an interactive session titled ‘Spirituality: Leadership and Management’ organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), India’s premier business association with a membership of over 100,000 enterprises. The event was held on the morning of December 12th, 2014 at Hotel Trident, Mumbai. Govinda Ethiraj moderated the discussion that included prominent business chiefs of India Mr. Ajay Piramal and Mr. Kishor Biyani who agreed that spiritual principles are universal and can be used as beacons for illuminating the complex and intriguing world of business. Mr Ajay Piramal is the chairman of the Piramal group, a diversified conglomerate that has a wide global presence. He is currently on the nominee list for the ‘Outstanding Philanthropist Award for 2014’, to be given by Forbes India. Kishor Biyani is the CEO of the Future Group that has a significant standing in Indian retail and fashion sectors that include popular supermarket chains like Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Mr Ajay Piramal said that by practising spiritual principles in one’s business, it can actually create long term economic values. It was momentous when Mr Piramal, who according to Forbes Magazine is ‘one of India’s shrewdest dealmakers’, cited examples from his personal life demonstrating how the spiritual teachings of Radhanath Swami helped him remain cool and composed during important business negotiations. Sharing his own experiences, Kishor Biyani revealed how after a chance meeting with Radhanath Swami three years ago in London, he transformed from a sceptic to an all-embracing spiritual person. “As business leaders we influence many lives and spirituality plays a big role in the successful management of business” he said. Radhanath Swami shared ways of incorporating spirituality in day-to-day business activities. “Leadership in business is about understanding that one is not the proprietor of wealth, but merely the caretaker. Leadership entails a position of responsibility, and the most fundamental question that leaders could ask themselves is ‘how can I serve?’” Leading Business dailies including Business Standard and Daily News & Analysis covered the event.
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