Sunday 13 August 2017

Professor M.S. Rao’s Profile—International Management Guru, Keynote Speaker, C-Suite Advisor & Author of Over 50 Leadership Books








Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. is an international leadership guru and an internationally acclaimed executive coach, educator, author, speaker, and consultant. He is a C-Suite advisor and a sought-after keynote speaker globally.  He earned a Ph.D. in Soft Skills.  He has forty years of experience in leadership development and conducts training programs for various corporates and educational institutions. He brings a strategic eye and long-range vision given his multifaceted professional experience including military, teaching, training, research, consultancy, and philosophy. His areas of interest include leadership, executive coaching, and executive education. He advocates gender equality globally (#HeForShe)

He is passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others. He trains a new generation of leaders through leadership education and publications. His vision is to build one million students as global leaders by 2030 URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html that is the winner of Leadership 500 Excellence Awards 2015. He has the vision to share his knowledge freely with one billion people globally. Here is a list of international eminent personalities and management thinkers who provided their forewords for some of his books: M. Venkaiah Naidu (Honourable Vice-President of India), His Holiness Dalai Lama, Philip Kotler (Father of Modern Marketing), Marshall Goldsmith, Dave Ulrich, Chip R. Bell, Ken Shelton, Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner, Mark C. Thompson, Hermann Simon, Dr. Nido R. Qubein, David Clutterbuck, Mark Goulston M.D, James Strock, John H. Zenger, Fons Trompenaars, Norm Smallwood, Dr. Tony Alessandra, Jim Cathcart, Chris Widener, Chester Elton, John Baldoni, Dennis Carey, Subir Chowdhury, Soumitra Dutta, Debra Benton, Gerard Seijts, Bill Treasurer, Chiranjeevi (India's Megastar) and Kiran Bedi.

He is the father of ‘Soft Leadership’ and founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He has made the biggest impact on the world with his Soft Leadership which can be applied for companies and countries to achieve excellence. He is the author of over fifty books including award-winning See the Light in You https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132 He has published more than 250 papers and articles in international publications including Leader to Leader, Entrepreneur Magazine, Chief Learning Officer, and Emerald. 

His award-winning book, "21 Success Sutras for Leaders" URL: http://www.amazon.com/21-Success-Sutras-Leaders-ebook/dp/B00AK98ELI was ranked as one of ten finalists for the Department of Leadership Studies Outstanding Leadership Book Award―2013 at the University of San Diego. He received an Outstanding Reviewer for Human Resource Management International Digest in the Emerald Literati Network 2015 Awards for Excellence.  He coined an innovative teaching toolMeka’s Method; leadership training tool―11E Leadership Grid; and leadership learning tool―Soft Leadership Grid, based on his new leadership style, ‘Soft Leadership.’ He was ranked #1 Thought Leader and Influencer in Business Strategy Globally by Thinkers360. He serves on the editorial boards of various prestigious international journals including Development and Learning in Organizations, of Emerald, U.K. His Amazon book link is http://www.amazon.com/M.-S.-Rao/e/B00MB63BKM. He invests his time in authoring books and blogging on executive education, learning, and leadership. Most of his work is available free of charge on his four blogs including http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com. He is a prolific author and a dynamic, energetic, and inspirational leadership speaker. You can e-mail him at msrlctrg@gmail.com and follow on Twitter at @professormsrao. 


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Professor M. S. Rao’s Humble Origins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLs-BA01Rro&feature=youtu.be