Management Lessons from Sachin
Bharathi P
I - PGDM
Good Bye Sachin
“If Cricket is a religion Sachin is God” goes a great saying. On November 14th 2013 the wankhede stadium erupted and the whole world was chanting “Sachin Sachin” for one final time when the little genius went into bat for the final time as an international cricketer. Two days later on November 16th around 12 noon the people around the world were glued to their TV sets to watch the master for one final time. It was on the same day Sachin broke one more record of making many people cry. Even a few of our friends said they had wet eyes and so do me. “Legends may retire but their legacy never” read the digital display board at the stadium. Yes Sachin may retire but not his legacy. Now in this blog I will take you through a few managerial learning that we can have as managers. “Survival of the Fittest” said famous scientist Charles Darwin, and yes now this theory is applicable for the Gen Y workforce. Adaptability to change is one of the very important factor that we all as generation Y employees and it is one of the mantra for todays rapidly changing global business environment. Sachin played all the three formats by adapting to the various demands of the modern game. I will quickly compare some legends with the master for better understanding. The players I have chosen are legends on their own and they are Rahul Dravid “The Wall” and Saurav Ganguly “The Prince of Kolkata”(no offense guys just a comparison). Both Rahul and Saurav were not able to adapt to the demands of the modern game their ODI strike rates were 71.24 and 73.70 which is much lower to that of the Sachin’s 86.23 and of most of the modern day players who were striking at an average of 90. Sachin is the master of all the three skills which were considered to be must for a manager “Technical, Human and Intellectual” skills. His technique is evident from the
I - PGDM
Good Bye Sachin
“If Cricket is a religion Sachin is God” goes a great saying. On November 14th 2013 the wankhede stadium erupted and the whole world was chanting “Sachin Sachin” for one final time when the little genius went into bat for the final time as an international cricketer. Two days later on November 16th around 12 noon the people around the world were glued to their TV sets to watch the master for one final time. It was on the same day Sachin broke one more record of making many people cry. Even a few of our friends said they had wet eyes and so do me. “Legends may retire but their legacy never” read the digital display board at the stadium. Yes Sachin may retire but not his legacy. Now in this blog I will take you through a few managerial learning that we can have as managers. “Survival of the Fittest” said famous scientist Charles Darwin, and yes now this theory is applicable for the Gen Y workforce. Adaptability to change is one of the very important factor that we all as generation Y employees and it is one of the mantra for todays rapidly changing global business environment. Sachin played all the three formats by adapting to the various demands of the modern game. I will quickly compare some legends with the master for better understanding. The players I have chosen are legends on their own and they are Rahul Dravid “The Wall” and Saurav Ganguly “The Prince of Kolkata”(no offense guys just a comparison). Both Rahul and Saurav were not able to adapt to the demands of the modern game their ODI strike rates were 71.24 and 73.70 which is much lower to that of the Sachin’s 86.23 and of most of the modern day players who were striking at an average of 90. Sachin is the master of all the three skills which were considered to be must for a manager “Technical, Human and Intellectual” skills. His technique is evident from the