Enrich Management Through Ancient Wisdom

Management is the art of attaining definite objectives often with inadequate resources. Mankind owes so much to Bhagavad-Gita for its teachings many of which have management implications particularly in the area of human resources development. The economy of a nation is the karma(action) of its business leaders. There is nothing higher than the Gita as a source of motivation and excellence for nation building and leadership development. The economic future of any country rests on the young managers of today. Only men of character and vision deeply rooted in management and spiritual strength can make a nation culturally and economically strong. This should be the goal and message of modern management.

Many managers feel rudderless for want of a proper value system. Pressure groups gain ascendancy in organizations and in society. They displace sanity, reason and love and install corruption, incompetence and greed in their place. We have come across several cases in support of this phenomenon. In pursuit of wealth they neglect their own duty to society. Violence and frustration, give rise to constant mental conflict and intellect is clouded. Agitations and strikes plague society and work havoc causing huge erosion of resources. The result is substandard performance in all areas of activity and wastage of resources. This is exactly what management and wisdom seek to avoid.

The rudderless performance is the result of imbalance in the body, mind and intellect system. Expectations grow fast and are not fulfilled. The enormous intangible resource within man is not tapped and its potential not realized. This reservoir of talent and energy is mostly wasted. . In short we are not managing our God given internal resources effectively and for the benefit of society.

What is the remedy? Management. Yes, Management that will rely on ancient Indian wisdom, which is the world's precious and priceless heritage. It emphasizes the need for mind control, positive thinking and a healthy body.