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Lessons from Ancient India
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Chanakya, who lived in the 3rd century BC,

was a leadership guru par excellence. His
ideas on how to identify leaders and groom

them to govern a country has been well

documented in his book The Arthashastra.
Thisbookcontains6000aphorismsorsutras.
Below

are

some

valuable

lessons

for business leaders based on Chankyas

ancientmanagementmantra.

Staying at the Top

Itiseasytogettothetop,butitisverydifficult
to stay there. Once you are in the leaders
position, the whole dynamics of the game
changes.Theprioritynowistogeteverything
rightandmaintainyourposition.
Kautilya was aware of this truth and hence,
guides leaders about how to avoid ones
downfall,aswellasthatoftheorganization.
He points out: Control over the senses,
which are motivated by training in the
sciences,shouldbesecuredbygivinguplust
(kaam), anger (krodha), greed (lobha), pride
(mana),

arrogance

(madh),

and

overexcitement(harsha).(1.6.1)
Aleaderiscarefullywatchedbyeachperson
around him. Apart from the external
observers, like the media and intelligence
agencies, his team members are also
watching every move he makes. All his
subordinates look to him as their role model.
Such a leader should be very careful in his
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privateaswellaspubliclife.
As Stephen Covey says in Seven Habits of
HighlyEffectivePeople,Privatevictoryleads
topublicvictory.
A leaders success is maintained by
controlling the senses. For this, Kautilya
pointed out the following six negative
behaviorsthatneedtobeavoided:

Lust (kaam):
Lust is the deep hunger for any object which
results from overattachment. People at the
top level are carried away by the lust
forpower.Thatiswhyitisrecommendedthat
theyshouldidentifythenewleadersandtrain


them. Leaders should slowly evolve into
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Anger (krodha):

Maintaining a cool head is very essential. A

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Greed (lobha):
Gandhiji had rightly said, There is enough in
this world for every persons need but not
enough for one mans greed. Satisfaction
does not mean complacency. One should be
dynamic, yet not get carried away by purely
material gains. He should also focus on the
socialandspiritualcontributionshecanmake.

Pride (mana):
Evenwhenatthetop,aleadershouldbeable
toinitiatemoreandmoreprojects.However,a
feeling that I am the doer should not be
entertained. He should understand that, after
all, his success is because of teamwork. A
highlyegoisticleaderissuretolosehisteam
membersinthelongrun.

Arrogance (madh):
Anarrogantleaderwillalwaystakethecredit
for every success, while he blames failures
on others. Instead, he should share the
results of success with everyone. His motto
shouldbe,Itiswewhohavesucceedednot
I.

Over-Excitement (harsha):

A leader should never get overexcited.

Expressing extreme happiness or sadness
has to be avoided. When the whole world is
on fire, it is only the one with a balanced
mindwhocanfindasolution.
Radhakrishnan Pillai studied the ancient text
the Arthashastra at Chinmaya International
Foundation,Kerala,undertheguidanceofDr.
Gangadharan Nair. Educated in the field of
management and consultancy, he later
proceeded to do his MA in Sanskrit and a
doctoratedegreeintheArthashastra.Healso
started a companyAtma Darshan in the field
ofspiritualtourism.
Pillai spreads the knowledge of Chanakya to
millionsofpeopleacrosstheglobethroughhis
lectures, workshops, training programs, radio
shows and articles. Director of SPM
Foundationand part of the University of
Mumbai team, he designs various leadership
programs. He is the recipient of the Sardar
PatelInternationalAward,2009.
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