Bhagavad-gita 1.11

Posted On: Thu, 2007-03-29 20:40 by sitapatiShare

All of you must now give full support to Grandfather Bhishma, as you stand at your respective strategic points of entrance into the phalanx of the army.

Having addressed Dronacarya with the others overhearing, Duryodhana now addresses the rest of his people directly, urging them to give their effort in a coordinated fashion. By casting vision transparently he has ensured that everyone knows what is going on. When communication is fluid within an organization there can be a high level of shared vision and shared situational awareness. With this access to vision leaders can be self-synchronizing. The natural tendency of leaders is to initiate action. If strategic vision is not shared across an organization the tendency will be for leaders to initiate action which doesn't necessarily contribute to the overall goals or momentum of the organization.

One, unfortunately common, response to this situation is to chastise and restrain individual initiative. This severely constrains the effectiveness of the organization and can lead to loss of talented personnel. The best response is to make sure that communication is fluid up, down, and across the organization, and that vision is shared and constantly restated.

It has been said, with good reason, that good management consists of having the ability to get the right people, and the humility to get out of their way while they get the work done. Making sure that the people have the vision is a necessary step to releasing them to realize their full potential in the service of the organization and its goals.

Micromanagement, a sure-fire way to burn out both leaders and followers while severely limiting organizational efficiency, can be the result of three things:

1. An insecure leader
2. Incompetent recruitment resulting in the wrong people in the wrong roles
3. Lack of vision casting

In the case of Duryodhana he is confident that his people will do what is necessary.

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