Kautilya ’

STORY DATES BACK TO

4TH CENTURY BC
vKING MAKER
vRUTHLESS ADMINISTRATOR

v‘The ends justify the

means’ and the ruler
should use any means to
attain his goals and his
actions require no moral
•

KAUTILYA.
•WORLDS 1ST MANAGEMENT GURU.

•‘ARTHASHASTRA’
•
•WRITTEN IN SANSKRIT .
•
•COMPRISES OF 15 BOOKS,150 CHAPTERS AND
6000 SUTRAS OR SLOKAS.
•
ARTHASHASTRA :
A MANUAL OF TOTAL MANAGEMENT.

SOME MANAGEMENT TOPICS IN

ARTHASHASTRA:

vPRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
vSTRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
vTIME MANAGEMENT
vLEADERSHIP SKILLS
vSELECTION OF EMPLOYEES
vCORPORATE GOVERANCE
vEtc .,
v
v
v
v
PRABHU SHAKTI : VISION
MANTRA SHAKTI :MISSION
UTSAH SHAKTI :MOTIVATION

LEADERSHIP :

NYAYA : JUSTICE
DHARMA : ETHICS
 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT :

vTIME MANAGEMENT
vSELECTION OF STAFFS
QUALIFICATION OF MANTRIS
Shilavan : character
Vangmi : communication skills
Daksha : observation / vigilance
v
ADMINISTRATION

FOREIGN POLICIES (MANDALA

THEORY)

7 PILLARS FOR AN ORGANIZATION

vTHE KING : LEADER
vTHE MINIS TER : MANAGER
vTHE COUNTRY : MARKET
vFORTIFIED CITY : HEAD OFFICE
vTHE TREASURY
vTHE ARMY : YOUR
TEAM
vTHE ALLY : YOUR
FRIEND / CONSULTANT
v
ATED TO MANAGEMENT TOPICS IN ‘KAUTILYA’S A
 DEFINATION AND THE BASIC ELEMENTS
OF MANAGEMENT.
• “The means of starting
undertakings ,the
excellence of men and
material, (suitable)
apportionment of place
and time, provision
against failure (and)
accomplishment of work
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

v“In the happiness of

the subjects lies the
benefit of the king
and in what is
beneficial to the
subjects is his own
HANDLING THE EMPLOYEES

vTheory of Motivation
vSama (counseling)
vDana (offering of gifts)
vDanda (Punishments)
vBheda (creating a split)
v
 Appointment of trainees
•

• A ‘trainable’ person is the one

who has the following
qualities 
•

•1.Desire to learn
•2.Effective listening ability

•3.Ability to reflect (think from

all angles)
•4.Ability to reject false views

•5.Intentness on truth not on

Competition and Strategy
(similar to SWOT analysis)

v“After ascertaining the

relative strength or
weakness of powers,
place, time, revolts in
rear, losses, expenses,
gains and troubles, of
himself and of the
enemy, the conqueror
should march” (9.1.1)
KAUTILYA GAVE US
THE WISDOM TO RULE
THROUGH INTELLECT
THANKYOU
THANK
YOU