Co-founder of the Dow Jones Dharma Index and an ethics and investment consultant, Nitesh Gor shows how Eastern culture is reshaping Western ideas about social responsibility and "doing the right thing." A practical, anecdote illustrated guide to a decision-making process that merges concepts from East and West to more predictably create "good" outcomes in business and in life that are both profitable and practical.

Nitesh Gor has served in executive, leadership, and consulting roles in asset management, investment banking, and the natural resource exploration industry. As co-founder and CEO of Dharma Investments, he oversaw development of the Dharma Indexes, introduced under license by Dow Jones. He holds an MBA from the London Business School and a BA from the University of London. Gor is the chair of the I-Foundation, a charity establishing the first state-funded schools in the UK based upon dharma principles. He lives in London with his family and two sons.

Introduction   
What Is Dharma?   
What Does The Lotus Flower Mean?   

PART I: The Dharma Imperative   
Social Responsibility 2.0   
Capitalism's Higher Purpose   
Decoding Dharma   
The Dharma Index   
West Meets East

PART II: The Dharma Toolbox   
The Dharma Diagnosis   
The Three Modes   
Dharma In Action   
Downstream Dharma   
Goodness and Conscience   
A Sample Dharmic Dilemma   

Part III: Dharma User's Guide   
The Ignorance of the Lambs   
Pharma Dharma: Wages of Ignorance   
The Passion of the Capitalist   
Dharma Drama: AOL Time Warner   
Dharma Goodness: The Patience Payoff   
Dharma Exposed: A Kodak Moment   
The Three Modes, in Mind and Motion   
Dharma Mumbo Jumbo   

Part IV: Dharma in Action   
Purpose-Driven Dharma   
The Four Pillars of Goodness   
Dharma Versus Dharma   
Invisible Dharma   
Know Your Mode   
Worldview in the Modes   
State of Mind in the Modes   
Communication in the Modes   
Personal Choices in the Modes   
Careers in the Modes   
The Dharma of Human Resources   
Getting The Dharma Boot   
Dharm-anthropy   

PART V: The Dharma of Leadership   
The Pull of Dharma   
Delegating Dharma
Corporate Dharma   
Dharma Field Report   
Dharmic Reset   
Goodness Is In The Details   
Leading In Style   
The Five Roles of Successful CEOs   
Accidental Leaders   

Part VI: Ready, Set, Think   
Two Dharma Sample Dilemmas   
1. The Perfect Pitch   
2. Cooking the Books   
You Are Here   
Take The Best, Leave The Rest