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Introduction
Genghis Khan was born in the 12th century near Ulaanbaatar. He was the third born in a family of 5 sons. The life and history of Genghis Khan dates back in the year 1162. The name is mentioned in the history of Europe and Asia. He ruled an empire that stretched from Russia to China (Juergensmeyer, 2008). Even though Genghis Khan died 800 years ago, his complicated legacy of Mongol is still felt up-to-date.
Genghis Khan's Life
History of Genghis Khan early life is contradictory. He was born in the year 1162, despite some sources indicating that it was between the years 1155 to 1165. At his tender age, he was named Temujin. His father, Yesukhei was a chief of the Borijin clan. After the demise of his father, Khan and his brothers were not old enough to succeed him. However, he succeeded his father after committing a brutal act of murdering his brother using a bow and arrow. Khan became the king of the Mongols in the year 1190. He played a major role in unifying the Mongols with the Tatar tribes. In the year 1210 and 1215, he conquered the Jin and Xia and Jin empires, respectively. As if that wasn’t enough, he went ahead and took over the Persian Empire.
Benefits of studying Genghis Khan
There are many benefits of studying Genghis Khan. His principles, methods of handling things, and ways of life can help you with your personal life, leadership and business success. One of the benefits we can learn from Khan is leading by example. Hartog (2004) asserts that Khan always went into battles with the rest of the army, not only was he in charge of planning, he fought, he cut off heads. In life, leading by example will motivate staff hence increasing productivity and the moral to work.
Sharing rewards with your staff is core in achieving your goals as it heightens their desire to work. Genghis Khan shared everything with his supporters which they viewed as the most generous thing from a leader (Weatherford, 2005). As a result, he won the hearts of many people. By studying Genghis Khan, one can learn the benefits of sharing the rewards with his staff.
One of the greatest tactics that Genghis Khan used was surrounding himself with better minds. Genghis was a strong and intelligent leader. In addition, he was a very strong warrior but this did not deter him from including other chiefs in his meetings and plans. This lesson can be applied in life by leading and managing those who have better ideas and skills to work for you. This strategy will enable you to gain strength in your weak points and use other people’s talent to accomplish things that you can’t do.
Learning is considered to be a continuous process. Genghis Khan became a leader who was willing to learn new ideas and skills. He accepted contributions from his fellow chiefs to disdained military tactics when those tactics did not serve to bring victory. This scenario encourages us to learn new things and take advice from our colleagues. By doing so, we are able to compete with competitors and emerge the top.
Finally, a study of Genghis Khan shows that he could only fight when it was necessary. However successful Genghis Khan was, he could save his enemies by recruiting them to his army. In life, don’t go head to head but instead, swallow your pride and you will end up being the conqueror.
References
Hartog, L. D. (2004). Genghis khan: Conqueror of the world. London, United Kingdom: Tauris Parke Paperbacks.
Juergensmeyer, M. (2008). Global rebellion: Religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda. London, United Kingdom: Univ of California Press.
Weatherford, J. (2005). Genghis khan and the making of the modern world. Dulles, VA: Random House Llc.
