The document discusses management lessons that can be learned from the Bhagavad Gita. It covers topics like leadership, motivation, work commitment, developing human resources, managerial skills, the way of knowledge, meditation, and vision and planning. For leadership, it emphasizes self-excellence and being a visionary. For motivation, it discusses the desire to act for satisfaction and having a strong, stable desire. For work commitment, it discusses acting without egoism or desire for rewards. It provides guidance for utilizing resources optimally and developing a larger vision in one's work.

1. Bhagavad-Gita
Management
Lessons
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2. Introduction
 The "Bhagavad-Gita" is a doctrine of
universal truth. Its message is universal,
sublime, and non-sectarian although it is a
part of the scriptural trinity of Sanaatan
Dharm, commonly known as Hinduism
 The message of Bhagavad-Gita came to
humanity due to Arjun's unwillingness to
do his duty as a warrior, because fighting
involved destruction and killing

3. Management Learning
 LEADERSHIP
 MOTIVATION
 WORK COMMITMENT
 DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES
 MANAGERIAL SKILLS
 WAY of KNOWLEDGE
 MEDITATION
 VISION & PLANNING

4. Leadership
 "I AM THE STRENGTH OF THOSE WHO
ARE DEVOID OF PERSONAL DESIRE
AND ATTACHMENT.
O ARJUNA, I AM THE LEGITIMATE
DESIRE IN THOSE, WHO ARE NOT
OPPOSED TO RIGHTEOUSNESS“
-----SRI KRISHNA

5. Leadership..
 Self Excellence-
Bhagavadh Gita talks about the meaning of
life and its purpose. Its talks about the what
a human being finally attains self-
realization, and how Karma plays an
important role in shaping up our lives
 Leader Must Also Be A-
• visionary
• Realising the vision
• Seeking the wave forward

6. Motivation
 Desire To Act
• For Satisfaction
 Strong Motivation
• Intense and Stable desire to act
• Self-Driven
• Not influenced by External conditions

7. Motivation..
 We are responsible for our actions and we
need to raise ourselves by our own efforts.
Outside help should not be depended upon
 Blaming others and the environment for
our failures is something which needs to be
shunned by us. Errors and mistakes made
are stepping stones to success and one
needs to strive to perform without
worrying about failure.

8. Work Commitment
 The State of Nishkama karma
 Theory Of Self-transcendence Propounded
In The Gita
• Renouncing Egoism
• Putting Others Before Oneself
• Team Work
• Dignity
 Brilliant Guide to operating Manager

9. Work Commitment..
 The path of spiritual knowledge for the
intellectuals, and path of unselfish work (or
KarmYog, Sevaa) for the average person
 Those who control their six senses by their
intellect, and engage themselves in
unselfish work or Sevaa are considered
superior
 Do your duty to the best of your abilities as
a service to God and the society without
the desire or greed for enjoying the fruits
of your labor

10. Develop Human Resource
 DAIVI WORK CULTURE
• Fearlessness, Purity, Self-Control
• Straightforwardness, Self-Denial
• Absence of Fault-finding, Absence of
Greed, Gentleness
• Modesty, Absence of Envy and Pride
 ASURI WORK CULTURE
• Egoism, Delusion, Desire-centric
• Improper Performance

11. Managerial Skills
 Utilisation of Available Resources
• Choose wisely and utilise optimally the
scarce resources
• Duryodhana chose SRI KRISHNA’S
LARGE Army
• Arjuna selected SRI KRISHNA'S WISDOM
for his support
 Attitude towards Work
• Develop the Visionary Perspective in the
work we do
• Develop a Sense of larger Vision in One’s
Work for the Common Good

12. Way of Knowledge
 The four divisions of labor in human society,
based on individual aptitude, were created by
Me. Though I am the author of this system of
division of labor, one should know that I do
nothing and I am eternal. (The lord has created
people with multitude of skills to run all the
affairs of the world) The one who sees inaction
in action, and action in inaction, is a wise
person
 Acquiring of spiritual knowledge is superior to
any other material activity such as austerity and
charity, because, spiritual knowledge is the goal
and the end result of Karma

13. Meditation
 When there is no desire for sensual pleasures,
or attachment to the fruits of work, and one
has renounced all selfish desires, then one is
said to have attained yogic perfection
 One can elevate or degrade oneself by one's
own mind. The mind can become one's best
friend, or the worst enemy. The mind
becomes a friend to the one who has control
over it, and becomes an enemy for the one
who is controlled by the mind, because the
uncontrolled mind will take one for a ride on
the dark streets of sin

14. Vision & Planning

15. Himanshu Kumar
Amity International Business School