{"id":676001,"date":"2023-04-01T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=676001"},"modified":"2023-04-21T09:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T08:17:49","slug":"book-the-buddhist-ceo-by-thane-lawrie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/book-the-buddhist-ceo-by-thane-lawrie\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: THE BUDDHIST CEO by THANE LAWRIE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>BOOK: THE BUDDHIST CEO by THANE LAWRIE<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-676002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ceo-615x922.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ceo-615x922.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ceo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ceo.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hamish\u2019s chance encounter with a Buddhist monk has a profound effect on his life. He dreams of becoming a monk one day, but he loves his family deeply, and at work his<br \/>\ncompassionate leadership unexpectedly makes him CEO of a struggling nonprofit. Over the years, he strives to apply Buddhism to everything he does, often seeking peace,<br \/>\nsolitude, and everyday answers at a Buddhist monastery.<br \/>\nOn the face of it, Hamish is successful, and satisfied with his efforts to square the material with the spiritual. But behind the scenes, staff plot against him, and<br \/>\nmysterious physical symptoms force a spiritual reckoning. Is it possible for the Buddhist CEO to face these challenges and stay true to his core values and beliefs?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One of the first books, possibly the first, to describe the internal journey of a CEO through the<br \/>\nlens of their spirituality<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Almost everyone has struggled with a colleague, or a decision made at work. This story<br \/>\ndescribes many outlandish workplace dramas that will fascinate and enthrall the curious mind<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHOR BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-676004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/thn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"548\" \/><br \/>\nThane Lawrie is an award-winning CEO in his home country of Scotland. A graduate of the<br \/>\nUniversity of Aberdeen and University of Glasgow, Thane has had a diverse career, culminating<br \/>\nin leading and transforming a once struggling social enterprise and going on to win numerous<br \/>\nprestigious business awards both locally and nationally, including being placed in the Sunday<br \/>\nTimes top 100 companies to work for in the UK. Thane is married with two sons and has been a<br \/>\npracticing Buddhist for over twenty years. This is Thane\u2019s first novel, although he has previously<br \/>\npublished in academic peer-reviewed journals in the field of health science.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-676003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ww.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOOK: THE BUDDHIST CEO by THANE LAWRIE Hamish\u2019s chance encounter with a Buddhist monk has a profound effect on his life. He dreams of becoming a monk one day, but he loves his family deeply, and at work his compassionate leadership unexpectedly makes him CEO of a struggling nonprofit. Over the years, he strives to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":676005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-676001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":676006,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676001\/revisions\/676006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}