Khoobh Bhalo
As I read the last sentence of Binay Kumar Chatterjee’s book – Organisational Behaviour And Beyond, subtitle - For Holistic Effectiveness in Management (By Blending Skills with Values and Attitudes), the words “Khoobh Bhalo” (Bengali for very nice/good) escaped me as I sighed. What a remarkable piece of literature from a man with 15 years of experience as a Corporate Executive complementing his post-graduate teaching career of over 30 years.
He was entrusted with the almost impossible job of teaching our batch the entire MBA course in about 20 hours! Have to say that at the end of the day, it was a job WELL DONE. Suffering from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder), an incurable lung disorder that obstruct the airways making breathing very cumbersome, which is slated to be the fourth commonest cause of death in middle aged to elderly men after ischaemic heart disease, lung cancer and cerebrovascular disease. Always avoiding going out in the winter months, he was literally forced by our course coordinator to grace us with his presence on three occasions. Felt really sad at first but what a treat it was to hear him speak ever so passionately about the hitherto unknown field of study viz management including marketing, finance, HRM (Human Resource Management), MIS (Management Information System), et al.
The innumerable anecdotes were a charm. The book stands apart from all that I’ve read so far. A perfect mix of the practical and spiritual guidelines that are amiss in most of the management books. I list down some of my favourite lines.
If we want to get rid of pain and suffering, we must first throw away the idea of pleasure or joy.
The HIGHER SELF is not insecure and hence not prone to the three C’s – Caucus, Coterie and Cliques.
One’s response to a threat perception may be called Stress.
People need status, even status symbols. For example: a person’s own name is the sweetest sound in the world. Use it often.
People would like to know what is going on – communication is important in achieving mutual understanding.
To the extent that you give others what they need will they give you what you need.
Hate a person’s undesirable characteristics but not the person.
Learn to love the unlovable.
“Yours eyes passed over me as if I didn’t exist.” – T.S Eliot (In the chapter titled ‘Human Relations’)
“It is by constant inner growth that one can find a constant newness and unfailing interest in life. There is no other satisfying way.” – Sri Aurobindo
Every person, who has for any length of time practiced self-control and self-purification , knows that circumstances grow out of thought. Almost all types of sickness, disease, physical malfunction and even ageing have now been traced to some type of negative thought pattern.
The world is our kaleidoscope, and the varying combinations of colours, which at every succeeding moment it presents to us are the exquisitely adjusted pictures of our ever-moving thoughts.
The unending discoveries of the magnificent powers of the mind constitute growth. (In chapter on ‘Managing Self’)
As opposed to alienation, the sense of commitment represents the person’s curiosity about and appreciation of the meaningfulness of life.
What cannot be cured must be endured.(He being a live example of this statement)
Every Organisation has its defects; but no body can function without an organisation.
For every hope there is a doubt; for every dream there is despair; for every ounce of confidence there is an equal measure of helplessness.
After all the heart of the matter is the matter of heart!
He was entrusted with the almost impossible job of teaching our batch the entire MBA course in about 20 hours! Have to say that at the end of the day, it was a job WELL DONE. Suffering from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder), an incurable lung disorder that obstruct the airways making breathing very cumbersome, which is slated to be the fourth commonest cause of death in middle aged to elderly men after ischaemic heart disease, lung cancer and cerebrovascular disease. Always avoiding going out in the winter months, he was literally forced by our course coordinator to grace us with his presence on three occasions. Felt really sad at first but what a treat it was to hear him speak ever so passionately about the hitherto unknown field of study viz management including marketing, finance, HRM (Human Resource Management), MIS (Management Information System), et al.
The innumerable anecdotes were a charm. The book stands apart from all that I’ve read so far. A perfect mix of the practical and spiritual guidelines that are amiss in most of the management books. I list down some of my favourite lines.
If we want to get rid of pain and suffering, we must first throw away the idea of pleasure or joy.
The HIGHER SELF is not insecure and hence not prone to the three C’s – Caucus, Coterie and Cliques.
One’s response to a threat perception may be called Stress.
People need status, even status symbols. For example: a person’s own name is the sweetest sound in the world. Use it often.
People would like to know what is going on – communication is important in achieving mutual understanding.
To the extent that you give others what they need will they give you what you need.
Hate a person’s undesirable characteristics but not the person.
Learn to love the unlovable.
“Yours eyes passed over me as if I didn’t exist.” – T.S Eliot (In the chapter titled ‘Human Relations’)
“It is by constant inner growth that one can find a constant newness and unfailing interest in life. There is no other satisfying way.” – Sri Aurobindo
Every person, who has for any length of time practiced self-control and self-purification , knows that circumstances grow out of thought. Almost all types of sickness, disease, physical malfunction and even ageing have now been traced to some type of negative thought pattern.
The world is our kaleidoscope, and the varying combinations of colours, which at every succeeding moment it presents to us are the exquisitely adjusted pictures of our ever-moving thoughts.
The unending discoveries of the magnificent powers of the mind constitute growth. (In chapter on ‘Managing Self’)
As opposed to alienation, the sense of commitment represents the person’s curiosity about and appreciation of the meaningfulness of life.
What cannot be cured must be endured.(He being a live example of this statement)
Every Organisation has its defects; but no body can function without an organisation.
For every hope there is a doubt; for every dream there is despair; for every ounce of confidence there is an equal measure of helplessness.
After all the heart of the matter is the matter of heart!
Have started reading his second book titled 'Marketing Management', A Finance Emphasis. His following views on Balance Sheet shared with us in class were well, not what we are used to hearing!
It has been said that the "Balance Sheet is like a bikini suit... what it reveals is interesting, but what it conceals is vital."
Will never forget his parting words, "We are all a part of yet apart from each other. We meet to part and part to meet again... LIFE GOES ON."
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