Management Gita: Questioning Motives

योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः । धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥ १-२३॥
yotsyamānānavekṣe’haṃ ya ete’tra samāgatāḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddheryuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ 1-23

Spiritual Context

Arjuna desires to observe those assembled to fight for the misguided Duryodhana, noting their intent to please him in battle.

Management Context

This underscores motivational dynamics, ethical scrutiny, and opponent evaluation. Arjuna questions the motives of his rivals, akin to assessing organizational loyalty or ethics.

Insights

Understanding motives aids in managing alliances (Kotter, 1990). This aligns with ethical leadership assessing stakeholder intent (Brown & Treviño, 2006).

Applications

Leaders can evaluate employee motivations or partner intentions to ensure alignment with organizational values (Schein, 2010).

References

Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2006). Ethical leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 17(6), 595–616.
Kotter, J. P. (1990). A force for change. Free Press.
Schein, E. H. (2010). Organizational culture and leadership (4th ed.). Jossey-Bass.

This excerpt is taken from Management Gita, authored by Sunil Khandbahale