A tiny story of ‘Leadership’ ‘I hadn't met a man so ignorant that I hadn't learnt anything from him’, said Galileo centuries back. Childhood memories, sometimes are so cherish able, some are not but nevertheless, they make the basis for the following life.This quote when I remember, rear or reread it connects me to my childhood days. Those were the days of India approximately 20 years after independence. India was still struggling with poverty and too economically backward status than the state we are now. While the situation was little better in urban areas, the villages used to have more illiteracy and more struggle. In addition to this my village ‘Chinna Kakani’ had extra menace from plenty of street dogs wandering around. And there was no control either from Panchayat (Indian Village Committee) or from people with the fear they may bite. The menace was increasing day by day. At those times there used to live a man looking wild with long undisciplined beard and scruffy hair, giving a dreadful look especially children of my age at that time. Around 6.30 pm almost every day, he used to walk on the road where we used to play. Might be that was the time he used to come out from hibernation. A deep stare from him, all the tots used to run so far from him in search of location to hide ourselves. While we had this type of fear, the dogs used to have a quite different approach. They used to go very near to this dreadful man and used to bark and bark loudly. That used to be a puzzle for me for days. While that was the situation of mine, the villagers used to go inside of their homes quietly, closing their doors. That day- As usual, the ignorant man, the escaping, the dog’s barks – the routine story continued just only for minutes. We, hiding behind a big tree watching the same-old sequence like a movie. For a fraction a second, the man stopped walking and stood silently. He stared at the dogs barking wild. The next very second, he caught the front legs of a big dog, spun the dog around him several times and dropped him on the road. Suddenly the remaining pack of dogs got puzzled and literally became silent and quite with squeeze groans. He showed the dogs and also the villagers who the LEADER is.

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2. There has been too much
prominence debate on
‘leaders as equals among
equals’. This debate is
misleading and
treacherous. Actually, leaders
demonstrate the way to
others.

3. 1. You being a leader facilitate,
articulate and influence others
in the attention to the key
success factors after a clear
diagnoses and big picture that
must be “nailed” to ensure
execution.

4. 2. The higher you go as
leader, the more you must
expect to “Champion” and to
deal with ambiguity.

5. 3. Your failures and results
will be more visible to others.
More and more, the people
whom you want to influence
may not be under your
control.

6. 4. You may be required to
mobilize a group of strangers
to work effectively on anon-
routine goal.

7. 5. You may have to lead a
team whose members are
spread over several countries.

8. 6. You may encounter
situations where you cannot
depend on your boss’s
judgment.

9. 7. You need to bring purpose,
direction and focus where
these qualities do not already
exist.

10. 8. Your leadership quality is
an intangible asset that
usually cannot be show cased
as aesthetic talent can.

11. 9. You must focus on methods
to keep yourself managing
crisis.

12. 10. You maintain, perhaps
increase, your intellectual
freshness, of your emotional
flexibility.

13. 11. You must be progressively
more equipped to act with
“guts and wisdom” when
the big risks, conflicts and
challenges have to be
confronted.

14. 12. Part of your job as a leader
is to put out fires and maintain
the team morale.

15. 13. Mind-it, your team will take
cues from you.

16. 14. It is your job to keep
spirits up, and that begins
with an appreciation for the
hard work.

17. 15. You being a leader show
your leadership prowess by
getting your hands dirty.
Instead of just delegating
tasks and relying on
subordinates to do all the
work.

18. 16. Seize leadership
opportunities, no matter how
small they are.

19. 17. Make sure your “let me do
that” attitude extends beyond
your horizon with your peers,
boss and subordinates.

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