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Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

Some time back there was a question in the list that does "srimadh bhagavath 
geethaa" talk about management. Some answers were given. see here -an article 
from web site mentioned at the end of the write up. Please note the author 
claims "I'm an atheist" and then goes on to highlight few points with a punch. 
Since i liked the punch i thought of sharing this small but effective writeup. 
I leave it tothe moderator to decide whether this can appear in the list or not.

dhasan

vasudevan m.g.


GITA: MUST FOR EVERY MANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALS ALIKE  
- by Gaurav Chhibber

Whenever I sit in calm and think of Unity, Supreme Power & External Management, 
I cannot help wonder, what management acumen it must have taken by that supreme 
force to drive what we call Universe, Earth and Life Systems. Management, as 
developed, by Henri Fayol evolved through a century and half and is with us 
today in form of, still a baby, evolving. But strange it may seem, our 
civilization has been practicing and preaching management for all those 5000 
plus years. It was the west, who re-invented the wheel in this case and got it 
patented as well. Today gradually but surely world is moving away from 
        *       hierarchies, 
        *       systems, 
        *       flow charts, 
        *       command chains to holistic, 
        *       vertical, 
        *       amoebic (adaptable) management approaches. 
The time is right for ourselves what we always had all these years, the 
greatest treasure on man, time and self-management, Srimad Bhagwad Gita.

To start with, I'm an atheist, who does not believe in God as Ram, Krishna, 
Allah or anybody else. But I have always appreciated the managerial 
capabilities of that Super Power who is managing the show called Earth.

Back To 'Gita': I started reading 'Gita' out of curiosity but to my surprise, I 
found most of the topics taught to us here by Prof. A.N. Pal, Ms. Dogra, Ms. 
Budhipriya, Prof. Pandey, Mr. Dalela and all other respectable faculties as 
discovered, analyzed and assessed by Freud, Kotler, Ebert or Adam Smith were 
there in macro form since ages. Talk of HR, IRPM, Marketing, Consumer Behavior, 
Market Research, Economics (welfare). Above all virtues, qualities of leaders, 
which are essential for managers are 
        *       Lessons on Camaraderie 
        *       Team-work 
        *       Effective listening 
        *       Time management 
        *       Stress management 
        *       Ethics & Values 

Once, for once read 'Gita' not as religious sermon but something on management. 
You will feel the same. For once read it not as characters (i.e. Arjun, 
Pandavas, Duryodhan, etc.) but as a set of proposed thoughts. As 'Pandavas' are 
not five brothers but are virtues of a leader      
        *       Calm, unbiased and just ('Yudhishtira') 
        *       Aggressive ('Bheema') 
        *       Powerful Sharp Shooter ('Arjuna') 
        *       Listening to team ('Nakul' & 'Sahdev') 

'Krishna' has more than God's virtues. It's your mind control system. 
'Dhraupadi' is more of your heart, emotional appeal, which makes you human but 
being with 'Krishna' (i.e. mind) it is a balanced system. The victory of 
'Pandavas' over 'Kauravas' is 
        *       Well-defined, understood system vs. inaccessible hierarchies, 
old dying system. 
        *       Better planned, managed strategy vs. overexerted financial, 
materialistic power. 
        *       Able leadership vs. undefined, non-directional leadership. 

These and many, such comparison and analysis could be drawn from 'Gita' but 
more importantly 'Gita' teaches us how to be part of a system and yet 
contribute effectively. It explains how communities (business or social) are 
affected through different lines of thinking and action. It draws clear and 
concrete guidelines for managers as 
        *       leaders, 
        *       their roles, 
        *       behavior, 
        *       decision taking capabilities, 
        *       attitude, etc. 

It also comments on business or any other activity being closely linked to 
society and thus the responsibilities of different communities towards society, 
from which they draw their most important resources (HR), are clearly stated 
and emphasized. 

Each and every character in 'Gita' is symbolic. All the warriors on both sides, 
the Gurus, the brothers, their mothers, wives, relatives, etc are symbolic. 
Immaterial of whether battle of 'Maha bharata' was fought or not, this book 
explains all possible 'W's' 
        *       why, 
        *       what, 
        *       when, 
        *       where, 
        *       who
with relative ease and now for the most important part the
        *       Re-invention

Today the world is awakening to the concept of "Holistic Management", the 
management of mind, body and soul rather than of structures and systems. The 
time is ripe for us, Indians to bargain our pound of flesh and encash upon our 
heritage and treasure house of holistic management principles, 'Srimad Bhagwad 
Gita'.

Posted on : 7-Nov-2000  © www.mohyals.com 2000 All rights reserved






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