Gandhi ji as CEO discusses how Gandhi's leadership strategies can be applied to modern business. It outlines lessons such as putting a human face on policies, taking time for thoughtful decisions rather than instant responses, recruiting people based on goals rather than labels, managing stress through humor and spirituality, decentralizing for local empowerment, and leading through personal example. Gandhi had skills in many areas relevant to today's businesses, such as emotional intelligence, diversity, commitment, change management, and developing people's strengths. His teachings continue to provide guidance for effective leadership.

1. “Gandhi ji as CEO"
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

2. Management Lessons from a
KarmYogi’s Life
How GandhiJi's
leadership strategies
can be applied to
today's business
environment ????
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

3. Put a face on policy
“ whenever you are in doubt….apply the following test”
 The litmus test of any proposed action was how it would affect the most
vulnerable individual imaginable. The test was therefore human and not
ideological or general.
 Today “company policy” or government policy is used as an important
refuge or excuse when responding to the customers or common man
complaints.
 The impact of particular transaction or decision on a particular individual
result in loss of support of numerous customers or followers albeit one at a
time.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

4. Make time your ally
“ I do not accept my views to be accepted all of a sudden”
 Business communication with the advent of technology—emails, video
conferences, mobile forces us to take a decision instantly. Technology
should be allowed to become the master..it should serve the humanity. It is
currently used to set the pace.
 We have become slave 24 X7 with smart phones and laptops. A
instantaneous reflexive response without proper thought and reflection is a
sure recipe of a mistake or mishap waiting to happen.
 This instinct to respond urgently do not enable us to persuade, innovate or
be creative. Also to be on toes for 24 X 7 results in stress, resentment to
those whom are making demands and fatigue.
 A delayed well thoughtout answer is any day better than a rapid poor
solution.
 Learn to trust time rather than resent it.
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Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

5. Make your leadership organic
“We have assumed that we can get men to do things by force and
therefore we use force.“
 “If I cease stealing for fear of punishment” Gandhi reasoned, “ I
would recommence the operation as soon as the fear is withdrawn
from me”.
 He rejected coercive change because the powerful motivation is not
something external but internal.
 To move people in a particular direction get their buy in and make
them the stakeholders.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

6. Recruit people not result
"...If any Englishman dedicated his life to securing the freedom
of India, resisting the tyranny and serving the land, I should
welcome that Englishman as an Indian”
 A good leader should recruit his team , not on the basis of who
they are but on what results they can produce.
 The people should be recruited based on the objectives and
goals you want to achieve rather than on the basis of formal
labels.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

7. Stress Management
 Gandhiji had a good sense of humour which he used to
reduce stress.
 He read Bhagvad Gita whenever felt disappointed.
 Today’s managers should conduct laughing class for
employees or gita path as stress busters.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

8. ENVIRONMENT
CONSERVATION
 Gandhiji believed that
nature can fulfill our
needs but not greed.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

9. Decentralization
 Gandhiji wanted to
make villages self
dependant.He
developed local
leaders at grassroot
level.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

10. INNOVATION
 Gandhiji successfully used
nonvoilent methods like non
cooperation,civil
disobedience against
oppressive rule in history of
mankind.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

11. LEADERSHIP BY
EXAMPLE
 Gandhiji always taught only
those things which he himself
practiced.
 Today HR managers should
have hands on experience of
process followed in all
departments before giving
training to employees. Especially
in sectors like retail ,bpo &
hospitality it is a must.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

12. GENDER EQUALITY
 Gandhiji had an opinion that
men & women have equal
mental capacity. Women are
partners rather than slave of
men.
 Today companies have
realized good qualities of
female employees.

13. RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
 Gandhiji knew importance of
producing good results even
from limited resources.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

14. EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
 Gandhiji overcomed fear ,
anger & panic. He once said “
Patience & perseverance can
overcome mountains”.
 HR managers need to have
patience, control anger while
giving training, grievance
handling & counseling.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

15. WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
Gandhiji seeked participation of
people of all religion ,caste &
economic status in his
movement.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

16. COMMITMENT
 Gandhiji used to work eighteen
hours in a day whole week.
 He always kept his
commitments, and was
worchoholic too.
Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

17. CHANGE MANAGEMENT
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18. CONCLUSION
Mahatma Gandhi had multi
dimensional personality.He
had good leadership
skills,covincing skill, training &
development skills.His
teachings are still relevant in
present time.
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Prof.Akhilesh Dubey - Indore Indira

19. Salute to superhero…..
A visionary
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