A Behavioural Leadership Framework for Decision-Making, Ethics, and Organisational Resilience
Global leadership models traditionally draw from:
• Greek philosophy
• Judeo-Christian archetypes
• Western psychology
India’s classical knowledge systems offer equally deep insights into:
• Human psychology
• Decision-making under moral and strategic conflict
• Inner leadership maturity
The Dasavatara framework modernises this wisdom - without rituals, mythology, or ideology making it relevant for corporate boardrooms, not temples.
India’s Own Leadership Science
Dasavatara is presented as:
• A non-theological, non-ideological framework
• A behavioural map of leadership responses
• A tool for improving decision quality, ethical clarity, and organisational resilience
It translates India’s indigenous wisdom (Upanishadic thinking) into a modern leadership operating system, stripped of symbolism and belief.
Think of it as ten leadership modes, not ten personalities.
India’s Own Leadership Science
In this framework:
• Avatāra is treated as a metaphor for leadership behaviour
• Each archetype represents a distinct decision response
• The focus is on when to apply which behaviour, not personal preference
We consciously remove:
• Iconography
• Storytelling
• Religious interpretation
What remains is pure behavioural essence.
The Ten Archetypes
1. Matsya: Signal Detection
2. Kurma: Stability Under Pressure
3. Varaha: Crisis Recovery
4. Narasimha: Boundary Enforcement
5. Vamana: Strategic Humility
6. Parashurama: Discipline & Pruning
7. Rama: Ethical Execution
8. Krishna: Strategic Intelligence
9. Buddha: Awareness & Presence
10. Kalki: Timely Transformation
Why now?
Organizations today are facing:
• Faster disruption cycles with slower decision clarity
• Technically competent leaders struggling with ethical complexity
• High-performance cultures breaking down under pressure
• Leadership styles that worked yesterday becoming liabilities today
Traditional leadership models focus on skills.
Modern challenges demand situational wisdom.
The Dasavatara framework addresses a critical gap:
How leaders choose who to be in different moments.
In an era of volatility, leadership maturity, not authority determines outcomes.
Why This Works?
The Dasavatara framework enables:
• Higher quality decisions
• Greater leadership maturity
• Stronger cultural alignment across leadership teams
It replaces:
• Opinion-driven leadership
• Personality dominance
• Style-based conflicts
What Leaders gain?
Participants walk away with:
• Diagnostic clarity on dominant and missing leadership behaviours
• The ability to switch leadership responses based on context
• A shared leadership vocabulary across teams
• Greater consistency in decisions, even under pressure
Leaders leave with a common leadership language, not personal opinions.
Conclusion
Dasavatara:
• Is not mythology
• Is not belief-based
• Is not culturally exclusionary
It is a modern behavioural leadership framework, rooted in Indian wisdom, designed for
contemporary corporate realities.