Management style of Ram Vs Management style of Ravan

Dear friends,

It is a well-known fact that Lord Ram won the battle against the mighty Ravan; against all odds and against all troubles. But there are a few questions which arose in my mind when I tried to analyse this fact:

1. Why Ravan (The world conqueror) mightiest of all the kings, having experience of several years of warfare lost against a bunch of monkeys (can you expect them to be disciplined?) lead by a young, inexperienced prince
2. Why all his warriors including Indrajit, Kumbhkaran, Ahiravan, etc did not attacked together?
3. In spite of knowing that Vibhishan is giving away all the secrets to Ram, why he was not targeted frequently during the battle

The answers lie in their management styles:

• As we all know that Ravan was very strict; he always led his team in coercive manner; while Lord Ram was considered as very benevolent, he always led his side with compassion
• Ravan’s side was not passionate about the war, as they never imagined that they can lose the war against untrained and unprofessional “monkeys”; while Ram’s side was very passionate about the war since they had nothing to lose and everything to gain
• Ravan’s forces knew no boundaries, as he had won all the three worlds, and hence he was never bothered to survey his sides’ weaknesses; Ram knew about his sides strengths and weaknesses, he utilized them to the maximum
• Ram’s army had a vision i.e “The Ramrajya”; While Ravan’s army was already experiencing his lordship, and hence they lacked such a motivation
• Ram’s army fought each and every moment with all their might, while Ravan considered it more of a play,  hence he underestimated the enemy and sent his warriors one by one
• Ravan and his people somewhere knew that they were fighting for a wrong cause; While Ram’s war was all about the honor, humanity and dharma

In the light of above points we can easily understand that resources, training and power are useless if your team lacks motivation and sincerity, and hence Ram’s forces which consisted monkeys, bears etc. defeated the mighty forces of Ravan.

Let’s make a committment to fight each and every war of our life for right cause and in right way, so that even we can also create a examples for the generations to come.

Uncle Scrooge: a dream, a brainwave and a venture

This cartoon character needs no foreword; he is the richest duck of the world. Every one of us is awestruck by his money making ability, but Uncle Scrooge has a lot more to offer, in fact I am flabbergasted by his endurance, I admire the way he spends on his family while being coined as a big miser! Have a look at the above picture.

So what can we learn from the world’s richest duck:

1. He left his family in Scotland and moved to USA at the age of 13 years, that was his passion towards his goals
2. He traveled to various parts of the world (including Asia and Africa) in search of opportunities: keep on searching for opportunities and never let pass any
3. Wherever he went, he imbibed and followed the traditions of that place  and also made some loyal friends everywhere
4. He was not considered as a very good employer, but he always looked for the cheapest option, and always supported his employees (Remember Launchpad!)
5. Once he decided to accomplish something, he didn't took rest till the goal is met
6. His policy was: to be smarter than the smart and to be tougher that the tough
7. He always maintained his temper even after losing everything and started once again to be on the summit
8. He was very good at maintaining relations and for all time, identified the right person as per the prerequisite
9. He gave equal importance to the advice from others (even from his nephews)
10. He always kept himself busy with one or the other task
11. The secret behind his wealth was: to save miserly and to invest wisely
12. He never hesitated in taking risks, and never got discouraged after in front of a potential loss
13. He kept himself updated with the latest technology (with the help of Gyro Gearlose)
14. Above all he valued his family more than his own life

Uncle Scrooge has proved that if you have a strong will to be successful and can work hard for it, than no one can stop you.

Finally, I wish success to all of you, may you also keep on adding and multiplying your fortunes.