2. Introduction
● One of the greatest contributions of India to the
world is Holy Geeta.
● It is the part of the Epic Mahabharata.
● “Srimad bhagvad Geeta” it literally means “song of the
lord/bhagvan”.
● It is the song of god sung by sri krishna to arjuna as a
counseling to do his duty in the battlefield of
kurukshetra.
● Arjuna got mentally depressed when he saw his
relatives in the battlefield with whom he has to fight.
3. Management
● Management is the process of aligning people &
getting them committed to work effectively and
efficiently for a common goal to the maximum benefit
of society .
● Management is a continuing process involving the
principles of : Planning, organizing , influencing,
controlling & decision making.
● The general principles of effective management
applies in every field
4. Bhagvad Geeta & Management
● The critical question in all manager’s mind is how to be
effective in their job.
● The answer to this is found in the Bhagvad Geeta, which
says that ‘you must try to manage yourself’.
● The western approach to management focuses in
exploring the external world of matter and energy.
● The bhagvad Geeta’s approach to management focuses on
exploring the inner world of the self.
● Managers can understand from Geeta the Organizational
Behavior in terms of employee’s individual behavior,
group performance and its environment.
5. Modern Management & Bhagvad
Geeta concepts
Utilization of available resources
● The first lesson of management is to choose wisely &
utilize scarce resources optimally
● During the curtain raiser before the Mahabharata
war, Duryodhana chose Sri Krishna’s large army for
his help while Arjuna selected Sri Krishna’s Wisdom
for his support.
● It gives us a clue about the nature of the effective
manager, the former chose numbers, the later,
wisdom.
6. Karmanye vadhikaraste
--you have the power to act only
ma phaleshu kadachna
--you do not have the power to influence the result
Karmaphalehtur bhurma te
--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result
sangostvakarmani
--without succumbing to inaction
7. yogastha kuru karmani sangam tyaktava dhananjaya
siddhyasiddhyo samo bhutva samatvam yoga uchyate
yogastha kuru karmani
--perform action being steadfast in yoga
Sangam tyaktava dhananjaya
--abandoning attachment
Siddhyasiddhyo samo bhutva
--become balanced in success and failure
Samatvam yoga uchyate
--evenness of mind is called yoga
8. Conclusion
● Turn your weaknesses into strengths.
● Share your responsibilities.
● Right Team = Right set of individuals.
● Know your enemy/challenges.
● The Right managers: to inspire , invigorate, councel
in crisis.
● Know ground realities, accept different ideologies.
● Empower women
