relevance of thirukural w.r.t. management

RELEVANCE

OF

“THIRUKKURAL”

WITH MANAGERIAL

THOUGHTS.

BY

VINOTHINI.K

MADHUMATHI.S

Sec C – Batch 2012

KCT.BS

Resource management is very

important for any organization.

Includes:

Men, Material and Machinery.

The spirit and culture in evolving

managerial strategies are well laid

out in numerous Indian literature,

which are even centuries old.

“Thirukkural”

-is a poetic master piece,

written in Tamil by

Thiruvalluvar.

-He lived around 300 B.C

and his book is having

numerous flashes on executive

principles for management.

‘s Significance

One of the few literary works that

expounds on various aspects of life

(personal or managerial)

Relates to all periods of time – past,

present & future

Best guide for a man to lead a perfect life

vs Management

Planning

Translation:

Money and means, time, place and deed

Decide these five and then proceed.

Budgeting

Translation:

Weigh well output the loss and gain

And proper action ascertain.

Risk Assessment

Translation:

Think and dare a proper deed

Dare and think is bad indeed

Delegation

Translation:

This work, by this, this man can do

Like this entrust the duty due.

Learning

Translation:

Lore worth learning, learn flawlessly

Live by that learning thoroughly.

Communication

Translation:

Who can’t express what they have learnt

Are bunch of flowers not fragrant

Profit Sharing

Translation:

The able king gets, stores and guards

And spends them for people’s safeguards.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Translation

Who plenty gets and plenty gives

Is like town-tree teeming with fruits.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

The world’s foremost book

Gives principles and ethics

- for living direction to

kings and ministers to handle state’s

affair addresses people to lead a

spiritual life.