Nature bestows us with unbounded knowledge. It is up to us to harness it to our benefit. Here are the top management gurus from nature.

OYSTERS

Think of Oyster and the first thing which comes to our mind is 'Pearl'. We all know that the Oyster lives in a shell.

When any irritation gets into its shell, the oyster first tries to take it out. But when it can't, it uses the same irritations to create one of the most beautiful things in the world. It uses the irritations to do the best thing it can if given a chance. Yes it makes a Pearl.

When faced with problems majority of us tend to complain, crib, disagree, blame and hold others responsible. We avoid facing problems and doubt our ability to create a ‘Pearl’.

Create a pearl every time you face adversities !!

EAGLE

Eagle has an average life expectancy of around 60 years. However, when it reaches around 30 years of age, its beak and wings get weaker not allowing the eagle to fly and catch food efficiently. So the eagle breaks its own beak, which then takes around a month to grow it again. Then with the new healthier beak the eagle takes off all its wings, which again takes a time period of another month to grow them again. Thus the eagle voluntarily invites temporary pain and sacrifices for a better tomorrow! The eagle is ready again to fly and catch food with the same energy and speed.

The ability to deal with change is a must quality for today's global, fast moving and ever changing environment.

Like eagles, we should also be alert and ready to accept the fact that to adjust with ever changing environment; our knowledge, skills and abilities need to be upgraded and enhanced continuously.

ANT

The ‘Ant Philosophy’ relates to Hard Work, Commitment to Win, Communication and Team Effectiveness. It saves before consuming. The ants are ready to postpone their pleasure to save for the rainy day.

CHAMELEON

Chameleon has got a natural ability to change colors, which help it for self-protection, hiding from target food, communication and also display of physical and psychological condition etc.

We all should learn to be a human chameleon i.e. try adjusting to people, environment / surrounding; while thinking, communicating and taking decisions; by controlling and managing our internal environment i.e. our emotions and psychology.

TREE

All huge trees begin their lives as a small seeds initially and then they grow in stages. The higher a tree grows; the more it needs to spread its roots deeper. Apart from growing higher, the trees also spread across branches. It represents that we should also try to spread across various dimensions of life and strike a balance between the personal, professional, social and spiritual areas of our lives.

Here the growth of tree represents our growth in various areas of life and the roots represents our knowledge, hard work, skills, dedication, sincerity, patience, genuineness, relations, contacts, network, commitment to win, positive attitude and overall management of our time, energy and money in a productive way etc.