For Thane Lawrie, Buddhism provided a moral structure for his leadership and decision-making
A Buddhist since his mid 20s, he found himself in his early 40s catapulted into the chief executive officer’s chair at the social enterprise in Aberdeen, Scotland where he was operations manager when their leader died suddenly. Buddhists believe in compassion. They shun judgment. They are known for letting go, meditation and silent retreats. Can a Buddhist be a CEO?
One of the 10 Buddhist main precepts is refrain from stealing. “I see the toxic person in the workplace, the person who speaks against others, as stealing – stealing the company’s time, stealing energy,” he says. In his book, fictional but drawn from his life, Mr. Lawrie stresses that being a Buddhist does not mean being a doormat. Indeed, he feels that when bad behaviour arose, he was probably quicker as a Buddhist to address the untoward conduct because it violated this important principle.
“I think that overall is compassionate. If you don’t do that, it undermines people who are doing well and trying to engage with the company. A lot of managers in my experience shy away from confronting bad behaviours to the detriment of everyone in the long term,” Mr. Lawrie says.
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