During the initial hours of the battle, British troops performed better. Though the Nawab repeatedly asked Mir Jafar to launch an attack against the British, he not only refused to budge but after a while, along with his aides, moved over to the enemy's side.
As Mir Jafar and his aides controlled more than half of the Nawab's army, their revolt dished out an easy victory to the British.
Lesson: Mir Jafar should never have been allowed a position in the battlefield. While building a team, a manager should assign critical tasks to those who are skilled as well as trustworthy. Meetings are necessary to identify simmering issues if any.
Meetings help to ensure that people are aligned towards company goals and that they are not blindly following their managers.
If the Nawab had got the hint of dissent among his commanders, he could have built a rapport with them. That way, Mir Jafar would have never got a chance to make those commanders dance to his tune.
Image: Robert Clive.
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