Applied Philosophy in

Contemporary Management
Teachings of JESUS CHRIST
 Jesus in Indian mythology
• The  ancient  Indian   sacred book
  Bavishyapurana19:22
describes  a   holy  man  born to a virgin who claimed 
to  be  Isha Putra, the Son of God'.
ko bharam iti tam praaha
su hovacha mudanvitah
iishaa purtagm maam viddhi
kumaarigarbha sambhavam
 Jesus and India
THOUGHTS OF FAMOUS INDIAN LEADERS
Jawarhar Lal Nehru, in his 1942 book, mentioned about
 strong tradition impact
 Isa having traveled to the Kashmir area in the decades following the
crucifixion, evidence in support present.
Mother Teresa
• There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the
work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that
we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as
possible.
 Present Scenario

• India are looking to ford the twin halves of their

identity
• Institutions like- Fr Agnel ashram in Pune, Vipassana
course
• Christian ashrams encounter a vegetarian kitchen,
Sanskrit verses, even meditation and yoga.
• Biblical stories through Indian dance and music
 Jesus Described By Famous Businessman

 
• "We should allow Christ to influence every
word we speak and every action we take. I
believe glorifying God in this way in the
business world will bless everyone involved."
--J.L. Jackson - Businessman (Chairman and
CEO of Global Industrial Technologies)
Quoted from: Reformed Quarterly - Fall 1996
 Jesus the CEO - Leadership Model of
Jesus
• "To be a good leader, you have to study the patterns of the most effective
leaders who have ever lived," says Mary Ruth Swope, author of eight
management books
• Jesus teaching of servant leadership or post-heroic leadership
• "the greatest among you will be your servant.“
• Authority not by position or degree but from the shared vision
• Time magazine says, to "walk the talk", to "live by the values they
espouse."
Jesus’ Method For Dealing With Stress

• Jesus Christ experienced state of psychological stress

• Suffered severe Hematohidrosis
• physical phenomena not frequently experienced, even in the most
stressful circumstances

• S – Scared to death of the

• T – Time just ahead, yet
• R – Resolving to
• E – Exude grace while being willing to
• S – Sacrifice our very life, if need be, to
• S – Succeed in God’s goals for us.
 CONTD..

• Stress and anxiety lack of trust in God

• walk-in-faith through stress
• Jesus did
• P – Present your fears to God as honestly as you can
• R – Relinquish yourself into His hands
• A – Agree that He is Sovereign and ask for as much mercy as is
possible given His goals
• Y – Yield yourself fully to His choices for your future.
 Jesus’ Method For Dealing With money and
relations
IR
• Do not defraud
• underpaying suppliers, overcharging customers, exploiting workers,
mislabelling goods,wasting time, feigning illness, helping oneself to
perks, etc.
Taxes
• , ‘Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the
things that are God’s’
• If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect,
then respect; if honor, then honor
• pay taxes as -
• governing authorities God’s ministers to society (Rom 13:6).
• fund the public services
 Jesus the Advocate for the Poor –CSR

• reaching out to the bottom of the social pyramid

• "Love your neighbour.“
• "Come you blessed of my Father, for I was hungry
and you fed me...
 Jesus’ Method For Dealing With Time
Managment
• God moves with purpose in directing the flow
of human history towards his ultimate goal.
Likewise, he expects his followers to live with
intentionality, properly stewarding the time
allotted to them. Living with a proper
perspective on time allows us to accomplish
as much as we can with what we have during
the time God gives us (cf. Matthew 25:14-30).