“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog”

This I wrote for the competition in SP Jain,Mumbai...still waiting for the result:

Whenever there is a conflict between two parties then we look at what is the ‘size’ of each other and we that premise we make an assumption as to who might be a winner. Size plays a huge role…size provides the momentum and power. The huge deficiency which follows the size is that, bigger it is, it restricts agility. In order to really get going and make a real winner we should have a lean and mean body. In order to really win the war it is the nimbleness which will play a huge role in getting the right kind of movement which is desirable. Understanding the importance of being ‘fit’ is also plays a huge role in succeeding as that will determine whether in the prolonged fight we give it up or we fight, the longer the fight continues it is testing the character, determination and the stamina.

Size of the dog if big, a win will be either by bullying or may be by injuring, this is a case of lack of courage on the weaker dogs. There may be another dog who will accept the challenge and will make him first tired as he will not able to match the agility factor, thus it becomes important to understand your strengths and weakness and then to play around with them, rather than being fearful of the strengths of your ‘stronger’ opponent. The mind is before the matter and if we understand the dynamics of the ‘power play’ then the equation changes totally. With this understanding the ‘weaker’ dog will fight in the territory where the ‘strong’ dog is unfamiliar conditions and then go for the kill strategically. Here the fight will go on depending upon the endurance of the ‘strong’ dog who will try to make some very aggressive moves and does things in overconfidence and goes overboard because of his false and pseudo confidence in himself, which brings his demise as the ‘weak’ dog rather than fighting does lot of ducking and thus tactically saves energy and then goes for attack when his opponent is slightly ‘off balance’ or ‘tired’ takes him by surprise and gives a real jolt to his opponent.

This is more of an analogy and we can see how two entities humans and organisation fits almost perfectly. Re reading this will give you a better taste on ‘size of the dog’ and on ‘the size of the fight’.