Saturday 3 January 2015

“Are Indians Followers, not Leaders?” – Professor M.S.Rao





"A true Master is not the one with the most students, but one who creates the most Masters. A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders." — Neale Donald Walsch


There is a debate in the Indian media whether Indians are leaders or followers. There is a narrow observation that Indians lack leadership abilities and they follow others easily. It is time to discuss and debate this topic whether Indians are leaders or followers.  

For many years, Indians were ruled by British and we followed a typical mindset to follow the orders of others rather than to frame and implore others to execute them. Additionally, Indian culture emphasizes to respect elders and parents, and we rarely question them. Although it is a cultural issue, at times, it hinders us to lead. However, I feel that a good follower is a good leader in the long run. Only when people follow others, they will be able to emulate others, learn the ropes, cultivate leadership qualities and grow as leaders. When you look at several successful leaders globally, they are all followers to their leaders first and then evolved as leaders. For instance, Plato followed Socrates, Aristotle followed Plato, and Alexander followed Aristotle. It is obvious that every great leader is a follower first. It is also observed that some of the followers overtook their leaders in terms of charisma and performance like Alexander.

Amit Chakma commented, “Leadership skills are innate to all of us, but how much we develop those skills is, in a large part, determined by the opportunities as we have to take on leadership roles, and how readily we embrace those opportunities.”   Leadership is a skill that can be honed by reading, training, experience and observation. Hence, leadership is the not monopoly of any particular country, community or region. Anyone can excel as a leader if there is passion to lead from the front.  To conclude, leadership is a quality that can be partly inherited and partly cultivated. Indians must cultivate leadership qualities by questioning others, following their role models and taking risks in their lives. Jai Hind!


“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?” — Max De Pree



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“Are Soldiers better Leaders than Civilians?” – Professor M.S.Rao





“Leadership is the most important thing we do in peacetime. Every day, we train soldiers and grow them into leaders.” - General Eric K. Shinseki


In December 2014, I met one of my best friends from Indian Air Force after ten years and we recalled our past life and compared between the past and the present. How the technology has revolutionized and changed the world into a global village. Presently people are quickly connected through social media and it is very difficult to predict where the technology will take us to the next level. He left service in 2014 after serving for 32 years and found it tough to get along with the civilian life.  During conversation he compared and contrasted between the soldiers and the civilians.  I found the topic quite interesting. Here are the qualities that make the soldiers stand out from others.

Soldiers are emotionally intelligent. They can get along with all types of personalities and people from various communities and faiths. They have esprit de corps. They are highly organized as everything goes systematically in their life in defence except during war. They are even organized to encounter uncertainty and complexity during war. They can bounce back from failures and setbacks quickly. They can easily work in teams and gel well with others easily. They are adaptable to the situation. In fact, adaptability is the key to success in this highly complex world. Charles Darwin rightly remarked, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

Soldiers are duty-oriented rather than rights-oriented. They are highly committed to their tasks. They are groomed as leaders with a sense of responsibility and commitment. They are trained to live in hardships and conditions. They sacrifice several aspects in their personal life for the love of their country. General Robert E. Lee once remarked, “To be a good soldier, you have to love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.”

Soldiers are highly focused on their goals and always intend to hit bull’s eye. They have passion for their uniform and are highly motivated and dedicated. However, they have their own challenges. They are straight forward, and lack diplomacy and tact. At times, they find it tough to cope up with the civilian life. They expect others to be systematic and disciplined which is not possible as people are different in their temperaments. It leads to a wide gap between their expectations and realities.

Some countries provide military training to their citizens to keep them disciplined, and to inculcate esprit de corps in them.  Both soldiers and civilians have different mindsets and often find it tough to get along especially when soldiers resign from their serve to get into mainstream civilian society.

My friend was excited with my views and we discussed various other aspects of our personal life, and finally I shared my nonprofit initiative to build one million students as global leaders by 2030 URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.in/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html


“We're all accidental soldiers in the army of life.” — Terri Guillemets




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Professor M.S.Rao, India
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants India
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World in 2013
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Twitter: @professormsrao  
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Thursday 1 January 2015

“I Consider myself a Servant to my Students” – Professor M.S.Rao











"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward


A great teacher is a good servant. It sounds strange right! We heard about various leadership styles including servant and soft leadership. There are several leadership styles and servant leadership was widely discussed in the 20th century.  In this style, a leader considers a servant to others. Similarly, can we consider a great teacher a good servant?

Teachers are highly respected in the society next to mother and father. Teachers are intellectuals who shape students with their knowledge and wisdom. They must be passionate about their students and find out the ways and means to inspire them by setting an example, walking the talk and sharing knowledge constantly with a view to groom them as enlightened citizens. They adopt various tools and techniques to share their knowledge as per the levels of students as students have different intelligence levels - below average, average and above average. Their intention is to emphasize key ideas and insights thrice to reach out to three levels of students in the classroom.

Teachers are continuous learners. They learn from various sources including observation, experience, reading, writing, and teaching. It is rightly said that ‘to teach is to learn twice’. They also learn from their students to improve their knowledge to share with other students.  

Teachers discipline erring students to keep them in the right track. They forgive erring students. They empathize with students and correct them. They emphasize on character education to inculcate ethical values and morals in students. The role of a teacher is highly challenging and sacred. That is the reason why they are highly respected in the society.  Lee Iacocca rightly commented, “In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.”

I always feel that it is an honor to be in teaching profession. I always think about students to groom them as good citizens and global leaders. And I consider myself a servant to my students.


“A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.” – Anonymous



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Professor M.S.Rao, India
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants India
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World in 2013
Vision 2030 Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBCO-gWmTRk
Twitter: @professormsrao  
Blog: http://professormsrao.blogspot.com
Blog: http://professormsraoguru.blogspot.com
Global Top Gurus 30: http://www.globalgurus.org/leadership/upcoming.php
21 Success Sutras for Leaders: Top 10 Leadership Books of the Year (San Diego University) Amazon URL: http://www.amazon.com/21-Success-Sutras-Leaders-ebook/dp/B00AK98ELI




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