It includes one of the most important concept of management motivation, which plays a vital role in everyone's life. This concept will be explained by taking various characters from epics as examples. How they are motivated to perform their job, the motivational theories they followed, outcomes of motivation etc.,

2. Management is an art
of getting things done through
others in an efficient and
effective manner.

4. Jambavat motivating Hanuman
When it
became clear that Sita
was in Lanka, Jambvat
asked Hanuman to go
there. He helped him in
realising his true
potential and Motivated
him to go in the
enemy’s camp.

5. Lord Sri Rama
motivated all the
Vanaras in such a
way that they
worked as a team
till the end and
succeeded in
achieving their
objective.

6. When Arjuna saw his uncles, teachers, sons,
relatives etc., he was de-motivated.

7. न क ांक्षे विजयां कृ ष्ण न च र ज्यां सुख नन च।
ककां नो र ज्येन गोविन्द ककां भोगैजीवितेन ि ।।

8. Explanation:
The devastated Arjuna said
to Lord Krishna that, the victory which comes
from the death of my own people isn’t a
victory and the kingdom which is filled with
the blood from this war isn’t a kingdom. So I
don’t need this victory and kingdom. By saying
that he leave his bow and arrows in front of
Sri Krishna.

10. By seeing Arjuna in that
position, Sri Krishna delivered Bhagavad
Gita to motivate him. He said nothing is
permanent in this world. Everything is
temporary. The relations which comes
through this body ends with this body
only. Only the soul is permanent not this
life.

11. Whatever has happened,
has happened for good.
Whatever is happening,
is happening for good.
Whatever will happen,
will also happen for good.
What have you lost, that you cry for?
What did you bring, that you lost?
What did you create, that was destroyed?
You came empty handed and
will go empty handed.
Whatever is yours today,
was somebody else’s yesterday and
will be somebody else’s tomorrow.

12. S. No Character Motive Relevant Theory
1. Bhishma
Pitamaha
Protection of his Clan ERG Theory (Existence,
Relatedness and Growth
2. Guru Drona Revenge from King Drupad External Motivation
3. Dritharashtra Love for his sons Maslow’s Need Hierachy
Theory
4. Duryodhana Power Mc Celand’s Theory
(Need for power)
5. Karna To be the best archer Mc Celand’s Theory (Need for
Achievement & Affliation)
6. Arjuna To save his family’s pride External and Internal
Motivation

14. Outcomes of
Motivation
 Performance
 Loyalty
 Team work

15. Performance
• After getting motivated by Jambavant
hanuman crossed the and reach Lanka.
He met Sita and gave her ring given by
Sri Ram.
• All of us know that how Arjuna fought in
the battle of Kurukshetra like a roaring
tiger and killed his enemies.

16. Hanuman
crossing the
sea

17. Arjuna’s performance in
Kurukshethra

18. Loyalty
After Pandavas and Kauravas
completing their education, there was
competition called Kumaraasthra Vidhya
Pradharsana was conducted in Hasthinapur.
Karna came to participate in that, but
rejected because of his low caste. Then
Duryodhana made Karna king of Anga Rajya.
From that day till his death Karna was loyal
to Duryodhana.

19. Whatever
the situation
may arise
Karna was
always the
side of
Suyodhana.

20. Team Work
• Krishna motivated his friends to steal
butter and finally they achieved their
target as a team.
• All the vanaras as a team constructed
Ramasetu to Lanka.

23.  Turn your weaknesses into strengths.
 Share your responsibilities.
 Right team = Right set of individuals.
 Know your enemy & challenges.
 The Right Managers: To inspire, invigorate,
counsel in crisis.
 Know Ground Realities. Accept
different ideologies.
 Empower women.

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