MANAGEMENT LESSONS I LEARNT FROM A WEDDING

A wedding I just attended in the family was more like a project a CEO of a company has just announced.


A wedding is a project with every team and members of those teams deeply invested in the project - in this case the future of two people who are entering a new contract with everything on the line.


Attending a wedding in normal times is hectic & stressful as it is; doing so in a pandemic is stuff horror movies are based on.

But gladly it wasn't.

Last week when I attended my nephew's wedding I was excited & nervous at the same time.

Excited to visit my husband's family & participate in the wedding festivities & anxious about doing so when the virus was going to accompany us.

Meeting family, eating all the goodies, dressing up, chatting, partying - I enjoyed every minute of it, glad to push the virus out of my mind for a few blessed days.

I came back home enriched & empowered. I was amazed by all that our traditional customs & culture had to offer in the way of learning.

Another part of Indian weddings we never pay attention to is what goes on behind the scenes.

The CEO and Chairman of this project are the parents announcing the merger of two families who now have months and sometimes years to plan and execute the merger.

They begin by researching, strategising, planning, appointing project managers and delegating.

They maybe the bosses but it is the overall head - another close relative of the project who builds the momentum, keeps it going and binds all the team members together by way of encouragement and keeping everyone's emotions in check.

The knowledge and skills utilised can't be taught and are honed over the years by interning at other weddings.

Teams with heads are set up and meetings are held. The CEO leaves it to these teams to ensure his dream project is a success. 

Roles and Responsibilities are assigned in the teams who work non-stop as if their life depended on it. And well for most it does. 

With all the teams in place everything then runs smoothly (with a few hiccups of course) culminating in a fun, satisfying and well executed event.

Without going into details any wedding in India can teach all of us valuable lessons in the following management fields:

1. Leadership
2. Delegation
3. Time management
4. Project planning
5. People management
6. Research
7. Social Media Marketing
8. Event Management & Organisation
9. Intern training
10. Negotiation Skills
11. Stress Management
12. Team Management & Team work
13. Innovation & strategic planning
14. Employee engagement
15. Merger and Acquisition

Perfectly organised and executed weddings bring joy and fulfillment and the management lessons they teach you can best lessons taught at the top management schools.









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