Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thiruvalluvar and Strategic Management



How do we handle people who seem like our enemies at work? 

How do we handle people who perceive us as their enemies?

Thiruvalluvar's statue at Kanyakumari Makes us wonder why he stands like a Colossus on the huge rock.

When we read the second part in Thirukkural, we understand the reasons.

In the second part 'Wealth' or 'Economics' Thiruvalluvar writes:

49. Knowing the right time

481. The leader has to wait for the right time to make his moves like the crow
485. The really strong leader will wait for the right time
487. One needs to practice patience. 
489. The leader has to make use of the right time to perform great works.
490. Work has to be done like the crane that waits for the fish patiently.


All successes need strategies. We have to spend a lot of time in planning, says Thirukkural. Planning involves, understanding the situation, waiting patiently for the right time and scheduling the execution.   

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