Let the vision be visible.
Avinash Chandra Jha
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Wait, don't just HANG the vision in your mind nor even on the wall. Let it be a statement and communicate well to each of them.
The reasons that we may refer to for the Pandavas winning the Mahabharata war could be many. For instance, Lord Krishna Himself on their side, truth prevailed, they had no option, they had patience etc.
However, even if the aforesaid is analysed alongside the corporate parlance, one may clearly see that not only were Pandavas closely knitted unlike Kauravas, but also had a distinctive leadership coach in Krishna and a good leader in Yudhisthira. Rest four of the brothers were having their USPs very well known and practiced and yet they were keen to listen to both the coach and the leader. Right from deciding the first commander to executing every maneuvered step till the end looks planned with precision and communicated so very well. The only mis-calculation was probably the episode of "Chakravyuh" where the young and daring Abhimanyu was caught in trap. This was equally a strategic failure on the part of Pandavas and depicts so well that "Strategy is not only about insightful planning but also the execution with perfection". In this, Kauravas had the last laugh in doing away with the mighty promising Abhimanyu.
Coming back to "Vision" and "Vision Statement" in Kauravas all the distinguished warriors had one or the other aim than the vision of retaining Hastinapur as against the vision of Pandavas as “regaining Hastinapur".
-Duryodhan probably had the clear vision but his ego was brutally mauled time and again especially having heard "andhe ka putra andha so many times".
-Devvrata Bhishma had his oath to be kept.
-Karna had so much against Arjun and wanted to defeat him.
-Dronacharya and Kripacharya wanted to pay back to the Kingdom, which gave them shelter and all the reaches.
-Shakuni relentlessly dreamed of destroying Hastinapur itself.
-Ashwatthama wanted to take revenge of his father's killing during the war.
This list goes on. Even on Pandavas' side few had some personal goals and objectives like Shikhandi and Draupadi but the vision was very well communicated repeatedly to everyone that we have to regain Hastinapur because we were ready to settle with even five villages. Now that they want war for this too, then we have to win this war.
This is not uncommon in today's business scenarios. Companies are being run and very few know what the vision of our company is. This augurs well with across the size and categories of companies. Vision statement has the power to create visionary but rarely does it reach to different layers. Either it is kept for the class of the organisation ignoring the mass or it is perceived that mass will not connect and appreciate the vision statement let alone the vision. However in both the cases communication has to play a significant role in this. As the companies spend on advertisement to reach out to prospects it must devise ways to outreach its own employees. For implementation of all the plans we rely on more than just the class of the employees, similarly for vision to be magnified and come closer to the entire base needs to understand this.
Organisations that have this as a strategy itself find better taker in market and inside the workplace. Their employees share more dreams and aspirations. By doing this, organisations sound and exhibit inclusive and are seen employee friendly.
Avinash Chandra Jha
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5 年Every objective, personal or organisational, requires a "top of the mind recall" process in place to keep the Mission constantly focussed under the spotlight. Simple measures like periodical blogs competition across the company's network open to all levels of employees, weekly inspirational posts via intranet or email, monthly recognition of employees who have displayed the spirit of the organisation's mission and many more such initiatives can help keep the spotlight focussed on the Mission / Mission Statement. Someone at a senior level, preferably from HR, would have to shoulder this critical responsibility if the Management sincerely aims at accomplishing the mission.
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5 年Nicely Stated Sir.. Drawing out analogies & comparing them....
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6 年Appreciate the punch line of article. No point in having glass framed expensive and exotic framed vision statement at all nook n corners, but needs to be embedded in minds of all employees .?