“Sholay” movie, one of the biggest blockbusters of Bollywood till date, is directed by Ramesh Sippy and the movie is about a mission accomplishment wherein Thakur Baldev Singh (played by Sanjeev Kumar) makes his village get rid of the dacoit Gabbar Singh (played by Amjad Khan) with the help of 2 youngsters Jai (played by Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (played by Dharmendra).
Here are 5 Most Valuable Management Lessons from the movie Sholay:
1) Gabbar Singh kills everyone in Thakur’s family but that doesn’t stop Thakur Baldev to get justice – Keep working towards your mission until it is achieved.
2) Thakur sends a group of people to attack Jai and Veeru when they enter the cottage – To know that your team is capable enough, entrust a task to them and build trust by testing them.
3) Jai and Veeru overpower 3 dacoits sent by Gabbar Singh – It doesn’t matter that how many people are there in your team as what matters is whether you will be able to achieve the goals with the number of people or with the strengths of your team members.
 4) Jai and Veeru feed false information to a spy in jail who in turn conveys to the Jailer – Verify the information which you get and act responsible as your decision making may impact others too.
 5) Jailer boasting that he gets minute information from his spies – Confidential information shouldn’t be meant for public disclosure to avoid people misusing it.
Other Famous Management Lessons From Sholay On Internet:
1) Thakur hiring Jai and Veeru for catching Gabbar – If you cannot do yourself, outsource.
2) Veeru and Jai working together – Teamwork.
3) Jai asking Thakur to explain whole situation – Project evaluation.
4) Basanti feeding Dhanno grass – Respect your workforce.
5) Talkative Basanti bargaining with Jai and Veeru – Work life balance.
6) Jai talking with Mausiji for Veeru’s relation – To sell, be diplomatic.
7) Veeru on top of water tank – For your dreams, go to extremes.
8) Jai keeps eyes on Choti bahu of Thakur – True visionary foresees opportunity.
9) Gabbar shooting Kalia – Quality control.
10)Helen dancing on Mehbooba track in front of Gabbar – All work and no play makes the company dull place.
11) Death scene of Jai and revelation of double-head coins – Never show all your cards.
12) Angrezo ke zamaney ka Jailer – Indian workforce taking their expat managers for a ride.
13) Saambha answering all of Gabbar’s questions sitting on top of the rock – No worries if you don’t get an onsite, being offshore and with your boss keeps you feeling important.
14) Basanti’s dance – Employee engagement.
15) Viru saying Basanti inn kutton ke saamne mat naachna – Copyright issues.
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