Vision and Leadershi p in Organizations: An Insight with Indian Perspective

Abstract

Leadership and Management principles are imperative in all organizations where a group of people assemble for a common purpose, adopt common policies and practices, plan, organize, manage the resources and work in a team towards organizational goals. Most of the organizations work on the western management concepts of vision, leadership, motivation, decision making and planning, which explicitly find their basis in Indian Vedanta like the Bhagavad Gita. Written thousands of years ago, the Bhagavad Gita is not simply a fountain of wisdom for philosophers. It reveals several secrets of vision, leadership and the path to managerial success. It enlightens us on aspects of self-management and  elfdevelopment by providing guidance to resolve 'conflict', 'poor productivity', 'absence of motivation' and so on which are in fact common plagues in enterprises across the globe. The Indian Vedanta is equal, if not superior, to management texts which heavily advocate western management concepts. There is, however, one major difference in the approach followed. While western management thought deals with problems at an extrinsic and peripheral level, the Bhagavad Gita tackles the same issues from the subliminal level of human psyche. It helps us to understand ourselves and the world. It advocates that once the basic thought process of man is improved, it will automatically enhance the quality of his
actions, and consequently, their results. Through this study, we aim to gain deep understanding and insights into management concepts of vision and leadership with broader Indian perspective