Management Learnings from Alexander the Great

There is much to learn from History. The famous malayalam poet, Kunjunni Mash, had this to say

"ABCD il undoru thathvam, kalathin thathvam
AD kkullil kidappu BC"

loosely translated it means there is a philosophy of time in ABCD, and that is BC (past) is present in AD (current).

Hence the need to dwell into history.

According to Partha Bose, author of "Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy", modern executives can learn from Alexander's campaigns in three key areas.
"It fundamentally boils down to three things: it is where you want to compete, when and how you want to enter or exit that market and how do you want to go about competing when you are in that market," says Bose.

Alexander's ability to link the three, along with his marvellous organizational skills and ability to delegate makes him an interesting case study from a management historian/students perspective.

His approach towards cultural integration of countries that he has conquered with the Greek culture created a new vibrant culture. An example for transnational companies to emulate.

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