Bhagavath Geeta On Perfect Organization Structure.
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"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous."- Albert Einstein
Management, be it of a kingdom or a business enterprise has to be based on a value system, which gives it a strong foundation. That management is successful where the value system is strong and rich that people love to identify themselves with it and give the cause the whole hearted cooperation.
For an efficient management the right ‘organization structure’ is the key and this is well described in the ancient scripture Bhagavath Geeta, the song of the Lord. As per Bhagavath Geeta, the social fabric of entire humanity (not Hindus alone) is classified into four distinct types on the basis of various action qualities inherent in respective individuals. These are categorized as Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.
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The activities of Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas and the Shudras have been divided in accordance with the qualities of their nature. (Chapter 18 Verese-41)
Accordingly the Brahmins are thinkers, the Kshatrias are rulers, the,Vaishyas are money makers and the Sudhras are laborers.
Bhagavath Geeta’s Lesson To The Modern Organization’s Structure:
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Management deals with people .Everyone is not brave , valiant, clever and sensitive. In an organization an employee may display varying characteristics of courage and cowardice, tolerance and intolerance, friendliness and enmity under different circumstances.
In an organization the advisory board or the Executives is considered to be the Brahmins, the think tank or knowledge creations. They create the new ideas and make decisions.
Managers are the Kashtryas, who implement the ideas and decisions as action.
TheEmployees or clerks or the sales team, are the Vaishyas who work in the company for profit. They ate mainly the ones who generate wealth for the organization.
Last but not the least there are Laborers who are the Shudras and who do the rest of the physical labour. In the context of an organization,these would be filing ,maintaining cleanliness,making deliveries and more.
The successful organizations give equal importance to all the four categories that are mentioned above.
Bhagavath Geeta’s Relavance To Human Body Structure.
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Our head is considered to be the Brahmins since it contains our center of thinking.
Our hands are considered the Kshatrias since they are the organs of action, of doing things.
Our stomach is considered the Vaishyas since it keeps collecting different things.
Lastly, our feet are considered the Shudras since they take the load and the burden of the entire body.
Note:This article is an attempt to explain the principles behind the modern organization structure and does not carry any religious sentiments.
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"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous."- Albert Einstein
Management, be it of a kingdom or a business enterprise has to be based on a value system, which gives it a strong foundation. That management is successful where the value system is strong and rich that people love to identify themselves with it and give the cause the whole hearted cooperation.
For an efficient management the right ‘organization structure’ is the key and this is well described in the ancient scripture Bhagavath Geeta, the song of the Lord. As per Bhagavath Geeta, the social fabric of entire humanity (not Hindus alone) is classified into four distinct types on the basis of various action qualities inherent in respective individuals. These are categorized as Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Pyramid_of_Caste_system_in_India.png[/IMG]
The activities of Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas and the Shudras have been divided in accordance with the qualities of their nature. (Chapter 18 Verese-41)
Accordingly the Brahmins are thinkers, the Kshatrias are rulers, the,Vaishyas are money makers and the Sudhras are laborers.
Bhagavath Geeta’s Lesson To The Modern Organization’s Structure:
[IMG]http://techo-ecco.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hierarchy.jpg[/IMG]
Management deals with people .Everyone is not brave , valiant, clever and sensitive. In an organization an employee may display varying characteristics of courage and cowardice, tolerance and intolerance, friendliness and enmity under different circumstances.
In an organization the advisory board or the Executives is considered to be the Brahmins, the think tank or knowledge creations. They create the new ideas and make decisions.
Managers are the Kashtryas, who implement the ideas and decisions as action.
TheEmployees or clerks or the sales team, are the Vaishyas who work in the company for profit. They ate mainly the ones who generate wealth for the organization.
Last but not the least there are Laborers who are the Shudras and who do the rest of the physical labour. In the context of an organization,these would be filing ,maintaining cleanliness,making deliveries and more.
The successful organizations give equal importance to all the four categories that are mentioned above.
Bhagavath Geeta’s Relavance To Human Body Structure.
[IMG]http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~tjchen/The%20Caste%20System%20web_files/image006.jpg[/IMG]
Our head is considered to be the Brahmins since it contains our center of thinking.
Our hands are considered the Kshatrias since they are the organs of action, of doing things.
Our stomach is considered the Vaishyas since it keeps collecting different things.
Lastly, our feet are considered the Shudras since they take the load and the burden of the entire body.
Note:This article is an attempt to explain the principles behind the modern organization structure and does not carry any religious sentiments.