Most leaders are focused on the bare minimum required to run businesses: increasing employee output, turning in profits and maximising shareholder value. However, these are challenges that run a lot deeper, and require a set of core skills. “I stress that managers should invest in the process, not the outcome which is outside their control,” [...]
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August 7th, 2010 
Ramkumar 
Posted in Gita News, Management Mantras 
Tags: core, Focus, Gita, leader, Leadership, motivating, skills, Workshop 
1 Comment »Keeping Sight of the “Big Picture” – Dhyana Yoga 30
May 14th, 2009 Sowmya This post talks about how one could lose track in various day to day tasks and the need to see the “Big Picture” as we move towards our Goals.
Posted in Chapter 6, Management Mantras Tags: Big Picture, Chapter 6, compassion, Dhyana Yoga, Focus, Goal Realization, Kamal Hassan, love 3 Comments »The Secret – Unveiled – Guruji’s Gita in Practice-9
April 19th, 2009 Shantaram Bhandarkar 9. 1 Going to tell you who is free from jealousy, the most important secret, Knowledge and its Practice, knowing which you will be liberated from the evil(of worldly existence) 9. 2 This knowledge is sovereign science and sovereign secret, holy, excellent, directly enjoyable, virtuous, easy to practise and imperishable 9. 3 People having no [...]
Posted in Chapter 9, Gita in Practice Tags: Chapter 9, Devotion, Faith, Focus, Knowledge, Secret, Sovereign Science No Comments »Moving up the Learning Ladder – Dhyana Yoga 27
March 10th, 2009 Sowmya In this verse, we talk about how a mind that is free from the lower qualities becomes calm and focused towards achieving its goal. प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् । उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥६- २७॥ prashaantamanasaM hyenaM yoginaM sukhamuttamam.h . upaiti shaantarajasaM brahmabhuutamakalmashham.h .. 6.27.. Supreme bliss truly comes to that yogi whose mind is calm, [...]
Posted in Chapter 6, Management Mantras Tags: Focus, Gita in Management, Incompetence, Learning Ladder, potential, Unconscious Competence 1 Comment »Nothing Else Matters – Dhyana Yoga 25
February 17th, 2009 Sowmya In our previous post, we talked about how the Yogi, through continuous practice is able to remove all traces of desire and restrain all his senses with his mind. The next Sloka describes how such a resolute Yogi remains firm in his conviction… शनैः शनैरुपरमेद्बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया । आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किंचिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥६- २५॥ [...]
Posted in Chapter 6 Tags: Chapter 6, Concentration, Dedication, Dhyana Yoga, Focus, Meditation, Nothing Else Matters 1 Comment »Mind Over Matter-Dhyana Yoga 24
February 9th, 2009 Sowmya In our last post, we discussed the importance of striving hard and persevering when striving for something. Very often, a person who is working hard on something gets distracted by various objects on account of his senses. In today’s post we discuss how to deal with these distractions.. संकल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः । मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥६- [...]
Posted in Chapter 6 Tags: Concentration, Desire, Dhyana Yoga, Distraction, Focus, Meditation, senses 1 Comment »Measuring Progress in Meditation – Dhyana Yoga 18
January 17th, 2009 Sowmya In the last few verses, there were detailed instructions on how to meditate and even what precautions to follow in terms of food, actions and sleep. Now, how can a person know, if his meditation is progressing well? This is answered in the next Sloka यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते । निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥६- [...]
Posted in Chapter 6, Management Mantras Tags: Distraction, Focus, Meditation, True Yogi No Comments »