Leadership & Management the chanakya way.

1. “Leadership &
Management the
Chanakya way"
By,
Anusha Chavan
Future Robo System

2. INTRODUCTION to chanakya
Chanakya also known as Kautilya & Vishnugupta was the
world's first Economist, Master Strategist & Management
Guru.
– Born in 3 B.C.
– Vishugupta – Kautilya – Chanakya
– Pulled down Nanda Dynasty
– King maker – Chandragupta Maurya
– Responsible for the defeat of Alexander in India
 His management thoughts and ideas guided Kings and
Rulers for Centuries.
 He documented his lifelong work in the book Kautilya's
Arthashastra and his 6000 sutras brought out some of the key
principles and strategies for sound governance, which are
relevant even today and would be in the future too.

3. the 7 Pillars for Business success
SWAMI – The King (The Leader)
AMATYA - The Minister (The Manager)
JANAPADA - The Country (Your Market)
DURGA - The Fortified City (Infrastructure)
KOSHA - The Treasury (Finance)
DANDA – The Army (Your Team)
MITRA - The Ally (Mentor)
(Kautilya Arthashastra)

4. SWAMI – THE KING (The Leader)
The Leader is the visionary,
the captain, the man who sets
the vision and the direction.
In today's corporate world we
call him the Director, CEO, etc.
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5. Leadership
Qualities
• Intelligent & dynamic
– “Plan out your work & work out your plan”
• Associates with elders >Vriddhasanyoga
• Truthful in speech
• Does not break promises > “walk the talk”
• Grateful – “ I know all”
• Desirous of training
• Easily approachable
Fundamentals of Leadership :
• Economics
• Law - patents
• Foreign policies – FDI
• War

6. AMATYA – minister (Manager)
The Minister is the person who
runs the show - the second-in-
command.
He is an Efficient Manager, who stirs
the ship in the right direction and is
always in action.
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7. Manageme
nt
Chanakya defines the five principles of
management:
1)The means of starting
undertakings(assignments/project)
2) Excellence of men & materials
3) Suitable place & time
4)Provision against failures
5)Accomplishment of work
 Desire to learn
 Power of retention
 Thorough understanding
 Intentness on truth
 Ability to lead an army
 Sweetness of speech.

8. JANAPADA - country (market)
No business can exist without a
Market to serve.
It is the area of operation. The place
and people you serve and from where you
get your revenue and cash flow.
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9. DURG – ForT (infrastructure)
Infrastructure is the nucleus and
the center of any organization.
It's from here that your central
administrative work is done & in today's
day & age, it is both physical & digital.
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10. KOSHA - Treasury (finance)
Finance is the backbone of any
business.
A strong and well-managed
treasury is the heart of any
organisation.
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11. DANDA – army (team)
The Army consists of your Team
members. Those who are ready to
fight for the organization.
The salesmen, the accountant, the
driver, the peon - all of them add to
your Team.
Irrational Leadership: Private v/s
Government sector.
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12. MITRA - ally (Mentor)
The Ally is the friend, philosopher &
guide, whom you can depend upon
when problems arise.
He is the Mentor who sheds light &
guides when one is in darkness.
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13. AANVEEKSHIKEE?
• WHAT IS AANVEEKSHIKEE?
It is a science of – ‘How to think?’
• It teaches one to think alternative solutions
to a problem or situation > Ideation Dept. IIST Bangalore, Silicon Valley.
• It is about ‘Intelligence management’
• It is a part of ‘psychology’— “out of box”
study of the human mind and intellect
• Convert to strategic thinking..
Continuous learning process…

14. “One arrow may not kill
the enemy. But a man using
his sharpened intellect can
destroy the king along with
his kingdom”

18. Thank you