7 Management lessons from Mahabharata
The Indian epic may seem distant and
archaic, but it continues to be relevant even in today's world. If you want to
be the best leader, it should be your guide, especially your work life
1 Seize Every Opportunity
Look out for opportunities out side
your scope of work. Never hassle yourself too much with the motive of defeating
your competitor. Rather, invest all energies on a bigger goal to add strength
and power to your business.
2. Win Allies
Five brothers won against a
hundred.How do you think the Pandavas did that? The relationships they estab
lished over the years paid off. You may
be busy focusing on your own growth at the present, but you must start
reaching out to more people and mak ing allies. They will push you forward when
the time comes.
3 Commitment
Keep It Strong Once you're up for a challenge,
do not back out. Had the Pandavas fret ted about being negligible in number in
comparison to the Kauravas, they would've never even tried.
Determination and commitment will
surely take you a long way.
4 Know How to Build Team Spirit
The Kauravas were plenty in number
but null in strength. Make your team work towards a single goal instead of
personal ones. Take contributions from everyone. Hear everyone out; make them
learn how to work with each other.
5 Know Every Member's Potential
If you're going to manage a team, you better
know what role they suit the best. The Pandavas knew how to harness energies from
each man in their army. You should be smart enough to use your team's ability
and potential to the maximum.
6 Distribute Work
The more people you have, working
towards different goals, the more efficient the output is go ing to be. One-man
lead ership strategy didn't work for the Kauravas and there is no way it's
going to work for you.
7 Give Your Team Individual Goals
Allot individual goals to each team.
This will help build up enthusiasm and in turn, help you in the long run. Even
though the Pandavas were working towards the same ultimate goal, they had
individual roles in the battle too.
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