Applied 

Philosophy in
Contemporary Management

(God/Goddess as metaphor and using

their principles explore how
organizations can grow)

By Group 4
LORD GANESHA
Teachings from LORD GANESHA

Big Head

Think big
Store big
Dream big
Learn more

Small Eyes

Stay Focused
No Distraction
Work Precisely &
Minutely
Sharp eyes to judge the
problems beforehand
Big Ears &
Small Mouth

Listen more
Speak less

Long Nose

Smell early & recognize

early
Search new
opportunities

Big stomach

Digest everything,
good and bad both
Lord Rama
 Lord Rama

As Leader & Manager Rama’s Qualities

 Independent
Assertive &
Respectful  Patience
 Delegated power to  Confidence
lieutenants  Lesson of Politics
 Motivated troops & compassion
honorably and led  Smartness
from the front
 Never compromised
on his failures
Relevance of these Qualities today

Compassion

• Driven by conscience
• Helps distinguish between right and wrong
• secondly warns of the consequences

Courage

• Self belief and an ability to take an ethical

stance in the face of grave risks, and under
extreme pressure
MAHABHARAT
 Planning
Turn your weakness into your Strength

Pandavas : Though in exile they turned their

attention to improving over their weakness

Arjuna set out on a mission to acquire Divyastras

Bhima met his brother Hanuman and got a blessing of

enhanced strength
 Leadership
Share your responsibilities

Kauravas : Centralized leadership. One Head of Army

at a time

Pandavas : Distributed leadership. Seven commanders

for the seven divisions.

 Virat (King of Matsya)

 Drupad (King of Pancala)
 Sahadeva(King of Magadha)
 Dhrshtaketu (King of Chedi)
 Satyaki (Only warrior from Dwarka)
 Shikhandi (Prince of Pancala)
 Team Spirit
Teamwork succeeds where Individual
effort fails

Kauravas : No team spirit. They all fought their individual

wars

 Bhishma : For his Vow to protect the throne

Hastinapur
 Drona and Kripa : They owed allegiance to the throne
 Karna : To prove his mantle against Arjuna. Friendship
for Duryodhana

Pandavas : One team. One Goal. As men, they all had huge
respect for Krishna and Yudhisthira. While as warriors they
were in complete awe of Bhima and Arjuna.
 Individual Motives

The Right team is made by

selecting the Right Individuals
Get the right man for the right job.

Pandavas : Common goal.

The individuals had their individual targets. Their own
agenda, became one with the teams’ agenda.
 Commitment

The interests of the Individual should never exceed

the Team interest.

The best man for a Job is not the one with the best
capabilities but one with the greatest commitment.

Pandavas
 Abhimanyu
 Yudhisthira
 Krishna
 Right Managers

Know your enemies weaknesses and exploit

them.

Take Calculated risks.

Inspire, invigorate, counsel your own team in
moments of need.

 Krishna : The Greatest Crisis Manager the world

has seen
 Women Empowerment
Pandavas : Matriarchal Structure.
Kunti
Draupadi

Women = Better Half

Masculine traits of Aggression and Dominance should be
balanced by the Feminine traits of Harmony and
Sustenance
Bhagavad Gita
 It has got all the management tactics to achieve the
mental equilibrium and to overcome any crisis
situation

 De-motivation Depression, Dejection, Desolation all these

D-words relates to your mind or relate to your mental
position.
 how to get out of this Depression, De-motivation & how to
increase the productivity at work is where the great
teachings of "Bhagwat Gita" come into play
 "chanchalam hi manah “sri-bhagavan uvacha
krishna asamsayam maha-baho
pramathi balavad drdham mano durnigraham
tasyaham nigraham chalam
manye abhyasena tu kaunteya
vayor iva su-duskaram"  vairagyena cha grhyate”
 Work culture
Daivi work culture Asuri work culture

 Fearlessness
 Egoism
 Purity
 Delusion
 Self-control
 Personal desires
 Sacrifice
 Improper performance
 Straightforwardness
 Work not oriented
 Self-denial towards service.
 Calmness
 Absence of greed
 Modesty
 Shloka 47 of chapter 2 in the Bhagvad Gita,
“Karmanya Vadhikaraste ma phleshu kadaachan, / ma
Karma pala heturbhrma te sango astav akamani”

No doer of good ever ends in misery." Every action should

produce results. Good action produces good results and evil
begets nothing but evil.” Therefore, always act well and be
rewarded.
 Conclusion
 Turn your weaknesses into strengths
 Share your responsibilities
 Teamwork scores over Individual Effort
 Commitment scores over Competence
 Team interests over Individual interests
 Know your enemy/challenges
 The Right Managers : To inspire, invigorate, counsel
in crisis
 Know Ground realities. Accept different ideologies.
Cooperate
 Empower Women. The Gender Balance is required for
stability and administration
Thank you