New Book Released: "Leadership and Zen: Techniques to 'Set' Your Mind for Rational Decision-Making" - On Sale April 27
JMAM releases Master Gensho Taigu's new book, providing leaders with Zen-based techniques to stay calm and make correct decisions by stripping away distractions, inspired by figures like Steve Jobs.
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Japan Management Association Management Center (President: Shi-Raku Cho; Chuo-ku, Tokyo; JMAM) will release the book "Leadership and Zen: Techniques to 'Set' Your Mind and Make Correct Decisions Without Being Swayed by Emotions" on Monday, April 27, 2026, at bookstores nationwide and online stores.
■ About the Book
Today, business professionals and leaders worldwide are drawn to Zen. This is because Zen is not a "theory spun in the head," but a "practice of stripping away the unnecessary and facing the essence."
The practice of Zen is not about accumulating knowledge, but rather about letting go of excessive attachments. By observing the mind, biases and idle thoughts that bind us surface, and we let them go one by one. Insight to see through to the essence is born when extra thoughts are released. This is the essence of Zen.
A symbolic example embodying the essence of Zen is Steve Jobs, who founded Apple. He questioned the meaning of life from his complex upbringing and eventually encountered Zen. Through numerous books and practices, he was strongly drawn to "experiential wisdom that cannot be fully explained in words." Facing the essence with a clear mind rather than logic—this sense connected with his creativity.
Jobs combined Western technology with Eastern Zen thought to create the global company Apple. Entering an Apple Store, there are no unnecessary advertisements or decorations; products are lined up simply. It is a space that thoroughly strips away the unnecessary to highlight only the essence, much like a meditation hall. Jobs' deep longing for Zen lives behind Apple's simple product creation.
Now, leaders worldwide, like Jobs, are seeking the "essence" to survive in these chaotic times. One answer is Zen.
This book is not for studying Buddhism or Zen as a religion. It is a book for you, as a leader, to re-evaluate "how to live and how to lead."
■ Book Overview
Title: Leadership and Zen: Techniques to 'Set' Your Mind and Make Correct Decisions Without Being Swayed by Emotions
Author: Gensho Taigu
Release Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
Publisher: Japan Management Association Management Center (JMAM)
Pages: 240 pages
Format: Shiroku-ban
ISBN: 9784800594204
■ Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Zen and Leadership
Chapter 2: Moving People
Chapter 3: Nurturing People
Chapter 4: Leading Teams
Chapter 5: Cultivating Decisiveness
Chapter 6: Zen Thinking to Nurture a Leader's Caliber
■ Author Profile
Gensho Taigu
Chief Priest of Busshinsu Daisozan Fukugan-ji Temple. Chairman of Jiko Group.
The monk name "Taigu" represents a state of freedom, unbound by anything. After graduating from Komazawa University and training at Soji-ji Temple, he obtained a Master of Arts from Aichi Gakuin University Graduate School. A unique monk who embodies "neither monk nor layman," he has four faces: monk, entrepreneur, therapist, and karate practitioner.
Additionally, triggered by a consultation from a mother whose daughter repeated overeating, anorexia, and wrist cutting, he started the YouTube consultation channel "Master Taigu's Q&A," which has over 750,000 subscribers. In 2019, he founded Busshinsu, returning to the essence of Buddhism to "nurture compassion, wisdom, and Buddha-nature."
■ About the Book
Today, business professionals and leaders worldwide are drawn to Zen. This is because Zen is not a "theory spun in the head," but a "practice of stripping away the unnecessary and facing the essence."
The practice of Zen is not about accumulating knowledge, but rather about letting go of excessive attachments. By observing the mind, biases and idle thoughts that bind us surface, and we let them go one by one. Insight to see through to the essence is born when extra thoughts are released. This is the essence of Zen.
A symbolic example embodying the essence of Zen is Steve Jobs, who founded Apple. He questioned the meaning of life from his complex upbringing and eventually encountered Zen. Through numerous books and practices, he was strongly drawn to "experiential wisdom that cannot be fully explained in words." Facing the essence with a clear mind rather than logic—this sense connected with his creativity.
Jobs combined Western technology with Eastern Zen thought to create the global company Apple. Entering an Apple Store, there are no unnecessary advertisements or decorations; products are lined up simply. It is a space that thoroughly strips away the unnecessary to highlight only the essence, much like a meditation hall. Jobs' deep longing for Zen lives behind Apple's simple product creation.
Now, leaders worldwide, like Jobs, are seeking the "essence" to survive in these chaotic times. One answer is Zen.
This book is not for studying Buddhism or Zen as a religion. It is a book for you, as a leader, to re-evaluate "how to live and how to lead."
■ Book Overview
Title: Leadership and Zen: Techniques to 'Set' Your Mind and Make Correct Decisions Without Being Swayed by Emotions
Author: Gensho Taigu
Release Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
Publisher: Japan Management Association Management Center (JMAM)
Pages: 240 pages
Format: Shiroku-ban
ISBN: 9784800594204
■ Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Zen and Leadership
Chapter 2: Moving People
Chapter 3: Nurturing People
Chapter 4: Leading Teams
Chapter 5: Cultivating Decisiveness
Chapter 6: Zen Thinking to Nurture a Leader's Caliber
■ Author Profile
Gensho Taigu
Chief Priest of Busshinsu Daisozan Fukugan-ji Temple. Chairman of Jiko Group.
The monk name "Taigu" represents a state of freedom, unbound by anything. After graduating from Komazawa University and training at Soji-ji Temple, he obtained a Master of Arts from Aichi Gakuin University Graduate School. A unique monk who embodies "neither monk nor layman," he has four faces: monk, entrepreneur, therapist, and karate practitioner.
Additionally, triggered by a consultation from a mother whose daughter repeated overeating, anorexia, and wrist cutting, he started the YouTube consultation channel "Master Taigu's Q&A," which has over 750,000 subscribers. In 2019, he founded Busshinsu, returning to the essence of Buddhism to "nurture compassion, wisdom, and Buddha-nature."