You should help your Boss- Indian Quality Management System
Your BOSS
is always depended on you for the Organization's success. Your ideas and feed
back is vital for the organization's performance
(Stories from Indian management. The story reproduced from tales of
'Panchatantra', as it is, to avoid dilution and provoke students and managers
to conduct brain storming for developing efficient and effective strategies in
managing an organization.
This is a story told to children
through a dialogue between two jackals named Karataka and Damanaka.)
One day, Pingalaka, the lion and other animals were drinking water in the Jamuna when the lion heard the frightening bellow of the bullock. In panic, the lion withdrew into the forest and sat deeply lost in thought and surrounded by other animals.
Sensing the predicament of their king, two jackals, Karataka and Damanaka, sons of two dismissed ministers, were clueless as to what had happened to their king.“What could have happened
to the lord of the forest?,” asked Damanaka.
“Why should we poke our
nose into affairs that are not our concern?
“Therefore,”
Karataka told Damanaka, “it is not wise to poke our nose into affairs that are
not our concern. We have a food store. Why should we bother ourselves about
this lion?”
Damanaka
retorted, “Food is not the center of our life. The elders have said that wise
men seek the help of the king to help friends and harm foes. There are hundred
ways of collecting food. What matters is a life full of learning, courage and
wealth. If living somehow is the goal, even the crow lives long eating
leftovers.”
“True, but
we are not ministers any more. The elders have always said that the stupid
person who offers uncalled for advice to the king invites not only insult but
also deceit,” said Karataka.
“No,”
Damanaka said, “anyone who serves the king with devotion is bound to earn his
favour in the long run. The one who does not remains where he is. Those who understand
why the king is angry or generous will one-day rise in office. It is necessary
to be in the good books of the king.'
“Okay,
what do you want to do now?” asked Karataka.
“You know
the king is scared now. We will ask him what frightens him and using the six
ways of diplomacy get close to him.”
“How do
you know the king is scared?”
“Changes
in posture, signs, pace, actions, conversation, looks and expression indicate
the working of the mind. I will approach the fear-struck king today and with my
intelligence, I will dispel his fear and once again become his minister,” said
Damanaka.
“How can
you do it when you do not know principles of service?” asked Karataka.
Damanaka
told him all he knew and learnt about what makes a good and loyal servant in
the service of the king.
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