10 Great Management Lessons We Can Learn From Gabbar
Singh
1. Competitive Analysis
When Kaalia and his gang
came back empty handed from Ram-Garh, the first thing Gabbar asked them was
"Kitney aadmi the?" Like any great manager, he sought to find out
about his competition.
2. Brand Building
Gabbar
put it very nicely. When mums in a locality put their kids to sleep saying
"Gabbar aa jayega," you're a bonafide marketing whiz!
3. Fair HR Practices
Before
Gabbar Singh punished his subordinates, he thought that 6 bullets for 3 people
would be unfair. "6 goli, aur aadmi teen, bahut nainsaafi hai!" So,
to be fair, he removed three bullets from the revolver.
4. Seeking Feedback From
Staff
When
Gabbar is about to pop Kaalia, he doesn't just take a unilateral decision. Like
a good democratic leader, he asks for opinions. "Tera kya hoga
Kaaliya?"
5. Downsizing
No one
likes to let go of their employees. But sometimes, you just have to bite the
bullet and "fire" a few people. Gabbar Singh did exactly that when he
shot all three of his subordinates after laughing like a maniac. "Jo darr
gaya, samjho mar gaya!"
6. Clearing All Dues In
Time
Thakur
put Gabbar in jail. That didn't go down too well with Gabbar. So, he promised
"Bahut pachtaugey Thakur, bahut pachtaogey." On escaping prison,
Gabbar immediately proceeded to murder Thakur's entire family. Debt cleared.
7. Hostile Take-Overs
On
discovering that Thakur's hands were really strong, Gabbar immediately wanted
to have them for himself. "Ye haath, humko de de Thakur!" Even though
Thakur was not willing to part with his most prized assets, Gabbar cut them off
and took them anyway.
8. Employee Motivation
Gabbar
wanted Basanti to dance, but she was feeling quite shy. Through close
observation, he found out that Basanti and Veeru were madly in love with each
other. "Bahut yaarana lagta hai." So, he motivated her to shake a leg
by threatening to kill Veeru in front of her
9. Performance Based
Incentive Plans
To make
sure that Basanti kept dancing, Gabbar linked her performance with her lover
Veeru's life. "Jab tak tere pair chalengey, tab tak iski saans
chalegi."
10. Never Underestimate
Your Competition
Even
Gabbar's mistakes are a lesson to any budding management graduate. After Jai
and Veeru killed his whole gang, Gabbar came face to face with Thakur. He
looked at the "un-armed" old man, laughed and said, "Tu kya
ladega mujhse Thakur!" He shouldn't have, because Thakur then beat him to
death with just his feet.
awesome one sir..
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