“TEAM BUILDING LESSONS

FROM MAHABHARAT”

Presentation by the students of BBA-IB [2018-21], 5th Semester, Section – E,

Abhi Dey Sarkar [A1833318011]
Ashish Tiwari [A1833318065]
Aronima Singh [A1833318045]
Shashwat Shukla [A1833318033]
Tanay Agarwal [A18333180]
INTRODUCTION TO TEAM BUILDING

Team building is an ongoing process that helps a work group evolve into a cohesive unit. The team
members not only share expectations for accomplishing group tasks, but trust and support one
another and respect one another's individual differences.

Team-building includes:
• aligning around goals
• building effective working relationships
• reducing team members' role ambiguity
• finding solutions to team problems
PERFORM A SWOT ANALYSIS
The very first step is performing your SWOT analysis. In Mahabharata, the Pandavas don’t have real wealth,
resources and kingdom power. But they tried to gain Divyastra through their hard work, training and dedication.

Believe in – Together we can do much more!

In Mahabharata, all Pandavas have different skills, viewpoints, their own strengths and
weaknesses. But still, for all of them, the final decision was Yudhishthira. Pandavas unity
was their primary power. Whatever may be the dispute, they always preferred to be united.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORING AND
GUIDANCE
Shri Krishna’s mentoring and guidance was one of the significant parameters that led to the success
of Pandavas.
Krishna has excellent ability to solve the crisis and has always been considered as a troubleshooter.

Motivation
In Mahabharata, Arjuna was not ready to fight against his relatives. Krishna being a
motivator, given proper guidance to Arjuna about his duties and responsibilities.
A DELEGATION OF WORK AND DECENTRALIZATION

Kauravas had only one single leader who handled and took the main decisions on
the battlefield. On the other side, Pandavas had different leaders allocated to
various departments.
In a corporate world, delegation and decentralization of work will be beneficial for
the success of the project. Instead of giving all power to the project manager or
owner of the project; it is worth to allocate work as per the expertise for each
module/department.
TEAM SPIRIT

• Team Spirit is the pillar of the Mahabharat.

• Kauravas could not master up the complete support that was necessary for
winning the battle.
• All the great generals of Kauravas, including Bheesma, Drona, Karna crusaded
individual fights on the battlefield.
• However, Pandavas weaved one team that was directed by a single goal.
• All participated in decision making process and contributed their skills leading to
a synergic effect.
Kauravas: No Team Spirit. They all fought their Individual wars.
• Bhishma: For his vow to protect the throne of Hastinapur.
• Drona and Kripa: They owed loyalty to the throne.
• Karna: To prove his power against Arjun. Friendship for Duryodhana.

Pandavas: One Team, One Goal. They all had huge respect for Krishna and Yudhishthira.
Moreover they were equally involved in each aspect of decision making. They all had huge
respect for each member opinion and beliefs.

“Teamwork Succeeds where individual efforts fail”

INDIVIDUAL MOTIVES
 Kauravas: Except for Duryodhana nobody else wanted the war. All the 4 main generals had
strong ties with Pandavas.
• Bhishma: Won’t kill the Pandavas. Will kill a thousand soldiers a day.
• Drona: Won’t Kill the Pandavas. Will Capture them only.
• Shalya: Loved the Pandavas and secretly helped them by humiliating Karna.

 Pandavas: Common Goal. But everyone had their individual Target. Their own agenda just
became one with the team's agenda.
• Arjuna: Karna
• Bhima: Duryodhana
• Sahadeva: Shakuni
• Nakula: Karna Sons
RIGHT LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP
Kauravas had a one-man leadership hierarchy. The whole of the army was under one
person’s command. On the other hand, Pandavas had different generals directing the
operations and had authority to take decision. The Pandavas had Lord Krishna, and
the Kauravas had Karna. However, Duryodhan was really weak without Karna.
Shri Krishna’s help in mentoring was one of the significant parameters that led to
the success of Pandavas.

Learning and Development

Arjuna grasped whatever came his way. Not only did he learn the best of military science from
Drona, but he was also interested in learning about divine weapons from Indra. Also, he treated
Yudhishter and Krishna as his mentors too, and continued learning whatever they had to offer.
COMMITMENT AND COMMON GOAL
In Kauravas side every one had personal bias. On the other side, Pandavas were
committed wholeheartedly and were willing to achieve the common goal. The
Pandavas never stopped fighting for what rightfully belonged to them. Their
courage and determination is definitely something to admire and learn from.

Participation of Women
Pandavas always gave respect to women and their decisions. Kunti, Draupadi, Subhadra
are few influencing female characters in Mahabharata. On the other side, Kauravas were
all patriarchal structure. Gandhari was not heard and there was no participation of
women in decision-making.
MANAGEMENT LESSONS LEARNT FROM
MAHABHARAT
• Half knowledge is dangerous.
• A knowledgeable is worth an army.
• The importance of a good mentor.
• Respect everyone equally (and not by their status in society)
• Not giving up easily.
• Never blindly trust information.
LEADERSHIP LESSONS

• Hire the right person in the right place at the right time.
• Develop a diverse team and share responsibility.
• Know the potential of every team member.
• Align individual goals to company goals.
• Improve skills and consistently learn.
SEIZE EVERY SINGE OPPORTUNITY

• One should always look out for opportunities even outside their scope of work.
• One should tap opportunities rather than focusing on killing the competition.
However, in the process if the competition dies it’s an added advantage but if
newer opportunities are explored then there is another strength which gets added
to the business. 
• In Mahabharata, there are 2 opportunists, Krishna and Shakuni (Maternal Uncle
of Kaurava).
CONCLUSION

Mahabharata, the biggest epic ever written ages ago. It’s said that whatever is not
there in the Mahabharata, cannot be found anywhere else. The legendary tale
continues to find prominence in every form of art and continues to overwhelm us
even today. Mahabharata story has so much to teach us. There are a lot of skills
and lessons we can learn from Mahabharata. The corporate world is one of the best
places where the ethics from the epic can be easily applied. Mahabharata is the
perfect guide be it for managing business relationships or achieving goals.
• Turn your weakness into strength.
• Turn enemies into allies.
• Share your responsibility.
• Team work scores over individual work.
• Right team- right man for the right job.
• Commitment scores over competence.
• Know your enemies.
• Accept different ideologies, and coordinate.
• Empower women.
THANK YOU.