Bhagwad Gita and Management

Power Point Presentation On Bhagawad Gita and how we can relate it to management.

1. Prepared&PresentedBy-DevvratLangayan Under the guidance of-Mr.Mohd. QaisRezvani
(Professor), University School Of Management, KUK
BHAGAVAD GITA
AND
MANAGEMENT
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2. SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA
OneoftheancientIndianspiritualtextistheBhagavadGitaor“Songofthelord”which
providestheessenceoftheVedas,whichwasdeliveredbyShriKrishnatoArjunamorethan50
centuriesagoonthelandofkurukshetra,India.
One of the greatest contribution of India to the world is Holy Gita.
Arjunagot mentally depressed when he saw his relatives with whom he has
to fight.
To motivate him The Bhagavad Gita is preached in the battle field by Lord
Krishna to Arjunaas a counselling to do his duty while multitudes of men
stood by waiting.
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3. Inthetoday’sscenariomanagementistheessentialpartof
everyone’slife.Managementisgettingthingsdone
throughandwithpeople,efficientlyandeffectively.
Managementinvolvesplanning,organizing,staffing,
directingandcontrollinghumanefforts.
Bhagavad Gita shlokasby management view -
The philosophy of Bhagavad Gita should not be viewed
from devotional perspectives only but also as a guide in
developing managerial effectiveness.
MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FROM
THE BHAGAVAD GITA
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4. Thecriticalquestioninallmanagers’mindsishowtobe
effectiveintheirjob.
Theanswertothisfundamentalquestionisfoundin
BhagavadGita,whichrepeatedlyproclaimsthat‘Youmust
trytomanageyourself’.Thereasonisthatunlessa
managerreachesalevelofexcellenceandeffectiveness,
heorshewillbemerelyafaceinthecrowd.
Themodernmanagementconceptslikevision,leadership,
motivation,excellenceinwork,goals,decisionmaking
andplanning,arealldiscussedinBhagavadGita.The
BhagavadGitatacklestheseissuesfromthegrassroot
levelofhumanthinking.
MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FROM
THE BHAGAVAD GITA (Contd.)
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5. RELATION WITH MANAGEMENT
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6. HOW DID THE PANDAVAS WIN?
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7. MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS
PLANNING
ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
CONTROLLLING
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8. MANAGERIALFUNCTIONS AND BHAGAVAD GITA
Planning-Itisthebasicfunctionofmanagement.Itdealswithchalking
outafuturecourseofaction.BhagavadGitaguidesustodevelop
managerialefficiencyandeffectivenesstoachievethedesiredresults.
Organizing-Fromestablishinginternalprocessesandstructuresto
knowingwhichemployeesarebestsuitedforspecifictasks.Bhagavad
Gitaturnhumanbeingsweaknessesintostrengthsandsharesthe
responsibilitiesamongthepeople.
Staffing-Theselectionandtrainingofindividualforspecificjobsand
functions.InBhagavadGita,selectingrightsetofindividualsinthe
team.
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9. Directing-Directingincludesprepareframeworkofaneffective
workclimateandcreatingopportunityformotivation,supervising,
schedulinganddiscipline.WhenArjunareachedthebattlefieldhelost
hiscouragetofightwhenhesawhisyoungandtheoldrelativesashis
opponentsandfeltthathewillhavetokillthem.Heresistedtofightand
droppedhisarms.ThattimeLordKrishnadirectedhimandsaidthatyou
shouldfocusonlyonyourgoal.
Controlling-Controllingmeansthepowertocontrolhowsomethingis
managedordone.InMahabharata,Controllinganarmyof1.53million
soldiersandwarriorstoactionagainstabiggerarmywasnotaneasy
task.The1.53millionsoldiersweredividedinto7divisionsledbya
commandereachfurthercontrolledbyasupremecommander.
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10. LESSONS FROM THE BHAGAVAD GITA
WORKCOMMITMENT
Thisshlokateachesus“detachment”fromthefruitsorresultsofactions
performedinthecourseofone’sduty.Attainingthisstateofmindcalled
‘NishkamaKarma’.
THELESSON-Detachyourselffromtheendrewardand
concentrateontheworkitself.Beingdedicatedworkhasto
meanworkingforthesakeofwork,generatingexcellenceforits
ownsake.Itpreventsthemindfromunduestressthatpeople
createintheirworkenvironment.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्तेर्ाफलेषुकदाचन।
र्ाकर्मफलहेतुर्ुमर्ामतेसंगोऽस्त्वकर्मधि॥
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11. EQUANIMITY
र्ात्रास्पर्ामस्तुकौन्तेयर्ीतोष्णसुखदुुःखदाुः।
आगर्ापाधयनोऽधनत्यास्तांस्तस्तधतक्षस्वर्ारत।।
ShriKrishnasays,OdescendentofBharat,onemustlearnto
toleratetheupsanddownswithoutbeingdisturbed.They
characterisetheworldofDUALITY.
