“Talent is God given, be humble. Fame is man-given, be grateful. Egotism is self-given, be careful.”-John Wooden Sustainable leadership calls for emotional fortitude of the leader. A leader’s emotional stability is revealed by his or her ability to face setbacks and failures cheerfully, and by his or her character to handle success and victory justly, with humility and consideration. While …Read the Rest
The Rewarding tools- money or appreciation?
“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.” – William Arthur While studying Organizational Behaviour during the first semester of our M.B.A class, I was impressed by Frederick Herzberg’s motivational theory; I particularly noted his conclusion …Read the Rest
Lend me your ear!
“I already know how to listen!” told the executive to an invitation on ‘Active Listening Skill.’ ‘NO ONE LISTENS!’–was the contrasting echo heard in his workgroup. Listening is the most important of all leadership skills. However, the unfortunate truth is that most of us pay little attention to the quality of our listening, leaving a gap between “hearing” others and …Read the Rest
Leadership element series: ‘Thought’ Leadership
Have we ever stopped to think what our mind is? Or rather what our mind is made up of, though we engage it in various activities from dawn to dusk? Our mind is made up of thoughts. Thoughts have different colors to it–good, bad, pleasant, unpleasant and so on. It could be surprising for some of us who have not …Read the Rest
The higher dimension of ‘service’
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” – Rabindranath Tagore Most personality development workshops speak about developing serving and caring skills, as if these are techniques that can be mastered. If you are internally not convinced of the principle of service as the basic …Read the Rest
Steve Jobs – His Leadership Legacy
Last week saw the demise of one of the greatest technological visionaries, Steve Jobs. While the world is slowly coming to grips with the fact of his departure, the buzz in the media has been of the leadership legacy that he left behind. In this article we wish to delve into some of the key principles of life he professed …Read the Rest
Seeking internal security amidst external turbulence.
“People travel to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and yet they pass by themselves without wondering” – Saint Augustine I remember a cartoon I saw in a newspaper some years ago …Read the Rest
Leadership elements series: Patience
To be ‘Faster, faster, faster’ seems to be the mantra today. We have fast cars, fast trains, faster communication means, fast food, fast friendships, fast marriages and fast divorces too! It’s the age of instant gratification and instant karma! We want quick results. The major part of the world that is living in big cities seems to have forgotten what …Read the Rest
Increasingly we see top leaders, CEO's falling from fame
due to some or the other transgressions they make. During the recent recession it was noted that as the US
government was bailing out banks and insurance companies, top CEO's of those very companies made millions in
insider tradings.