Attachment-hurdle to Corporate Governance

Extreme attachment is one of the major reasons of conflict and controversy. Radhey Shyam, in the heart of the hearts, thinks that if there is only one seat ina technical college and his son and his brother's son are appearing in the competition , his son should get through. Again, in the heart of the hearts, he feels that if his brother's son and his friend's son are appearing in the examination, his brother's son should get through. If his friend's son and the son of somebody else, not known to him, are appearing in the examination, he thinks that his friend's son should get through. According to time, place and situation his definition of attachment changes. In other words, attachment is decided according to convenience and one does not have any standing on it.

Take the example of the first Shloka of Gita. In this Shloka, Dhritrashtra asks Sanjay about the happenings in the Kuru Kshetra battlefield .He asked about his sons and Pandu's sons. Let us pause and ponder over this statement. Had he asked Sanjay 'please let me know what 'all' my sons are doing in the battlefield,' probably the Maha -Bharat would not have taken place. But Because he made a difference in the heart of his heart that Kauravas are his sons and Pandavas are not his sons and thereby he has to protect the interests of his sons. It led to conflict which ultimately led to war. In today's situation also this truth prevails.

In any organization, if the Chief of the Organization makes a difference between the people he favours and people he does not, it leads to controversy, difference of opinion and ultimately to conflict. When it reaches an extreme stage, it leads to Mahabharat. In other words, if the Chief of an organization protects the interests of an individual or a group and humiliates the other group, it is bound to create conflict in the organization. In the same Shloka the king indicates that he is aware of the inevitable war that is going to happen but he does not take or contemplates any action at the last moment to stop the war. In other words, his intention is that the war should take place and he wants to get minute-to-minutes developments of the sequence of the war that is going to take place. In any organization when the Chief thinks that war should take place and he wants to be communicated every minute about the fallouts of the war ,it will lead to Mahaharat (destruction) and ultimately it ruins the organization.

What are the prime reasons behind all these developments ? The prime reason behind the development of Mahabharat was Dhritrashtra's blind love for Duryodhan who was wayward,arrogant,grredy,and jealous. Even if he was going contrary to the basic principles of humanity and natural justice, Dhritrashtra blindly covered his misdeeds and supported him for his unworthy actions. Even the seniors like Bhishma, Drona, Kripacharya, etc. did not open their mouths during the situation because of their attachment to the crown and Duryodhan. It is the attachment, which creates conflict. Action and in-action are complementary to each other. You are responsible for the action that you take and you are appreciated or otherwise for the result of the action. You are also responsible for the inaction that happens during the process. In this case, seniors like Bhishma and Drona are responsible for their in-action of not preventing Dhritrashtra in supporting the unworthy cause. Therefore, they cannot disown their responsibilities. What is attachment ? When Bidur explained the Nitis or rules of governance, he brought out five principles to Dhritrashtra. He indicated that five types of people cannot sleep in their life time :

i) The person whose wealth has been stolen away cannot sleep.

ii) The person who has stolen the wealth of others cannot sleep.

iii) An inferior man fighting with his superior cannot sleep.

iv) The person having leprosy cannot sleep.

v) The person who is in love intensely cannot sleep.

Dhritrashtra was surprised and asked Bidur as to what was the relationship between these principles and his governance. In reply, Bidur told that all these rules were applicable to Dhritrashtra. He cannot sleep because he had stolen the wealth of Pandavas. He cannot sleep because his wealth is going to be taken away by Pandavas. He is inferior because he was fighting  with the Supreme - Lord Krishna. Therefore, he will have sleepless nights. The mental leper ever born on this earth was Dritrashtra. He was mentally sick. Therefore, he cannot sleep and last but not the least, his blind attachment to his son Duryodhana gave him sleepless nights .When the Chief of a country and emperor cannot live peacefully it is bound to create governance problems in the country. Therefore, the attachment is the key parameter in conflict. We should redifine level of attachment .It is nothing but 'Basudhaiva Kutumbakam"