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Why is Compassion an Integral Part of Soft Leadership?—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—21st-Century Philosopher & The Father of “Soft Leadership”

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." —Lao Tzu.

When we look at soft leaders like Lord Jesus and Buddha, we find them being filled with compassion. They changed the face of the world through their compassion. The soft leader like Mother Teresa helped lepers through her selfless service. She made a lot of difference in the lives of the poor and downtrodden in India. Compassion is an integral characteristic of soft leadership. It helps in connecting with others easily. People appreciate the leaders who care for them and touch them.

Compassion is one of the unheralded characteristics of soft leaders. However, we rarely find leaders with compassion currently. Unfortunately, most of the leaders are busy protecting their personal and professional interests ignoring the interests of others.

Compassion means caring for others by ignoring your own interests. Compassion means keeping the interests of others as paramount by subordinating your personal interests. Compassion is not a weakness. Kahlil Gibran rightly said, "Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution." Compassion is all about genuinely caring for your people. It is handholding them without expecting any returns. Compassion commands great inner strength, courage, and power. It is one of the greatest gifts humans receive from God. But how many of us demonstrate and exercise compassion is a million-dollar question.

People often confuse between compassion and sympathy. Both are different indeed! Sympathy is external, feeling sad about others. However, compassion comes from the core of the human heart. It is considered the highest expression of humanness. It is a state of consciousness and distillation of all the virtues.

It is a well-admitted fact that compassion builds loyalty and loyalty builds trust. And soft leaders connect with others through trust. Compassion and empathy make the difference between a leader people want to follow and one they need to follow.

Through compassion soft leaders can maximize their people and organizations. Real leaders are the ones who encourage others to take care of others and who empathize and demonstrate compassion to others. Only such leaders can influence and maximize the potential of their people thus bringing the best out of them. The slogan is when you maximize your people, you maximize your organization. And it is possible only through soft leadership.

A Take-Home Message

"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." —Martin Luther King Jr.

A soft leader needs to have a well-rounded personality. We cannot expect someone to be a good leader without being compassionate with followers. Compassion is a key to ministering to people. Compassion makes a lot of difference in making leaders as soft leaders. Soft leadership flows from the fountain of compassion.

Everyone talks of becoming something big, not of becoming a worthy citizen. Why do society and parents create such a mindset among the people? Why should not we think of becoming worthy citizens, virtuous persons, or helpful persons to society?

Think what Dalai Lama said, "If you want others to be happy, then practice compassion. If you want to be happy, then practice compassion."

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Why Commitment is the Key Component of Soft Leadership?—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—21st-Century Philosopher & The Father of “Soft Leadership”

“A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Soft leaders have another great characteristic of commitment, which makes them command respect among others. It is their firm commitment to their cause that wins acclaim from others. Hence, let us briefly look at commitment in this regard.

What is Commitment?

“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." —Unknown.

Everybody is committed to their family and work. Some people are more committed to their causes and principles. However, commitment is something beyond that. Commitment means persistence with a purpose. Commitment means promising a word and living up to it despite the odds. It creates goodwill and respect. It makes people stand out.

The leaders have to be highly committed whenever they say something as people are always smart to scan leaders from various perspectives. Failing to stand by commitment leads to a credibility crisis and people will not take leaders seriously in the future.

If you want your life to be successful you have to be committed. For instance, when you love your family, you need to be firm in demonstrating your commitment. Commitment consumes your time. But it builds longevity in relations. Not only in your family life, but also at the workplace if you as a leader demonstrate your commitment, people trust you and treat you with respect. It is rightly said, that people don't care how big you are. They only care how committed you are. We find several families breaking due to a lack of commitment. We also find teams getting crashed at the workplace due to the lack of commitment of a few people. Commitment is the bridge between word and deed. A firm commitment to your word and work makes you a successful leader.

Is Commitment Important?

James Womack rightly said, "Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the "right stuff" to turn our dreams into reality." Commitment is a must if you want to grow. Commitment is imperative if you want to excel as a leader. Commitment is essential if you want to achieve success in your life. Some people failed several times but achieved success in the later part of their lives because of their commitment and imagination. Anthony Robbins asserts, "The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment." If you look at Col Sanders the founder of KFC, he tasted failure several times. He was a disaster academically. He failed in his endeavors. But his commitment to make it big made him a legendary entrepreneur at the age of 61.

Commitment helps you unlock your hidden potential. It takes you to greater heights of glory and success. People respect the leaders who are committed to their ideas and words. People respect the leaders who stand by their words and stick to them despite stiff opposition. People admire the leaders who persist with a purpose.