LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS

Presented By Deepak Gulati

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one man in a thousand is a leader of men .. The other 999 follow women. Groucho Marx

COMMON TRAITS?

WHICH NAMES COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN WE THINK LEADER? FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS? POLITICS, BUSINESS, SOCIAL CAUSE, SPORTS, CINEMA ARE THERE COMMON TRAITS, WHICHEVER THE CHOSEN PROFESSION?

YOUR PERSONAL LEADER

Who have you considered your personal leader? Father, Mother, Teacher, An uncle? Why?

UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP

Everyone among us is a leader and a follower at the same time. I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? Benjamin Disraeli The ideal leader leads from behind Understanding leadership traits and leadership in action, we can help evolve the leader within us aiming at universal good

TRUE LEADERSHIP
Real

leadership is the art of inspiring & influencing others without positional authority, which is usually coercive in nature and without using the carrot and stick policy. What have you responded to?

NEED FOR LEADERSHIP

Rapidly changing world, India scene*, particularly, more liberal, more competitive The fast eroding value system with the onset of compulsive consumerism Changing opportunities Establish ideals & values cherished by ALL Leader to envision, set goals, establish path and steer for course corrections, be the compass

A team of more than one needs a leader, family, organization, society, nation, world Working for shared goals & aspirations Ensure all energies directed towards the shared goal, well being all around To inspire a value system aligned with nature

KEYS TO LEADERSHIP
Taking full responsibility for the team as a whole Understanding that natural laws operate regardless of our awareness of them or our obedience to them The challenge is to be a light, not a judge; to be a model, not a critic One on one relationship, talking down will never make a leader

MISSION, COMMUNICATION
All leaders begin with a mission, an ideal they are passionate about All leaders communicate their vision and clarity of the shared & worthy goals All leaders follow natural laws, which become the guiding principles to win trust of followers and inspire them to act All leaders know and demonstrate that means are as important as the end

AND TRUST
Trust or the lack of it is the root cause of success and failure in relationships And it is the relationships that translate into the success or failure of collective effort, be it in family, corporate, government, education or a society Real not apparent success a deep down good feel, not just wealth

Fair play essential to win trust no double standards, no crony privileges Keeping promises at any cost

START WITH SELF

PARADIGMS, CHARACTER, MOTIVES What you are shouts so loud in my ears I cannot hear what you say Emerson The greatest way to live with honour in the world is to be what we pretend to be Socrates All negative emotions are a result of desire to be accepted, approved of and esteemed by others

STRENGTHEN SELF

Borrowing strength from position builds weaknesses, dependence on factors external to self Builds weakness in other people as they act out of fear and conformity stunting their reasoning and individuality and growth Weakens relationship. Fear over cooperation, defensive

YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. goodness, you will reap friends. humility, you will reap greatness. perseverance, you will reap victory. consideration, you will reap harmony. hard work, you will reap success. forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

openness, you will reap intimacy. patience, you will reap improvements. faith, you will reap miracles. But

If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust. selfishness, you will reap loneliness.

pride, you will reap destruction. envy, you will reap trouble. laziness, you will reap stagnation. bitterness, you will reap isolation. greed, you will reap loss. gossip, you will reap enemies

worries, you will reap wrinkles. sin, you will reap guilt.

So be careful what you plant now./ It will determine what you will reap tomorrow./ The seeds you now scatter./ Will make life worse or better./ Your life or the ones who will come after./ Yes, someday, you will enjoy the fruits./ Or you will pay for the choices you plant today.

LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

Have clear goals Be Proactive Knack for first things first Lots of courage Think win-win Believe in other people Expect excellence Truly care for others

Radiate positive energy Continually learning no paradigm paralysis Be Humble Be cool Ignore trifles

POWER OVER OTHERS

Coercive power Utility power Legitimate power is what everyone will want to follow Power of empathy The key to having influence over others is their perceiving that they have influence over you

METHODS OF INFLUENCE

Refrain from saying the unkind or negative Exercise patience with others Build intrinsic worth of others without comparisons and judgment which is possible only when our own intrinsic worth is good Choose to accept responsibility no blame game, circumstances or others We always want this in others, be a role model Assume the best in others dont lose confidence

DELEGATION

Requires tremendous courage Mistakes may prove expensive Mistakes are events, not people Takes patience, self-control, faith in potential of others Clear guidelines on resources, authority, latitude Provide resources, remove obstacles, sustain actions and decisions Provide training

ABUNDANCE MENTALITY
Overlapping organizational goals and individual needs and aspirations Win-win performance agreements Our view of others becomes self-fulfilling prophecy Talking down or manipulation will always be resisted

BACK TO SELF
Being Proactive is the essence of leadership proactive vision and energy A belief that i am not a product of my culture, my conditioning and the conditions of my life; rather i am a product of my value system, attitudes and behavior and these, i control Politics will automatically vanish from your environment if you remain principle centered, consistent

LEADERSHIP A MISSION
Clear statement coming out of intent, values, dreams and aspiration, the starting point Very individual and very true to heart What you love doing and not what you have to do

LEADERSHIP QUOTES
Leaders dont create followers, they create more leaders Tom Peters Leaders face the music, even when they dont like the tune Anon It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it W. Somerset Maughm

LEADERSHIP FAILURE
Most leaders begin with a mission, an ideal but on acquiring power, start manipulation, abuse power & become self serving and corrupt Some become and stay leaders

Personal agenda Obsession with immediate exigencies in contrast to principle orientation Compromise the collective good to stay personally ahead Inadequate communication Quest for glory

BE A LEADER
FINALLY, BEING A LEADER IS NOT ONLY ABOUT ACQUIRING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, IT IS ABOUT PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION

THANK YOU