Wednesday, June 4, 2008

IPL – A Simulated Gateway Model

All’s well that ends well. You must be wondering about the hoopla of IPL & the waves it created in the country. Well if you’re thinking that this article squeezes the same old interrogations or the post mortems of any act in public then you’re wrong.

The motive of my penning down my thoughts here is to take back you to a memory lane that signifies the association of IPL in the context of Management. Gone are those days where only participation mattered it’s time to showcase your best & thus proving your mettle in the very 1st attempt.

There have been various incidents/policies these days which reflects the art of management in them. Infact everything we do involves this art, only thing is our mind wasn’t conscious about it until now. Well to start it, the IPL reflects a model highly followed these days in Management – Simulation Model.

Simulation is a means of echoing/creating an environment with all those factors, forces, pressures, targets & situations that may well exist in any practical environment. Many will debate that it also reflects a concept of test markets & prototypes. But simulation is the next level of these primary footsteps.

IPL gave the players – the exposure where every day is a big day, competition with the bloody best, challenge to take on & more importantly the channel for showcasing the talent. It paved the way to mix with players of different approach, attitude & ability to come to a common ground & come up as a team as a whole. It gave a sport a perfect commercial vehicle for many young aspirants as well as for the reigning legends.

Management is thus an art which if we carry out in our lives will lead to astonishing outputs & will catapult our thoughts into action. Simulation mechanism also gives the organization a hands-on experience as how to lead on in the crisis & help them effectively plan out & chop out their priorities. So people look out & you’ll definitely transform your lives to the next level.

As they say, “Keep looking out, you may meet out the unexpected “.