21st Century Vision of Management Consultancy-Global Progress and Harmony- Part 5

The management consultant has to accept a major role in national planning and reconstruction. Planning is concerned with utilizing resources most productively. The consultant's job is to ensure this by evolving tools and techniques, which include motivating men. India's ancient heritage upholds the cause of humanity. The concepts and principles of administration and human conduct framed thousands of years ago had that end in view. They hold good even now.

The value system definitely provides answers to many problems of administration and human relationships. They seek to ensure good conduct, fairness and equity in administration and healthy human relationships. Here quantitative and other techniques fail. We have to develop an open mind to be convinced about their worth, relevance and applicability.

We don't have to search for new tools. Actually we have only to discover the essential and most productive tools from India's ancient heritage without being prejudiced. Indian value system is the greatest global asset. It is the springboard for character formation and ultimately human destiny. This is clear from the following verse.

Sow a thought and reap an idea,
Sow an idea and reap an act,
Sow an act and reap a character
Sow a character and reap a destiny.

Management consultancy needs a wider definition to include within its ambit of operations studying the value system imbedded in our heritage and scriptures. We have to dig out and apply those with modification, convert them into productive tools to suit present day conditions. These are in the areas of time management, motivation, communications, organizational behavior, avoidance of conflict, human welfare, sustainable living standards, life balance, conservation of resources and environment.