While we talk about the leadership, the persona having capabilities to transform the vision, in reality, taking all teams along with him, becoming a guiding light, motivator all the time to reach the final goals. We never thought earlier about the comparing and taking an example of leadership qualities before on Whatsapp Group Administrator. The following write-up…
Category: Management Mantra
Time Management Analogy
The time management ‘rocks in bucket’ story Use this time management story to show how planning is the key to time management. Start with a bucket, some big rocks enough to fill it, some small stones, some sand and water. Put the big rocks in the bucket – is it full? Put the small stones in around…
Understanding Resource Utilization & Successful Delegation from Mahabharata war
Knowing the SWOT of your available resources can give you optimum utilization of your resources. Delegation is a win-win when done appropriately, however, that does not mean that you can delegate just anything. Kurukshetra war gives you a perfect lesson on both of the above. No wonder, Mahabharata is also known as the 5th Veda! It’s been…
Understanding mergers and acquisitions from Kauravas and Pandavas
Hastinapur was the greatest empire of its time and the presence of Bhishma & Drona guaranteed the Victory of Kauravas (100 brothers) in Kurukshetra. Both the parties are going Kingdom to Kingdom for campaigning to become their allies. Kauravas, in their own world and pride did not make powerful allies except from old relations like Gandhara (Shakuni),…
Importance of Decision Making & context in Management
In the epic Mahabharata, Bhishma (Devavrata) took the vow of lifelong celibacy and service to whoever succeeds the throne of his father – King of Hastinapur, Shantanu. Thus sacrificing his ‘crown-prince’ title and denying himself the pleasures of conjugal love. He took an immediate required Decision and the context was father’s happiness. Who knows what future has stored…
Organization is bigger than the Individual
Yudhishtira is a noble king, an epitome of wisdom and righteousness. Yet he decides to gamble away his entire kingdom not just once but twice. Draupadi asks, who gave him to right to lose her, his brothers and the Kingdom? Being a king, does not entitle him to gamble away his kingdom. Yudhistira loses his self control…
Passion in work versus doing for the sake of doing it!
Once Arjuna asks Krishna why Yudhishthira is called Dharmaraja (Religion king) and Karna as Daanveer (Donation king), as both never refused alms to anyone. Krishna says, wait for some time &I will let you know. After a month, in whole kingdom it was raining heavily, both (Krishna and Arjuna) in disguise of Brahmins (wise men/priests) first go…
Personality myths in management
We are always told that: To be happy is to be sociable To be great is to be bold If you are sitting alone in a social gathering, it means you are sad If you are a part of group, means you are smart, happy and fun loving If you are quiet, it means you are shy and not bold…
2012 FITNESS AND TECHNOLOGY SURVEY
In the summer of 2012, Life Fitness commissioned a global third-party market research company, Cint, to conduct 745 online interviews with exercisers who work out twice or more per week and own a smartphone or tablet. The survey was conducted in seven countries which include the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany and Brazil on the subject how technology supports…