Winning strategies from mahabahartha
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The document analyzes the contrasting strategies and qualities of the Pandavas and Kauravas leading to the Pandavas' victory. It highlights the importance of turning weaknesses into strengths, building powerful alliances, fostering teamwork, and prioritizing team interests over individual motives. Key lessons include the need for commitment, understanding ground realities, and effective leadership to achieve collective goals.
Winning strategies from mahabahartha
- 3. SO HOW DID THE PANDAVAS WIN ?????
- 4. PREPARATION Kauravas : Karna went on a country-wide military mission, subdued the different kingdoms and acquired wealth But it meant a loss in terms of both men and money and creation of new enemies Pandavas : Though in exile they turned their attention to improving over their weakness “Turn Your Weakness into Your Strength”
- 5. RELATIONSHIP Kauravas : Centralized power system The greatest empire of the time But not many powerful allies, except from old relations from far off places Pandavas : No wealth No power of their own But powerful allies all over India “Powerful Allies & Relationship Plays a Vital Role”
- 6. LEADERSHIP Kauravas : Centralized leadership One Head of Army at a time, who has supreme authority of 11 divisions of army Pandavas : Distributed leadership Seven commanders for the seven divisions “Share Your Responsibilities”
- 7. TEAM SPIRIT Kauravas : No team spirit. They all fought their individual wars They didn’t gel well with each other Pandavas : One team One Goal. More than that they all were part of the decision-making process It was their “common” war “Teamwork Succeeds Where Individual Effort Fails”
- 8. INDIVIDUAL MOTIVES Kauravas : Except for Duryodhana nobody wanted the War All the 4 main generals had strong ties with the Pandavas A Team of Traitors Pandavas : Common goal But the individuals had their individual targets Their own agenda, which just became one with the teams’ agenda “The Right Team is Made by Selecting the Right Individuals! Get the Right Man for the Right Job”
- 9. COMMITMENT “The interests of the Individual should never exceed the Team interest” “The best man for a Job is not the one with the best capabilities but one with the greatest commitment”
- 10. THE ROOTS Kauravas : Princes brought up in the comfort of the Royal Palace, matured on romanticized ideals of Power, Fame, Courage and Valor No experience of ground reality Pandavas : Spent the greater part of their lives in Poverty Childhood in the Himalayan foothills among Rishis One year exile among the poor people A Sense of Sharing. A sense of Brotherhood “Know ground realities” “Know different ideologies” “Share”
- 11. RECAP Turn your weaknesses into strengths Turn enemies into allies Share your responsibilities Teamwork scores over Individual Effort Right Team = Right set of Individuals. The right man for the right job Commitment scores over Competence Team interests over Individual interests Know your enemy/challenges. Exploit its weaknesses. Take calculated risks The Right Managers : To inspire, energize, counsel in crisis Know Ground realities. Accept different ideologies. Cooperate