This is about the oldest management guru of Indian history "VIDURA"

1. by
BHADARGE SANTOSH PRALHAD
DURGESH PAL SINGH
HARIHARAN R.
MANOJ MEENA
PRADEEP KUMAR
RAVI SHEKHAR

2. "To save a family, abandon a man;
to save the village, abandon a family;
to save the country, abandon a village;
to save the soul, abandon the earth."

3. Contents
1.Introduction
2.Family Background
3.Character Analysis
4.Role in Mahabharata
5.Vidurneeti
6.Principles of Vidurneeti
7.Modern management based on Vidurneeti
8.Vidurneeti in personal life

4. Mahatma Vidur
 Mythological character from Dwaparyuga
 Born in Kuru Dynasty of Hastinapur
 Incarnation of god of death, Yama Dharma Raja
 Half – Brother of Dhitrastra and Pandu
 Prime Minister of Hastinapur Kingdom
 Oldest Management Guru

5. Family Background

6. SANTANU
GANGA
SATYAVATI
VED VYASA
VED VYASA
(PARASHAR
(PARASHAR
RISHI)
RISHI)
BHISMA
VICHITRAVIRYA
CHITRANGADA
AMBA
AMBIKA
DHRITARASTRA
PANDU
VIDUR
VIDUR

7. Character Analysis

8. Qualities of Vidur
 Pious
 Polite
 Patriot
 Prudent
 Practical
 Perceptive

9. Essence from character
 Good understanding of Right and Wrong
 Presented truth without Hesitation
 Advised king without any Fear
 Always remained Unbiased
 Never crossed Limits
 Never supported War

10. Role Played

11. Vidur: Complete dedication
 Prime Minister
 Brother
 Uncle
 Citizen
 Devotee

12. Mahabharata
 Helped Bhisma to decide the king of Hastinapur
 Cautioned Dhitrastra about Duryodhana
 Tried to supress the ambition of Duryodhana
 Guided Yudhisthir as future leader
 Helped Kunti in crisis situation
 Helped Dhitrastra in deciding the prince of Hastinapur

13.  Helped Pandavas to escape from Lakshagraha
 Opposed the dice play and Draupadi Humiliation in court
 Relentlessly endeavoured to avoid war
 Preached Dhitrastra in form of Vidurneeti
 Resigned from the post of Prime Minister before war

14. Vidura-neeti

15. What?
3rd chapter of Udyoga Parva of Mahabaratha
Vidura-niti, or Vidura's Statecraft, narrated in
the form of a dialogue between Vidura and
King Dritrashtra
The precursor in some ways to Chanakyaneeti

16. Why?
Ethics, morality and tactical policy
Followed and implemented by anyone
Managing of enterprises, ethical interpretation
of opportunities and managing of resources.

17. Vidurneeti and Modern
Management

18. Division of labour
Assign job based on potential of labour
Adopt different strategies with different people
Overall decision making and supervision must
remain with oneself

19. Parity of Authority & Responsibility
Authority and responsibility must co exist
Authority without responsibility- Irresponsible
behavior
Responsibility without authorityIneffectiveness

20. Unity of control & command
 Single Person to lead
 Avoids Confusion, Misunderstanding &
Chaos

21. Ideal policy maker
 Examines pros & cons and then acts
 Honest with balanced Judgment and Foresight

22. Power of right judgment
 Understands things in the right sense
 Not blinded by emotions or biased

23. Lead by example
 Has sound knowledge of varied subjects &
capability of prudent decision-making
 can do efficient and effective work

24. Proper communication through
right channel at the right time.
A successful manager should speak likable,
comfortable words at the right time to the right
audience.

25.  If he does that he commands respect from people
around. He can get things done in a jiffy.
 This will bring harmony among people in the
organization, thus paving the way for ever-lasting
success.

26. Never underestimate anyone
A good leader will not undermine the capability or
underestimate the ability of anyone.
There is every chance that even a small competitor
can bring down the market leader or big business.

27.  Also he would be considered a smart manager If
he does not fight or challenge those who are
bigger than him in every sense.
 The one who challenges and succeeds during the
challenge at the right time is called valiant.

28. Foresight for every action is essential
Manager has to have a proper foresight before doing any
task/ action.
Once he is convinced that the action is beneficial to his
organization, he need to work till the objective is achieved.

29.  The person should have the right focus on the
benefit that was to be derived and work towards the
attainment of the same.
 Manager needs to find out that with whose
support/help this intended action could be achieved
in a successful way, else the task will be either
incomplete or spoilt.

30. VIDURNEETI
IN
PERSONAL LIFE

31. Conduct of a Wise Man
 A wise man understands the values
of all things – Animate or
Inanimate
 Takes Responsibility

32. Conduct of a Wise Man
Learns from others
Actively listens
Minds his own business
A wise man is never result oriented

33. Conduct of a Wise Man
• Never adopts short cuts
• Effectively communicates with peers
• Willing to learn from anybody
• Always humble

34. Word of advice
A wise man never seeks advice from four types
of people. They are –
Persons with partial knowledge
Persons who deliberately delay work
Inherently lazy people
Flatterers

35. Duty of Wise Man
The duty of a wise man is to protect people
especially of the following four types
Old relatives
Good friends in need
Poor people
Widowed childless sister

36. Choosing right project and
right job
A wise man should identify tasks
which require minimum resources
and effort that will give maximum
benefits and implemented swiftly.

37. Managing important Projects
 The aspects with which they are related
 Costs and benefits( in the long-term)
 Resources available
 Strengths possessed
 The major impediments and then take a decision
Once decided swiftly implement.
Impulsive decision should not be
taken.

38. Essential Qualities for Wise
rulers
 Self-awareness and Self-control
 Lofty Ideals
 Clarity of Goals
 Industriousness
 Ethical Conduct

39. Conduct of Wise ruler for
happiness

43.  Quickly understands and classifies people in to Three
categories –Exceptionally competent, above average, Ordinary
 Allocate work as follows:
1. First category: Work of strategic
importance
2. Second category: Work of Moderate
complexity
3. Others: Routine work

44. Conclusion
 Vidur remained undeviated from the path of truth throughout
his life.
 He carried out his duties selflessly with full dedication and
loyalty.
 The great war of Mahabharata could have been averted if
Dhitrastra could have considered his advices.
 Vidur was a master manager and his ideas of management
still holds good.

45.  Vidurneeti tells us how to carry out managerial activities
day to day life.
 He lays a great deal of stress on importance of correct
decision making.
 He brings out the qualities and practices of wise man and
wise leader.
 Vidur put forth the character of a person to be superior
among any other aspect in whatever situation it may be.
 Even krishna respected vidura for his proficiency of
knowledge in all spheres.

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47. Thank You