The lion after its meal seldom attack other animals even if they come close to the lion because the lion knows........ Dr S Ranganathan, ClinRise Derma Pvt., Ltd., ...
Wildlife biologists and scientists have clearly established that lions seldom attack humans and other animals after its meal. Once the lion has had its full meal, it prefers to rest & sleep and generally avoid attacking humans and animal even if they encounter them close. Why should a hunter avoid hunting or attacking animals when an easy chance is available? Especially when the possibility of hunting becomes easy, why should it behave differently?
Many corporate leaders should learn the answer and must attempt to follow the same in the corporate jungle. Lion in the jungle appears to follow high level of discipline and righteousness in its conduct. No wonder why the early man has called lion, the ‘king of the jungle’. The value and righteousness of lions, the corporate leaders must know and follow.
The power, the strength and the dominance are only to use and not to misuse. The distinction between ‘use’ and ‘misuse’ one must know. Lion in the jungle has perfectly understood the difference between ‘use’ and ‘misuse’ and that is why post meal they seldom attack animals.
Not only lion knows its power, strength and dominance, but it also knows to respect them and that is why it never attempts to misuse them. Imagine, if the lion starts misusing its power, the co-existing of other animals along with lion in a ‘lion country’ will not be possible. If the prey animals move away from lions, the lions may progressively die of starvation. The law of misuse of the power will necessarily breed self destruction is well known to the lions in the jungle.
The corporate leaders need to introspect whether they are ‘using’ or ‘misusing’ the power. In most instances, the corporate leaders love to misuse the power than use them appropriately. In most boss-subordinate conflicts and other conflicts in the corporate, misuse of power by people can be seen predominantly.
The power, the strength and the dominance of an individual should wakeup the person to a state of consciousness. The important question is that how many of our corporate leaders have reached such state. Are they really using or misusing their power, strength and dominance?
The pedigree of such corporate leaders should be ascertained by how they conduct the people who are weaker than them (people at bottom of the hierarchy). After its meal, the lion is very graceful, kind and accommodative to all animals in the jungle, starting from a small rabbit to a gigantic buffalo. They never ever even acknowledge that they are very powerful or strong or are dominant.
Corporate people must learn the theory of ‘use and misuse’ of power, strength and dominance from lions in the jungle.
Another important management message also one needs to learn from the above. Only a strong leader knows to respect his power. Only a strong leader alone will use the power and never misuse them. It is for the corporate people to find the fact that whether they are strong leaders and if so are they using or misusing their power, strength and dominance.
Dr S Ranganathan, ClinRise Derma Pvt., Ltd.
Learn more from the management book – Jungle wisdom for corporate management – lessons from university of nature by Swami Sukhabodhananda and Dr S Ranganathan
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