Professor M. S. Rao’s Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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Sunday, 16 February 2020

Free Chapter―Professor M.S. Rao’s Upcoming Book “Strategy and Business: Tools and Tactics for CEOs to Build the Organizations of the Future”

Dear friends,

I am excited to share with you that I am authoring a book on strategic leadership and it is tentatively titled, “Strategy and Business: Tools and Tactics for CEOs to Build the Organizations of the Future.” Here are the details about the book with a free chapter. I would appreciate if you could share your thoughts about this book on social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

About The Book

“All the men can see the tactics I use to conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which great victory is evolved.” —Sun Tzu

This book outlines the author’s four decades of diversified experiences including the Indian Air Force, teaching, training, research, and consultancy. It outlines the strategy, business, decision-making, disruption, innovation, resilience, and time management. It is a short course on strategic leadership. You can easily toss the book into a briefcase or purse and read here and there as time allows. It is a quick reference guide for all learners, leaders, entrepreneurs, and chief executives.

1 – Introduction

“The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.” —Michael Porter

The strategy is the area that fascinates me ever since I joined the Indian Air Force. I am passionate about this area but never authored an exclusive book on it. I decided to author a book on strategy and business to reach out to leaders at all levels especially CEOs. Welcome to Strategy: Tools and Tactics for CEOs to Build the Organizations of the Future.

This book offers innovative tools and techniques for CEOs to make smarter and wiser decisions. It illustrates with the inspiring examples of successful entrepreneurs including Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and Mark Zuckerberg. It interlinks decision-making and risk-taking. It explains decision-making from Daniel Kahneman’s perspective. It explains decision-making at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. It draws a blueprint to make better decisions. It outlines a strategy for CEOs to make smarter and wiser decisions. It unveils the power of intuition with striking stories of Fred Smith, Michael Eisner, George Soros, and Robert Pittman. It advises the blending head, heart, and gut to make smarter decisions. It implores to explore situational decision-making to ensure organizational excellence and effectiveness.

This book prepares CEOs in the age of disruption and offers innovative tools and techniques to ensure organizational excellence and effectiveness. It explains industrial revolutions. It differentiates between disruption and innovation. It outlines factors leading to disruption. It illustrates with examples of iconic companies including Nokia, Kodak, Blockbuster, and Xerox. It enlightens that some of the notable industries including education, computer, banking, publishing, and print media ended up due to disruption. It reminds that disruption has impacted all sectors, industries, organizations, individuals and their careers.

This book offers innovative tools and techniques to build resilient organizations globally. It explains resilience and outlines the characteristics of resilient leaders. It draws a blueprint to build resilience. It outlines a blueprint to embrace change effectively. It illustrates with inspiring examples of resilient leaders including Jack Welch, Alan Mulally, Lou Gerstner, and Carleton (Carly) S. Fiorina. It explains overcoming volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. It implores to convert threats into opportunities. It enlightens that resilience is the key differentiator between successful people and unsuccessful people.

This book helps CEOs understand the capabilities and mechanisms that they need to adopt today to build successful organizations in the future. It illustrates with examples of global companies including Blockbuster, Nokia, Kodak, and Sears that failed to embrace change while Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook that succeeded in reinventing. It draws a blueprint for CEOs to build organizations in the future. It unveils that the traditional models of development are no longer adequate and unfolds strategies to build the organizations of the future. It advises integrated efforts from all stakeholders including the organization, employees, human resources, and chief executives to reinvent and build organizations of the future.

This book offers timeless tools for chief executives to manage their time effectively. It illustrates with examples of Bill Gates and Richard Branson who use their time judiciously and Jeff Immelt and Jeff Bezos who use their travel time productively. It accounts for switching costs and implores to harness technology to manage time. It reminds us that the richest people in the earth are the poorest in their personal time and the poorest people on the earth are the richest in their personal time. It cautions that if you waste one second, you wasted one second of your life. It enlightens that the biggest gift you can give to others is time, not money.