THELESSON-Composedmind-set.Composedpeople
generallyhidetheirfrustrationswellandhandle
themselvesprofessionally,evenduringstress,andmay
radiateasenseofcalmthathelpsdiffuseanxious
environments.
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12. WORK CULTURE
Shri Krishna elaborates on two types of work culture:
1.‘DAIVI SAMPAT’ or Divine work culture -
दुुःखेष्वनुधिग्नर्नाुःसुखेषुधवगतस्पृहुः।
वीतरागर्यक्रोिुःस्तथितिीर्ुमधनरुच्यते।।
ShriKrishnasays,Hewhosemindisunaffectedbymiseryorpleasureand
Isfreefromallbondsandattachments,fearandanger,isamanofsteady
wisdomanddecisiveintellect.
THELESSON–Thereshouldbefearlessness,purity,selfcontrol,
calmness,absenceofgreed,absenceofenvy,andprideinthe
workyoudo.
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13. 2. ‘ASURI SAMPAT’ or Domnicwork culture -
नकर्मिार्नारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यंपुरुषोऽश्नुते|
नचसंन्यसनादेवधसस्तधंसर्धिगच्छधत||
ShriKrishnasays,Onecannotachievefreedomfromkarmicreactions
bymerelyabstainingfromwork,norcanoneattainperfectionof
knowledgebymerephysicalrenunciation.
THELESSON-Thereshouldnotbeegoism,delusion,improper
performanceintheworkyoudo.Theworkshouldbeoriented
towardsservice.
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14. COMPOSED AND COMPLETE PERSONALITY
योगथि: कु रुकर्ामधिसङ्गंत्यक्त्वािनञ्जय|
धसद्ध्यधसद्ध्यो: सर्ोर्ूत्वासर्त्वंयोगउच्यते||
ShriKrishnasays,Besteadfastintheperformanceofyourduty,
OArjun,abandoningattachmenttosuccessandfailure.
SuchequanimityiscalledYog.
THELESSON-Themanagersbegintodevelopafalsenotion
thatonlygoodthingsaregoingtohappen.Ifmanagerscan
developasenseofequanimityasindicatedintheGita,
thequalityofleadershipwilldramaticallyimproveandso
willthequalityofmanagement.
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15. ANGER MANAGEMENT
क्रोिाद्भवधतसम्मोह: सम्मोहात्स्र्ृधतधवभ्रर्: |
स्मृधतभ्रंर्ाद्बुस्तधनार्ोबुस्तधनार्ात्प्रि�धत||
ShriKrishnasays,Angerleadstocloudingofjudgment,whichresultsin
puzzlementofthememory.Whenthememoryispuzzled,theintellectgets
destroyed;andwhentheintellectisdestroyed,oneisruined.
THELESSON-Angerimpairsjudgment,justasthemorningmistcreatesahazy
coveringonthesunlight.Inanger,peoplecommitmistakesthattheylaterregret,
becausetheintellectgetscloudedbythehazeofemotions.Angercreatesanuneasy
atmosphereatyourworkplaceandeffectsyouefficiency.
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16. SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
ज्ञानधवज्ञानतृप्तात्माकू टथिोधवधितेस्तियुः।
युक्तइत्युच्यतेयोगीसर्लोष्टा�काञ्चनुः॥
ShriKrishnasays,HewhoissatisfiedwithKnowledgeoftheSelf,
andwhosesensesarecontrolled,knowhimtobeatrueYogi.
Heisinpermanentstateofbalance,andseeseverything,whetherit
bepebbles,stonesorgold,assame.
THELESSON-Selftranscendenceinvolvesrenouncing
egoism,puttingothersbeforeoneself,emphasizingteam
work,dignity,co-operation,harmonyandtrustandindeed
potentiallysacrificinglowerneedsforhighergoal.
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17. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Anecdote-Duringthewar,Arjunarefusestofightandpresentshis
argumentstoKrishna,Arjunaexpresseshisconcernsandfearto
Krishna.Krishnacarefullylistensandunderstandtoeverydoubt
andquestionraisedbyArjuna.KrishnalistenstoArjunaevenif
Arjuncountershisexplanation.Krishnateachesseveralimportant
lessonsandwasabletosucceedinclarifyingthedoubtsofArjuna
throughgoodlisteningandnotjustspeaking.
TheLesson-Themessageyoucommunicateshouldnot
agitatethemindoflistener,itshouldbethetruth,itshould
bebeneficialtothelisteneranditshouldbepleasantto
hear.
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18. TO CONCLUDE…
ThecontributionofBhagavadGitanotonlyspiritual
knowledgebutalsotheartofself-determination,
personality,behavior,timemanagement,stress
managementandmanyothersaspectsofmanagement
whichcanbeusedasaguidetoincreasemanagement
effectiveness.Ifmanagerscandevelopasenseof
confidenceasindicatedintheGita,thequalityof
leadershipwillbeimprovedandthequalityof
managementwillbeimproved.
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19. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
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