Friday, 6 March 2020

Professor M.S. Rao’s Message for Unsung Heroes and Heroines: Work for a Cause, not Applause― Share if You Care!




“I think that teachers have the hardest job in the world, and they are the most unsung heroes so much of the time.” —Emma Walton Hamilton


Most people on the earth die as unsung heroes and heroines. It is only a few people who are recognized for their contributions. Although most people work hard with passion and wait with patience to achieve recognition and success they fail miserably when they are alive. The reality is that the world respects successful people, not unsuccessful people. In this post, I outline the causes of unsung people.  

Here are some reasons for such unsung people. They led a simple and humble life. They remained quiet and were shy to promote and brand themselves. They failed to hog the limelight. They failed to network and make a noise. They lacked tact and diplomacy. They acquired hard skills, not soft skills. They failed to seize opportunities. They worked for their causes, not applauses. They were givers, not takers. Above all, their preparations did not meet the opportunities.  


Conclusion

"The womb from which you emerge determines your fate to an enormous degree for most of the seven billion people in the world." —Warren Buffett

Be happy that you have tried your best. Be happy that you have made a difference. Be happy that some of your friends have earned fame and enjoyed all the facilities. Remember, if everyone achieved success and fame these words would have lost relevance forever. To conclude, contribute your best irrespective of the outcome to avoid regrets on your deathbed.


"I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and saw that service is a joy." —Khalil Gibran

References
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949003132  https://www.amazon.in/dp/1949003132


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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India


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Create a Gender Equal World: Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., #HeForShe―Share if You Care!





International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8, 2020. I advocate gender equality globally. I have signed up for #HeForShe. I salute all women for their courage and contribution to build a better world.


“Can you imagine what the world would be like if women who constitute almost half of the global population had access to education and opportunities and were allowed to contribute their best? We would achieve prosperity globally in all spheres.” ―Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., #HeForShe

Globally the number of women scaling senior positions especially C-suite positions are very few. Although it is widely advocated to increase the number of women’s participation in senior positions, it remained in the letter, not in spirit. In this post, I will offer tools for women to fast-track their careers to achieve a gender-equal world.  

Research shows that women take failures to their hearts and take a little longer time to move on from their failures. They are hard on themselves and love to be perfectionists. They fail to claim their achievements and make noise publicly especially on social media because of gender and cultural aspects. Additionally, they fail to leverage their networks and groups for fear of being misunderstood by others thus hindering their career prospects.  


Strengths of Women

Women are usually collaborative while men are competitive by nature.  Collaboration is essential for the smooth functioning of organizations and equally essential is a competitive spirit without which organizations cannot succeed. Blending both collaboration and competition is essential to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness.  Here are some of the strengths of women: Biologically women have a huge potential and are compassionate by nature. They empathize with others and are sensitive to others' feelings.  They are good at soft skills and interpersonal skills.  They can handle stress better than men.  By nature, men are more aggressive. However, women are soft and well-behaved. Women are also good at hidden data of communication.  That is why they know the knack of understanding male egos, emotions, and feelings better and act accordingly.  Women are leaders at home.  They lead their spouses and children effectively. They are more responsible for work. 

When it comes to leadership both genders possess the same leadership skills and abilities. However, women leaders take issues seriously by being direct and decisive. They are more amicable and approachable. They are more committed, transparent, accountable and professional. Precisely, women leaders say what they mean and mean what they say.


Tools for Women to Fast-track their Career

Despite innumerable challenges, a few women leaders including Melinda Gates, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel, Ursula Burns, Meg Whitman, and Sheryl Sandberg broke the glass-ceiling and stood out from others globally. When it is possible for them, it is possible for other women also to excel in their areas. Here are some tools for women to fast-track their career. Women must leverage their knowledge, skills, abilities, networks, and groups to fast-track their career. They must build allies and alliances. They must choose their coaches and mentors carefully. They must help themselves. They must build their personal brand which is the cheapest, easiest and quickest way to make their presence felt because of the access to the internet and social media. 


Create a Gender Equal World

There is a strong perception that men are promoted due to potential while women are promoted due to performance. It is basically because leadership is synonymous with men, not women. Hence, there must be a shift in the attitude and perception of the people toward leadership and women. Leadership is incomplete without the active participation of women leaders. Global Inc must spot, support and groom women leaders to keep them in the leadership pipeline to avert organizational eventuality.

Building women's movements globally to ensure women's empowerment helps to some extent. However, women supporting themselves helps greatly to ensure gender equality globally. Additionally, men must extend their hands to women wholeheartedly to build an honorable and prosperous world.

