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Wings |
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VALUES IN INDUSTRY
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Wings Objective
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· To encourage
the attainment of individual excellence and
collective satisfaction.
· To inspire and activate business and
industry to move towards their highest
potential.
· To induce the consciousness of
responsibility and service.
· To provide educational training programmes.
· To inspire businessmen and industrialists
to become instruments of change for a new
world order of global peace and harmony.
The business
environment at the end of the 20th Century
is a turbulent sea. The ship of the nation's
commerce has sailed into unknown waters,
pulled by the unrelenting current of the
profit motive. It is buffeted by the winds
of international economic upheaval and is
tossing severely upon the waves of
competitive markets. Notwithstanding the
negative social consequences, Captains of
Industry are all too often lured by
treasures to be plundered through
exploitation and unfair business practices.
Economic values and selfish gain have
superseded many other values, like quality
goods and services, customer service and
employee satisfaction.
When businessmen and Captains of Industry
are spiritually empowered, they will be
motivated by the understanding that material
gain is temporal and temporary and not the
overriding purpose of human life; alongside
wealth, health and happiness are equal, if
not higher, goals. They will consider
themselves trustees of the nation's
resources-both human and material-and will
make use of them for the well-being of all.
Business practices will be guided by the
principles of righteous action (sukarma) and
will be characterised by just and reasonable
remuner-ation, environmental sustainability,
co-operation and the spirit of service to
society.
The Business & Industry Wing is committed to
the development of value-based management,
sound, equitable business practices and
individual excellence. The Wing organises
numerous conferences, festivals, workshops,
lectures, and exhibitions. These programmes
are tailored to suit different categories of
people, for example, management personnel,
employees and their families, and factory
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Self Orientation
Workshop |
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In 1999, a new
method of serving the business community-the
Self Orientation Workshop (SOW)-was
launched. Developed exclusively for business
people, it is designed to spread the
awareness of the importance of values in
Business and Industry. Businessmen today
must face turbulent situations with
innovative solutions. They need to balance
the personal world of relationships with the
business world of responsibilities. SOW
addresses challenging aspects of day-to-day
business and provides practical tools to
master them. The first SOW was conducted in
August at the BK Academy for a Better World
campus in Mt. Abu. 450 business people
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Self Managing
Leadership |
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Self Managing
Leadership (SML) is a fusion of the best
modern management practices with the ancient
self management principles of Raja Yoga. It
provides a framework for personal strategic
planning and re-engineering. It empowers
individuals to realign with changing
business environments by enhancing
self-esteem and self-control through
relevant mental training and change
management skills.
In January, SML seminars were conducted in
Sangli at the Star Ghutka Company, the
Collectors Office and the Sangli Sugar
Mills, in which a total of over 100
employees participated. Also in January, 55
employees of IFFCO underwent SML training.
In May, an 8-session SML programme was held
over 4 days for 40 managers and managing
directors of the sugar mills in Shahbad. In
June, 200 people participated in a 2-day SML
programme conducted in Winsome Textiles,
Chandigarh. Two SML training programmes were
held in Mt. Abu at the BK Academy for a
Better World campus in May and June. 55
participants benefited from the first and,
in the second, 140 persons took part,
including 60 employees from the IR & HRD of
Godrej Group. In July, an SML programme was
conducted for 2 days at the Margoa Port
Trust.
Gujarat Milk Federation, NDDB, Telco, Atul,
and Godrej, as well as Pune-based Cummin
India Ltd., Atlas Copco, the Bank of
Maharastra & the Maharatra Sugar Factory
regularly invite the Brahma Kumaris to
conduct SML programmes in their companies.
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Lectures, Seminars &
Other Programmes |
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With the
co-operation of Gyan-Sudha (a creative forum
established in the Chhatisgarh province of
Madhya Pradesh to promote values among
various sections of society), a programme
Values for Excellence in Professional Life
was held. Mr. Moolchand Shah, Vice President
of the Simplex Group of Industries and Mr.
R.L. Trikha, General Manager of MECON were
among the participants.
In January, a Self Development programme for
300 workers was conducted at the Star Ghutka
Company in Sangli, alongside the SML
programme for management mentioned above.
Also in Sangli, 80 people participated in a
Success in Business Through Spiritual Power
get-together. Stress-Free Living programmes
were held at both the Computer Training
Institute and the State Transport Company.
In February, 29 members of IFFCO
participated in an Effective Management
programme. In April, a Seminar on Spiritual
Wisdom in Modern Management was conducted
for 80 industrial Materials Managers in
Chandigarh. Custom-designed business
programmes were also held for a business
group of 200 participants at the BK Academy
for a Better World in May and for a group of
275 people in June.
Numerous short programmes were held at
various organisations on different topics:
Reorientation of Attitudes at the Bank of
India; Self Development & Leadership at LIC
Housing Finance Ltd.; Self Motivation, the
Key to Success at Canara Bank; Better Human
Relations through Mind Control at the
Central Bank of India.
Seminars and workshops for businessmen and
industrialists are held at all the national
and international events organised by the
Vishwa Vidyalaya in 1999. Two sessions, one
on attitude change through spiritual wisdom
and the other on the need of inner peace and
power in business, were held during the
International Conference on Spiritual Wisdom
for Changing Times.
Theme of Business and the Quality of Life. A
session on Generating Wealth Through Values
and another on Ethics & Wealth were held at
the Vision & Values for the 21st Century
festival held in Hyderabad.
A set of pictures depicting better values in
life was prepared and exhibited at the
Vidya-laya's national festivals held in
Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Calcutta. |
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