This presentation discusses the role of yoga in the corporate world. It outlines how yoga can help address challenges faced by corporate leaders from stress and difficulties making decisions. Practicing yoga can improve organizational performance, success, decision making and the well-being of managers. It provides benefits like job satisfaction, commitment and reducing stress. The presentation covers topics for yoga workshops in organizations and case studies of companies participating in yoga. Research shows yoga reduces absenteeism and illness while increasing productivity and morale of employees.

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ROLE OF YOGA IN CORPORATE WORLD
PRESENTED BY :
AKSHAY CHAUGULE
SHRIRANG N. BIRWADKAR
SHEILA RAHEJA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT &
RESEARCH
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2. Outline
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 Introduction
 Reason For Corporate Yoga
 Challenges Of Corporate Leader In Working Environment
 Basic Reason And Survey Report Of Stress
 Organizational Stress Management
 Blessings Of Yoga In Corporate World
 Interactive Relationship
 Yoga Topics Covered
 Company Participation In Yoga
 Business Case Study
 Result Of Research
 Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
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 Yoga, Originated From Veda, Oldest Scripture Of India .
 Presented By Sage Patanjali In Yoga Sutra , Around 150 B.C.
 “Yuj” In Sanskrit Means Union Of The Mind And Body .
 Hiranyagarbha Is The Founder Of ‘ Yoga ‘ .
 Yoga Is The Spiritual , Mental And Physical Practice .

4. Yoga way of life
 A Complete Transformation of one’s Personality, on the
Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Levels.
 Yoga Encompasses The Philosophy Of :
 Karma Yoga (Path Of Detached Action)
 Nyana Yoga (Knowledge Of Self)
 Bhakti Yoga (Trust In The Supreme Order)
 Raja Yoga (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation Etc.)
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5. Reasons for corporate Yoga into Your Organization
 Improvement in Organizational factors such as :
 Organisation Performance
 Success Of Organization
 Decision Making
 Positive Impact On The Way Of Life Of Managers
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6. Meditation: Peace Of mind
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7. challenges of Corporate leaders in working
environment
 Challenges That Corporate Leaders Face In Current Working
Environment :
 Difficulty In Quick Decision Making In Different Situations
 Difficulty In Working When Co Worker Turns Into An Opponent
 Managing Different Needs And Thinking Due To Diversity In
Terms Of Race, Age, Gender, Culture .
 Helping Other Departments And Increasing Personal Work
Load
 Demotivating And Humiliating
 Less Interaction Among Organisation Due To Shy Behaviour
 Fear Of Higher Authority In Terms Of Self Image In Organisation
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8. Basic Reason of Stress
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9. Survey report on stress
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10. Organisational Stress Management: A StrategicApproach
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 Stress can have both on company performance and the quality
of life of individuals at work.
 Adopting integrated organisational strategies to :
 Identify and reduce stress in their employees.
 Increase the company performance.
 Integrated organisational strategies includes :
 Practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit .
 How to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization.
 Organizational Stress Management provides :
 Fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the
negative effects.

11.  Positive Effect Of Yoga Through An Experimental Study :
 Job Satisfaction
 Job Involvement
 Goal Orientation
 Organizational Commitment
 Organizational Citizenship Behaviour.
Blessingsof yogafor corporate world
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12. Yoga and Corporate world
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 Advantage Of Yoga In Organisation Due To Stronger Spiritual
Factor Of The Personality :
 The person is more tolerant of work failure and less accessible
to stress
 The person favours the democratic style of leadership, is more
trusting and the higher is his/ her tolerance of human diversity
 The person exhibits unselfishly and citizenship behaviour’.
 The person’s commitment to the organization and work group
increases’.

13. Interactive Relationship In Work Area
 Yoga Classes And Sessions For Employees Of Organisation :
 Increase In Interaction Of Employees
 Allows Them To Meet And Interact With Co-workers And
Supervisors In A Casual Way.
 Creates A Bonding And Friendly Environment .
 Creates Deeper Work Relationships.
 All Having Interest In Yoga, Which Is Challenging While Also
Being Fun, Can Spark A Friendship Or Increase Respect.
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14. Yoga Topics covered by organisation in workshop :
 Introduction To Yoga.
 Work Stress Management & Interpersonal Relationships.
 Discovering Human Potential Through Yoga. Dealing With
Stress The Yogic Way.
 The Role Of Yoga In Improving The Quality Of Life.
 Yoga And Stress Management.
 Yoga And Personality Development.
 Yoga And A Healthier Life.
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15. Company participation in yoga
 WIPRO
 Theme : Relevance of Yoga in Corporate Life :
 Date : 19th and 20th of January 2015.
 Audience : thirty-one WIPRO employees.
 Venue : the Crown Plaza, in Electronic City.
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Business Case Study
 Creating the business case for your Corporate Yoga wellbeing
programme.
 Example - organisation of 750 employees .
 Reducing your costs in the following areas :
 Sickness absences costs
 Reactive health costs
 Staff turnover costs
 Improving staff health & energy = improved performance +
reduction in reactive health costs .
 Improving staff engagement = improved performance + great
staff retention and the ability to attract top talent.

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What Does the research Show?
 Organization believe workplace health issues threaten
competitiveness.
 Organizations have increased their efforts to promote employee
health and wellbeing since the onset of the recession.
 Organization with more than 1000 employees indicate that health
and well being is now actively discussed at board level and viewed
it as a strategic priority.
 Only some employee is experiencing a high level of well being and
can be said to be flourishing.
 Sickness and Absence along with all associated costs of ill health
costs the Organization economy on a large extent
 Absenteeism due to mental health problems also costs
Organization business
 workdays per year are lost due to obesity and obesity related
illness.

18. Conclusion
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 Yoga Plays An Important Role In Corporate Life And Should Be
Practised More And More Due To Innumerable Benefits Named
Few As :
 Reduces Absenteeism & Illness
 Increases Productivity & Morale
 Decreases Workplace Injuries
 Proper Decision Making By Individual
 Improve Self-esteem Of Individual
 Happier And Healthier Employees.
 Improved Memory, Focus And Concentration.

19. Thank You !!
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