This book discusses leadership branding and draws a blueprint to build your personal brand globally. It defines personal branding and leadership branding and unveils the ten-fold process of personal branding. It explains leadership branding with examples of Wal-Mart, P&G, McKinsey, Apple, and PepsiCo. It suggests harnessing social media to build your personal brand successfully. It advises breaking the content into pieces and sharing them on different social media platforms by contextualizing and customizing as per the expectations of your audiences whenever you deliver keynotes and participate in podcasts and interviews. It reminds you that build your personal brand requires passion, patience, and persistence. It implores to adopt ABCDE of branding. It concludes to draw a long-term strategy by researching yourself, identifying your unique aspects, shortlisting your greatest strengths, and creating a niche area to stand out from others.

Note: Here is the link to purchase my bestselling book ‘21 Success Sutras for CEOs: How Global CEOs Overcome Leadership Challenges in Turbulent Times to Build Good to Great Organizations’ http://www.amazon.com/21-Success-Sutras-Ceos-Rao/dp/162865290X

Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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See the Light in You: https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132

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Tuesday, 11 February 2020

“Strategy is the process of preparing for the future by scanning the internal and external environment and weighing the strengths and weaknesses of competitors and creating the future.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“Strategic thinkers see the big picture and scan the environment, weigh the pros and cons before making decisions to create the future.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“No power on the earth can prevent the talent from coming to the top.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“The situational decision-making is the process of making smarter and wiser decisions by blending your head, heart, gut, and intuition based on the environment, prevailing situation, availability of the resources, and time.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“Nobody can teach you the art and craft of teaching. Teaching is a passion that comes from within.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“Although spending leisure time is the main thing, tourists must understand and respect local traditions and cultures.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“Spiritual tourism is to travel to find purpose and meaning to your life. In a nutshell, it connects your body, mind, and soul. Spiritual tourism is not connected with any specific religion.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“Traveling helps you discover yourself. It helps you to be open-minded, offers a break to your routine life, and provides patience. It relieves stress and unwinds your mind. You will discover your strengths and weaknesses.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Thursday, 6 February 2020

Strategy and Leadership: Tools and Tactics for CEOs to Build the Organiz...

Tuesday, 4 February 2020

Professor MS Rao Award Winning Book Launch | 'See The Light in You' | TV...

Sunday, 2 February 2020

“The leaders like Abraham Lincoln who failed frequently in the initial stage used more of head and heart while the leaders like Jeff Bezos who achieved success one after another use more of their intuition and gut during decision-making.” —Professor M.S. Rao

“The leaders like Abraham Lincoln who failed frequently in the initial stage used more of head and heart while the leaders like Jeff Bezos who achieved success one after another use more of their intuition and gut during decision-making.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Unsuccessful individuals use more of head and heart while successful individuals use more of intuition and gut during decision-making.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Never give up whenever you encounter challenges in life because it is the time you realize your inner power and unlock your inner potential.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“The people who failed frequently in their lives approach an issue from multiple perspectives before making their decisions.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Treat challenges as opportunities because they help you discover your hidden potential and unlock your hidden power.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Life will be peaceful and pleasant when there is a reciprocal response in love and relationships.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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Monday, 27 January 2020

“I can be an ex-soldier, ex-entrepreneur, ex-editor, ex-professor, but I can never be an ex-author.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Why should we carry the emotional baggage when we are the tenants on the planet earth?” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Intuition unlocks your hidden subconscious mind power and converts it into your conscious mind power.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Individuals with mala fide intentions win initially but they fail finally.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Falsehood wins first but truth triumphs finally.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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Monday, 20 January 2020

“Indian students climb their career ladder and, in the end, they realize that their career ladder was leaning against the wrong side of the wall.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“The more I read, the better I teach to my students.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“When you want to succeed in your life, connect with the failures to understand how they failed to learn lessons.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Never mistake compromise for adjustment. When you change your career, it is a compromise whereas when you make modifications in your existing career, it is an adjustment.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Your decisions determine your destiny. So, never fear to make your decisions and never make your decisions out of fear.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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“Previously there was an emphasis on lifetime employment whereas presently, there is an emphasis on employability skills to stay relevant and competent globally.” —Professor M.S. Rao

Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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Professor M.S. Rao's Convocation Address G H Raisoni University, Saikhed...

