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ULLTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF BHAGVAD GiTA India’s favourite spiritual book, The Bhagavad Gita, has made a dramatic impact at Harvard, Wharton and other business schools with its universal message of “concentration, consistency, and cooperation”. In a nutshell: “You can’t succeed in business (or war) unless you develop the intellect, which controls the mind and body.”
The Gita remains relevant in the conduct of any war, including Afghanistan. But first about business schools. At one time it used to be fashionable in management circles to quote from the sixth century B.C. Chinese classic The Art of War. However, the recent trend shows the growing inclination towards introspective Bhagavad Gita.
The New York-based Business Week says that Bhagavad Gita is the favoured text in the US for ideas about leadership. Let me quote from an earlier issue of the magazine: “The ancient spiritual wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita seems at first like an odd choice for guiding today’s numbers-driven managers.
“Also known as Song of the Divine One, the work relates a conversation between the supreme deity Krishna and Arjuna, a warrior prince, struggling with a moral crisis before a crucial battle. One key
message is that enlightened leaders should master any impulses or emotions that cloud sound judgment.
“Good leaders are selfless, take initiative, and focus on their duty rather than obsessing over outcomes or financial gain. ‘The key point,’ says Ram Charan, a coach to CEOs such as General Electric Co.’s (GE ) Jeffrey R. Immelt, ‘is to put purpose before self. This is absolutely applicable to corporate world