In many global management schools like Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Gandhis teachings are being studied as powerful tools to enhance the experience of management studies. Gandhis experiments with truth helped many management gurus to find out his inner voice on self-management. If you are efficient in self-management you can master all other managements like financial management, marketing management, human resources management, rural management and general management etc. Management is directly related to the individual charm and leadership qualities. One has to learn self-management from Gandhi which made him Mahatma.

Western business leaders would be stimulated to see quotes from the great Mahatma Gandhi such as, “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes”. Another of his quotes that would resonate so well with the West is: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony”. Why display this kind of material? Display it because it is a value-addition for western business, hungry for contact on values and ethics. In this way it can become part of our brand. Thus, Gandhis vision of future is well reflected in managing Brand India.
His life teaches us that mastering self-discipline is the key to success and it can be learned. With this key you can accomplish anything! Without it, nothing worthwhile or lasting can be achieved. In order to learn self-discipline you need to first know the characteristics of self-disciplined achievers like Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi is a Spiritual Warrior. The Spiritual Warrior is a person who challenges the dreams of fear, lies, false beliefs, and judgments that create suffering and unhappiness in his or her life. You can find this referenced in the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruz. Mahatma is such a Spiritual Political Warrior who fought war against the mighty British Empire. Mahatma is the apostle of emotional intelligence which reflects Indian spirit of freedom and national attitude. His incredible, unimaginable, matchless Spiritual quotient only stood rock like in front of the mighty British empire with the Vajraayudh called Ahimsa!

Mahatmas progressive attitude is reflected in his words and deeds. `Walk the talk - one of Gandhi’s pet philosophies made him the greatest leaders ever. See his quote on work which would reflect his attitude of perceiving everything as spiritual. It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

Talking about Capital he says that Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

These quotes by Mahatma Gandhi influenced me to the core and made me continuous learner and helped to change my attitude towards this visible world.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
- Mahatma Gandhi
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
- Mahatma Gandhi

Being a Soft Skills Trainer, Mahatma Gandhi helped me to explore my soft side and strengthened my perspective towards life.

Gandhism is a religion which has to be followed religiously for the overall progress of the mankind. This feeling is reflected in the quotes on Gandhi by these great leaders with which I conclude this piece.

”It is my belief that the problem of bringing peace to the world on a supernational basis will be solved only by employing Gandhi’s method on a large scale.”
-Albert Einstein

”Gandhi was inevitable. If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought and acted inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and harmony. We may ignore Gandhi at our own risk.”
-Martin Luther King Jr

Long Live Gandhism!

The Author is a Certified Trainer and Facilitator from Carlton Advanced Management Institute, USA. He may be reached at aimkom@gmail.com You may also visit his website http://www.aimkom.com to know more about his programs.