ABOUT THE AUTHORABOUT THE AUTHOR

Radhakrishnan Pillai studied the ancient text “Kautilya’s Arthashastra” at Chinmaya International Foundation, Kerala, under the guidance of Dr. Gangadharan Nair.

Educated in the field of management and consultancy, he later proceeded to do his MA in Sanskrit and obtained a doctorate degree in the Arthashastra.

CHANAKYACHANAKYA

Chanakya, who lived in 3rd Century BC, was a leadership guru par excellence. His ideas on how to identify leaders and groom them to govern a country has been well documented in his book Kautilya’s Arthashastra.

He was responsible to bring down the Nanda dynasty and establish his able  student Chandragupta Maurya on the throne as the emperor. Hence he is called a 'King Maker'

POWER Intellectual power, man power, financial power, power

of enthusiasm and morale

“For the king there is danger of revolt in the interior or in the outer regions.’’

“Control over the senses, which are motivated by training in the sciences,should be secured by giving up lust, anger, greed, pride, arrogance and overexcitement.’’

If the king is energetic,his subjects will be equally energetic.If he is slack, his subjects will also be lazy, thereby eating into his wealth.’’

“The king,the minister,the country,the fortified city, the treasury, the army,and the ally are the constituent elements of the state.’’-Seven pillars of business.

Success is threefold-that attainable by the power of counsel is success by counsel, that attainable by power of might is success by might,that attainable by power of energy is success by energy.’’

QUALITIES OF A LEADER

• “He (leader) should constantly hold an inspection of their works, men being inconstant in their minds.’’

• “Just as an elephant, blinded by intoxication and mounted by an intoxicated driver, crushes whatever it finds, so the king, not possessed of the eye of science, and blind, has risen to destroy the citizens and the country people.’’

• “He should hear every urgent matter,not put it off. An affair postponed becomes difficult to settle or even impossible to settle.’’

• “Bravery, resentment,quickness and dexterity – these are the qualities of energy.’’

COMPETITION

“After ascertaining the relative strength or weakness of powers, place, time, revolts in rear, loses, expenses, gains and troubles, of himself and of the enemy, the conqueror should march ahead.’’

“The enemies should not come to know of his secrets; he should, however, find out the weakness of the enemy.He should conceal as a tortoise does his limbs, any limb of his own that may have become exposed.’’

Time comes but once to a man waiting for an opportunity; that time is difficult for that man to get again when he wants to do his work.’’

TO AVOID Reasons for dissatisfaction of subjects : discarding

the good and favouring the wicked.

By starting unrighteous injuries not current before, by indulgence in impiety and suppression of piety, by doing acts that ought not to be done

By ruining rightfull acts, by not giving what ought to be given and securing what ought not to be given to him.

By doing harm to principal men and dishonouring those worthy of honour, by opposing the elders, by partiality and falsehood.

By the negligence and indolence of the king and because of the destruction of well being decline, greed and disaffection are produced in the subjects.

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

EMPLOYEESEMPLOYEES Safety and Security

Selecting the Right Managers

Deciding Rank

Stopping Attrition

Changing Jobs

The First Step

Death on Duty

Taking Care of Employees

Security Above Salary

Command Promotion

Make People Accountable

Safety in any Deal Making

Welcoming back Ex Workers

Don’t Beat Around the Bush

Total Quality Control

Take Initiative

Want to be a good boss?

FINANACEFINANACE

Net profit Counts

Take Care of Treasury in Difficult times

Wages

Budgeting

Paying Taxes on Time

Profit Margin

Proper Accounts

Advance Money

Paying Your Taxes

Making Timely Payments

Dirty Money

Money for Wealth Creation

Money for More Money

Road to wealth

TEAM WORKTEAM WORK Security and Monitoring

Systems

Right Business Partner

Effective Meetings

Planning a Business Trip

Public Relations

Honour Men with Qualities

A Good Meeting

Finish what you have Started

Want To succeed?

Working Together

Get Everyone Involved

Power of Communication

Stopping Fights

Team Work

Brainstorming

Teaming up to Succeed

Common Purpose

STRATEGYSTRATEGY Requirement of

Information

Principles of Management

Keep an Open Mind

Managing Multiple Projects

Politics and Politicians

Constantly Educate Yourself

Disaster Management

Timing it Right

Corporate Social Responsibility

A Stable Organization

Working in New Regions

Intelligence Management

Organizational Planning

The Best and the Better

Time Management

Ensuring Growth

Land as an Alternative Asset

Crime Planners

Trainees

Boss

Organisation

Advice

Training children. Catch them

young. Do not corrupt.Degrees alone are

not enough.Mixing up the old

and new.

• The right attitude.• Learning

something new.• Are you really an

active person.• Advice to modern

Trainees.

Asset to the Boss.

Identifying Potential Leaders.

Choosing Right Path.

Working with powerful person.

Never force anyone.

Self Discipline.

Cleanliness at Work.

Setting up System.

Decision Making.

The Correct Advice.

The Power Behind The King.

Advice of Consultant.

Greatest Opportunity.

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