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1. Preparedness To Tackle Sudden Business Problems
Devasena’s first screen appearance in a curtained palanquin makes her look like a demure princess. Even before she can step out of the palanquin, a gang of bandits attacks her kingdom. Devasena immediately steps out of her veiled confines, rises to the situation and takes the bandits head-on.
Management Lesson: Businesses cannot be well prepared for sudden business challenges. A smart business is always well equipped to tackle every situation as and when it arises.
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2. Smart Foresight Never Goes In Vain
While the bandits fight a losing battle with Devasena, Amarendra Bahubali predicts the possibility of a hideout where more bandits may be waiting to strike. He, along with his uncle, Katappa, proceeds towards the predicted hideout and overpowers them.
Management Lesson: Predict where obstacles may arise from, and thwart the possibility of them escalating into major business problems.
3. No Competitor Is Too Big To Win Over
Amarendra Bahubali’s son, Mahendra Bahubali, is about to attack the kingdom of Mahishmati to claim his position as the rightful heir to the throne. His army, which is no comparison to that of Bhallala Deva’s, shares their apprehensions of not being as equipped as their opposition’s in terms of their strength and artillery. Bahubali motivates them saying that their hardened hands can live up to the might of the opposition.
Management Lesson: Confidence is one of the key factors while strategising on a business plan and executing it effectively. The lack of sufficient resources to match up to the competitor’s magnitude cannot serve as a deterrent. Making the most out of the available resources and not become demotivated as a result of the competitors’ advanced business processes is the only way forward.
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4. Presence Of Mind Is A Wise Man’s Workshop
Mahendra Bahubali rescues his mother, Devasena, but Bhallala Deva captures her yet again. She is chained and taken into the palace by Bhallala Deva on his chariot before Bahubali can put up a fight. Katappa advises him to follow his father’s wisdom of using the presence of mind, rather than simply using his physical strength to enter the palace. Bahubali uses the coconut trees outside the palace to catapult his army onto the palace rooftop.
Management Lesson: The strength to drive a business project lies in exercising presence of mind and think out of the box, then rely solely on the available resources.
5. Perseverance Has No Substitute
During the 25 long years that Devasena was held captive at Bhallala Deva’s kingdom, she had never lost sight of the future. She had been accumulating wooden pieces and twigs that can become the funeral pyre for Bhallala Deva when her son returns to Mahishmati to rescue her.
Management Lesson: Smart businesses win projects with astute planning and impeccable execution, never losing sight of the desired end-result.
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