Kite Flying and Management Lessons
Kite festival is one of my favorite festivals which is celebrated on 14th January of every year with colors of joy and colors of life. On the day of kite festival the serene blue sky is filled with colorful kites which look splendid and since morning to evening remains dotted with vivid splashes of color with kites in a variety of hues, shapes and sizes.
This essay is about how kite flying teaches us lessons about business and management.
Business and management lessons from kite flying are a perfect guide to carry out business. Business/management and kite flying cannot be learned with a text book in front of you, they are to be learned practically and the person carrying out the same should have the particular skills and ability.
From each stage of kite flying a business/management aspect is to be learned, from deciding which business to carry out till the end of the business each stage symbolizes stage of business.
The first stage in kite flying is to choose, we have to choose our kite and we have to choose our string. We cannot just see and choose these things, we have to thoroughly inspect it and check it before buying them. Business aspect of this stage is that first we have to know our own skills and capabilities and then choose the business which is best suitable for us. After choosing we have to thoroughly check that particular field in the market, we have to inspect the current and future position of the particular field we want to go to. If we miss to pay attention on this stage and if the selection of our kite and string is not proper then we might face a problem while flying the kite. In the same way if our interest and skills don't match with our field of business then the business want live for a longer period and even if we miss to figure out the future position of our business field then it would lead to a downfall in the business.
This essay is about how kite flying teaches us lessons about business and management.
Business and management lessons from kite flying are a perfect guide to carry out business. Business/management and kite flying cannot be learned with a text book in front of you, they are to be learned practically and the person carrying out the same should have the particular skills and ability.
From each stage of kite flying a business/management aspect is to be learned, from deciding which business to carry out till the end of the business each stage symbolizes stage of business.
The first stage in kite flying is to choose, we have to choose our kite and we have to choose our string. We cannot just see and choose these things, we have to thoroughly inspect it and check it before buying them. Business aspect of this stage is that first we have to know our own skills and capabilities and then choose the business which is best suitable for us. After choosing we have to thoroughly check that particular field in the market, we have to inspect the current and future position of the particular field we want to go to. If we miss to pay attention on this stage and if the selection of our kite and string is not proper then we might face a problem while flying the kite. In the same way if our interest and skills don't match with our field of business then the business want live for a longer period and even if we miss to figure out the future position of our business field then it would lead to a downfall in the business.