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Management guru, Lord Ganesh inspires students
Published on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 12:30, Updated on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 12:47 in Nation » India section
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Ahmedabad: This Ganesh Chaturthi, students won't just pay homage to their favourite God, they will also open their minds to divine management principles.
Students, at a five-day conference organised by the Ahmedabad Management Association, listen in rapt attention, learning key management skills from the elephant God himself.
This conference is to forge a link between Spirituality and management, aiming to inspire students to imbibe lessons on profitability, innovation and commitment.
Ganesha is a management guru who embodies the qualities needed by a smart manager. His big head inspires us to dream big and profitably, his big ears instruct us to listen attentively to new ideas and suggestions, his narrow eyes signify the need to concentrate, and his small mouth reminds us that silence is golden. These are a few of the many pointers that students learn.
"We have to relate the thoughts that were shared here with our management lessons. The world is talking about innovation, but we don't have to go anywhere to look for innovation. It is right here, and we have to look for it. These are some of the lessons I learnt from here,” says an MBA student from Gujarat University, Darshan Kanadia
This series isn't the first of its kind organised by the institute. Taking a leaf out of Japanese management styles, where Zen ideals are used in business, AMA believes Indian scriptures have a lot to teach future managers.
"We believe that Indian scriptures can teach students a lot about how to live better professionally and personally. One of the earlier AMA weeks discussed 'role models in Indian Mythology' we picked five mythological characters. Like Krishna, who stood for leadership and crisis management and Rama for values in public life, these are very interesting aspects we have see,” says Past President, AMA, Mukesh Patel
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