Demystifying Leadership: Unveiling the Mahabharata Code
Asha Kaul · Vishal Gupta
Jul 2021 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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Can leadership lessons be learnt from the Mahabharata? Demystifying Leadership positively asserts that we can and probes inquiry in the lives of six characters-Bhishma, Ashvatthama, Karna, Shakuni, Kunti and Krishna. It studies these characters in inescapable situations as they navigate through life by demonstrating values, decision-making ability, integrity and principles. Within the given constraints, some of these characters swim and rise, while others sink in moral turpitude. Extrapolating these successful and not-so-successful character traits to corporate leaders and linking them to scholarship, the authors provide lessons for leaders and managers operating in diverse situations.
Borrowing from different disciplines, such as literature, philosophy, politics and psychology, Demystifying Leadership proposes to link essentials of leadership in the form of a Leadership Triangle comprising six levels: positive personality, peace with personal identity, purpose, positive use of power and politics, paradoxical leadership and principled pragmatism. It takes a grounded approach in amalgamating mythology and leadership through scholarship and practice.
Borrowing from different disciplines, such as literature, philosophy, politics and psychology, Demystifying Leadership proposes to link essentials of leadership in the form of a Leadership Triangle comprising six levels: positive personality, peace with personal identity, purpose, positive use of power and politics, paradoxical leadership and principled pragmatism. It takes a grounded approach in amalgamating mythology and leadership through scholarship and practice.
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January 29, 2024
if someone wants to learn the lessons of leadership with the old epic of Mahabharata ,it's the best book I ever came across...the authors did very good research in choosing the right characters for teaching the good points of them ,like how one can learn power and politics with Shakuni ,undue ethical dilemma by following principal pragmatism from the life of Lord Krishna ,taking a thoughtful decisions from the Kunti , Taking Care of Kingdom( Original Structure ) from Bhishma , How to resolve identity issue with Story of Kansa ,and a some recent case study of business houses and role of leadership and governance thereon...I recommend reading this book with the Leadership Skills course offered by IIM Ahmedabad on Coursera, where leadership styles like TREAT leadership framework and some story of this old epic is discussed ,last but not least being leader doesn't mean to be authoritative while having all the traits to make his/her team members to feel counted ,listened..
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Asha Kaul is Professor in the Communication Area at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). Her current areas of interest include leadership through mythology, reputation management, and managerial, corporate and digital communication. She has published many books and papers in related areas. Currently, she is working on Indian cases to comprehend the intricacies involved in corporate decision-making for enhancing reputation.
Vishal Gupta is Associate Professor in the Organisational Behaviour Area and the Chairperson of the Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organisational Development at IIMA. He has been training professionals in the areas of leadership and organisational development for more than 10 years. His research has been published in international and national journals of repute and has been covered by national dailies.
Vishal Gupta is Associate Professor in the Organisational Behaviour Area and the Chairperson of the Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organisational Development at IIMA. He has been training professionals in the areas of leadership and organisational development for more than 10 years. His research has been published in international and national journals of repute and has been covered by national dailies.
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