VEDANTA & MANAGEMENT
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Group: 9
Flow of Presentation
Introduction
Values from Upnishads
Self management
Management of men
Motivation
Leadership
Stress Management
Introduction
Vedanta is the philosophy given at the end of
our Vedas i.e. the Upnishads
Comes from a sanskrit root “Vid” meaning “to
Know”
It is a vision of truth which is universally
applicable.
It has a lot to do in our day- to –day activities,
making our life happy, peaceful & harmonious.
Values from Upnishads
Consider every human being having the
same ATMAN
Consider the welfare of all in your every
action
Do not react to any situation & face it
with equanimity of mind
Remember that the Means are equally
important as the Ends
Take your people at higher Spiritual
achievements
Vedanta has many things to
contribute in different areas of
management
Self Management
Management of Men
Motivation of Employees
Leadership
Stress Management
Self Management
Managing Self indicates managing &
controlling effectively
Desires arising at the mental level
Thoughts caused by desires arising
at the level of intellect
Activities arising at the level of body
to execute the thought
Contd….
Be satisfied with yourself
Life is lived almost by all in stress &
strain
Vedanta teaches we need happiness &
not money, power & position
It advices to seek happiness in our own
self
Teaches two important lessons:
Aham Brahmasi: God resides in me
Tat Twamasi: God resides in others too
Work with full concentration without
anxiety for results
Do not perform action without any
expectation for result
But do not indulge into the future
expectation too much leading to failure
Develop equanimity towards the
pairs of opposites
Accept & understand that your
jurisdiction is only upto your
performing an action
You will be able to accept even the
worst result with balanced mind
Develop an appropriate mental
attitude in you
Manager requires healthy attitude
towards life including concern for
people & service
Keep away from three things:
Attachment- RAGA
Fear- BHAYA
Anger- KRODH
Management of Men
Human resource is the most important
resource for an organisation
Manager’s most important task is to
select right people & train & develop their
skills
Manager is a leader expected to establish
an exemplary conduct
Love what you do & take real
interest in that
Show love & interest in job lest it
becomes a burden to you
Be satisfied with yourself- your
strengths & weaknesses
Dissatisfaction with self breeds
dissatisfaction with job
Care for people working in
organisation
People working under you are working
not for you but for themselves
You can buy man’s time, his physical
presence at a given place but not his
enthusiasm, initiative & loyalty
Make people feel they are
understood
Ensure that no one develops any kind
of complex within himself
Accept positively the dignity & sanctity
of each worker
Listen to others with care, interest &
patience
Motivation
Motivation is not external, it is
rather internal
Every soul is divine having immense
potentialities
Motivation is bringing out
potentiality by removing obstacles
to perform
Five stages of Motivation
Patient listening
Putting stress on good points
Discussing on intellectual level
Showing the action plan to achieve the
goal
Discussing the consequences of
proposed action plan
The spirit of KARMAYOGA is the real
motivating force
Man hungry in body but rich in
spirits can give away anything; but
man hungry in spirit & rich
materially cannot give any thing
Keep performing actions without
worrying for results
Leadership – As viewed in Gita
Leadership
Western management philosophy
1. Trait Approach
2. Behavior Approach
3. Situational Approach
Leadership – As viewed in Gita
1. Appropriate conduct
Whatever a leader does another person does
that vey thing. Whatever he upholds a s
authority, an ordinary person follows that.
Leadership – As viewed in Gita
2. Emotional Maturity
You have choice over your actions but not over the results any
time. Do not (take yourself) be the author of the results of action,
neither be attached to inaction.
I. Three Powers
1. Jnana – Sakti (the power to know)
2. Iccha – Sakti (the power to will/desire)
3. Kriya – Sakti (the power to act)
II. Result is related to previous & immediate KARMA
III. In the event of FAILURE cultivate PRASADBUDDHI
Leadership – As viewed in Gita
3. Self Management
I. Accepting the self & the outer world
as it is
II. Practicing KARMAYOGA in life
III. Maintaining Equanimity of mind
against the pair of opposites
IV. Creating appropriate mental attitude
4. World Vision or Macro Vision
Stress Management
Stress is generally attributed to
external factors
Dead lines to be met under conflicting
situations
Dealing with a no. of people at the
same time
Fulfillment of task- goals &
organisational goals along with
personal goals
Accept yourself as you are
Try to exploit strengths & overcome the
weaknesses
Look for happiness within
Life is continuum of actions & reactions
carried out
Be satisfied with what you have
Accept the world Outside as it is
Do not blame people around you
Accept the situation with the maturity
& equanimity of mind
Major managerial duty is to bring out
the divinity or good elements of his
people
Perform your work- Considering it
your duty
Work is considered as an exercise of
energy
This helps manager to develop humility
& reduce sense of “doership” & “I ness”
Understand KARMAYOGA & exercise
it
Action & reactions are closely
associated
Result is an objective reality but failure
or success is subjective perception
Stress is a product of emotions &
project of imaginations