Thursday, 16 January 2020

Guest of Honor for the Convocation, G H Raisoni University (GHRU) and Delivered Convocation Address―Professor M.S. Rao, PhD

Dear friends,

I was invited as a Guest of Honor for the Convocation by G H Raisoni University, on January 15, 2020. It was an honor to give away convocation certificates to dynamic students and share my messages on life, learning, and leadership.

References

http://ghru.edu.in/saikheda/experience/photo-gallery/convocation-ceremony/ https://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2020/01/professor-ms-raos-messages-to-learners.html

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Read my ‘Vision 2030 One Million Global Leaders’ URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.in/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html

Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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Strategies to Build Women Leaders Globally: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949003108

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Monday, 13 January 2020

Leadership Lessons from Professor M.S. Rao on Life, Learning, and Leader...

Professor M.S. Rao’s Messages to Learners and Leaders―Share if You Care!

“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ―Albert Schweitzer

I would love to share the following messages in this new year and decade.

Enhance Your Employability

“Your hard skills help you acquire employment and your soft skills help you ensure your employability. Hence, integrate hard and soft skills to fast-track your career.” —Professor M.S. Rao

I would like to share a few things with you today. There is no permanent employment in this world. There is only permanent employability. The days of permanent employment is gone. At the time of passing out from educational institutions, most students think that they don’t have to learn further. The real learning starts in the corporate world. What educational institutions gave you is paper qualifications. What you must do is to acquire the ropes of learning with a practical approach. You must acquire your knowledge, skills, and abilities regularly to enhance your employability. When you enhance your employability, you will be in great demand and will be able to shortlist your employers.

Blend Hard and Soft Skills

“Mostly overlooked, soft skills play a large part in actually keeping one’s job. While people are hired for their hard skills like knowledge, oftentimes people get fired for their lack of soft skills, including their emotional intelligence.” —Professor M. S. Rao

Most people mistake soft skills for people skills. Soft skills are all about your personality, attitude, and behavior. They are different from hard skills. Hard skills are your domain skills which are also known as technical competence. Soft skills involve communicating with others pleasingly and politely. They help deliver hard skills effectively. People are hired for hard skills but fired due to a lack of soft skills. Hence, understand the importance of soft and hard skills. A judicious blend of soft and hard skills is essential to achieve your professional success.

Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” ―Alvin Toffler

Companies including Kodak, Nokia and Blockbuster have vanished from the market because they failed to reinvent as per the changing times and technologies. Currently, companies including Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple are ruling globally. If these companies don’t unlearn and relearn, they will vanish from the market. It is predicted that most of the companies that are ruling the market presently may not exist after 10 years in this age of disruption. What is essential is to learn, unlearn and relearn. Remember, life is all about learning, unlearning and relearning.

Conclusion

“The most important thing for a young man [woman] is to establish a credit—a reputation, character.” —John D. Rockefeller

Throughout my life, I believed in two things―continuous learning and constant feedback. I rose from a humble background. I joined the Indian Air Force when I was 19 years, and I was not even a graduate. I have an urge to learn and grow and acquired several qualifications including DME, BSc, MA, MBA, PGDCLL, PGDBM while serving in the Indian Air Force. I was learning and earning. After leaving the service, I started my Ph.D. and acquired in 2011 in the area of soft skills. It is an example for others that nothing can stop them from achieving their goals. They must work hard, wise and smart to accomplish their goals.

Currently, there are innumerable opportunities for millennials. What they must have is an idea and fire in their belly. If they possess them, they can conquer the world. At the end, I implore to achieve success with integrity.

“I believe in achieving success with integrity which is often ridiculed by many people. Ultimately it is the ethics and etiquette that will make you a great leader in the long run.” —Professor M.S. Rao

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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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