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When Alpesh took over as the manager of a huge multiplex in a Tier 2 Indian town, he suddenly found himself heading a team of forty people. Some he liked instantly. Some he did not. Some he found positively repulsive. But he did not have the luxury of firing anyone. He had to work with all of them. And he wondered how? And strangely he found his answer in astrology<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/Corporate_Dossier/Different_Planets_A_leader_has_to_manage_diversity/rssarticleshow/3554191.cms#>. Not in the content, but in the structure. As a child he was taught that in Hindu mythology, Devas are good and Asuras are bad. But whenever his mother made him visit the shrine dedicated to the Nava-Grahas , the nine gods of Indian astrology , he found there not only Devas and their guru, Brihaspati, but also two Asuras, namely Rahu and Ketu, and their guru, Shukra. In all prayers and rituals, the two 'demons' are acknowledged and included as equals. He was told that all Grahas matter. Good or bad, they formed a team and none could be excluded. It dawned on Alpesh that before him were his Nava-Grahas (not nine but forty) and he had to find a way to work with all of them. Exclusion was not an option. Alpesh knew that each Graha had a particular characteristic and this could not be changed. Like the Grahas, every member of his team had a peculiar characteristic that did not change no matter how many times they were counselled or trained. Some were like Surya, the Sun, radiant, glorious, and attention grabbing. Some were like the Moon or Chandra, highly emotional, with moods constantly waxing and waning. Some were aggressive like Mars or Mangal. Some were sharp, intelligent, good in communication, but slippery like Mercury or Budh. The Jupiters or Brihaspatis were rational, scientific , evidence driven and boring. The Venus or Shukras were sensual , creative, intuitive, creative and crazy. The Saturns or Shanis were brilliant but cynical, hence lacking a sense of urgency, testing Alpesh's patience. Alpesh did not like the Rahus of his team, who hid things, blocked ideas, created darkness and spread confusion. He did not like the restless and nervous Ketus either because they had no sense of direction. Like the Grahas, Alpesh has to either enhance or neutralise the traits of his people as the situation demanded. Alpesh began to see his organisation as the sky, divided into lunar houses (nakshatras) and solar houses (rashis or the zodiac). The finance , HR, marketing, sales, research , service and housekeeping departments were starry constellations inhabited by his Grahas. Just as a Graha exerts its influence on the house it occupies, and by doing so influences a person's fate, Alpesh's team members exerted their influence on their respective departments and thereby affected the overall working of the organisation. If his cashier was a Brihaspati then everything was done systematically and rationally, if he was a Shurka then the work was associated with great ingenuity. A Shani cashier never did things on time while a Ketu cashier was always nervous and restless. http://forums.investorline.co.in/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Get latest market updates & search internet right from your browser-download our toolbar here- http://investorline.ourtoolbar.com/ Visit our site at – http://investorline.co.in/ Newsroom: http://newsroom.investorline.co.in/ Learning Center- http://learning.investorline.co.in/ Mutual funds - http://mutualfunds.investorline.co.in/ Life Insurance - http://insurance.investorline.co.in/ Investor Journal - http://research.investorline.co.in/ Newscatcher- http://catcher.investorline.co.in/ Interested in Financial Planning-Let us Contact you- http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pb_z4f1_zGMg4iBBFT3-SWQ&email=true If you like the site then promote it here- https://www.freetellafriend.com/tell/?url=http://investorline.co.in/blogs/news Create your own free blog on- http://investorline.co.in/blogger Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/india-investor -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