The world is at the crossroad currently. It is time men advocated gender equality globally. Remember that it is not a women’s issue anymore but a human rights issue. Hence, make your voice heard to achieve a gender-equal world.


Note: This article is an adapted excerpt from my award-winning book, “Strategies to Build Women Leaders Globally: Think Managers, Think Men; Think Leaders, Think Women.” It is dedicated to Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, and Oprah Winfrey. The Honourable Vice-President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has written the foreword for this book.  Links to purchase your copy: https://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Build-Women-Leaders-Globally/dp/1949003108
https://www.amazon.in/Strategies-Build-Women-Leaders-Globally/dp/1949003108

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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India


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Thursday, 5 March 2020

Professor M.S. Rao’s Legacy Statement: Sharing Knowledge Freely with One Billion People Globally―Share if You Care!




"I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and saw that service is a joy." —Khalil Gibran


I crafted a vision 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 because I am passionate about students and leadership. I also have a vision to share knowledge freely with one billion people globally. Life is short and I must do something for global society before I depart this world. I have only knowledge, not material wealth. So, I have been sharing my knowledge freely with the world through my blogs and LinkedIn since 2007. I get immense pleasure through it although I don’t earn any money. I still do it despite financial constraints and without any regular flow of income for the last five years.

Although I am below average in intelligence I am blessed with curiosity and imagination. I used my imagination to create vision to share my knowledge. I have created the following vision statement:
My vision is to build one million students as global leaders.
My vision is to help students unleash their hidden potential.
My vision is to help students succeed in every area of their lives and to accomplish their dreams. 
My vision is to help unsuccessful students become successful students.
My vision is to help successful students become even more successful students.
My vision is to inspire students to dream big and achieve big.
My vision is to share knowledge freely with one billion people globally.
My vision is to pioneer for global peace, prosperity, stability, and security.


Conclusion

"I shall pass this way but once. Therefore any good that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now for I shall not pass this way again." —William Penn  

People are born and dead but we remember only a few great leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela for adding value to the society with their service. For them, to serve is to lead. Therefore, add value within your available resources to make a difference and build a better world.


"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with great vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” ―Woodrow Wilson

References
https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Leadership-Innovative-Negotiation-Prosperity/dp/1628655909
http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.in/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html


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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India


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Monday, 2 March 2020

“Activity Doesn’t Equal Achievement” ― Share if You Care!




“Never mistake activity for achievement.” —John Wooden


Some people work hard but don’t achieve the desired outcomes. They work hard without taking feedback. They keep themselves busy throughout the day without any takeaways. It seems something is wrong somewhere. In this blog post, we will discuss working hard meaningfully which is otherwise known as working smart to accomplish your goals and objectives.


Learn when to Hold and Fold

“If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.” —Karl Von Clausewitz

People must learn when to hold and fold in life. They must fix some timeframe or deadline to execute their tasks. If there is no positive outcome, they must exit by learning lessons and move on towards other tasks. There is no sense in chasing too many rabbits. There is no sense in swimming against the current. In my personal life, I did business for more than a decade. I could not achieve positive results. I gave up business and explored teaching. I enjoyed teaching students because I inspired and shaped them as global leaders. After a few years, I became a fulltime author when I lost my employment. I authored 48 books including the bestseller ‘See the Light in You.’ https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132  Unfortunately, I could not create adequate income to sustain from books. Now I am thinking to shift some other area where I can earn money to sustain my family.


Emphasize more on Achievements and less on Actions

“If you want to feel secure, do what you already know how to do. If you want to be a true professional and continue to grow... Go to the cutting edge of your competency, which means a temporary loss of security. So whenever you don't quite know what you're doing, know you're growing.” ―Madeline Hunter

When we look at Nobel Laureates, they worked hard for several years to accomplish their goals. They emphasized on quality, not quantity. Most people who aspired for Nobel Prizes died as unsung heroes and heroines. So, we cannot conclude that focusing on one area gives us success. Life is a game and risk. Hence, we must take the risk and focus on one area religiously forever to achieve the desired outcomes. At the same time, we must understand the difference between busyness and productiveness.

People judge you based on your achievements, not actions. So, ensure that your actions lead to achievements occasionally, if not frequently to move forward in your life. To conclude, work smart, not hard to achieve big in your life.


“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” ―Ferdinand Foch

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


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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India


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Sunday, 1 March 2020

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Adopt Soft Leadership to Convert Your Enemies into Friends

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Saturday, 29 February 2020

How do You Turn an Enemy into a Friend? ― Share if You Care!




“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” ―Abraham Lincoln


The title of this blog appears impossible right!  Abraham Lincoln is my inspiration since my childhood. It is a coincidence that I also encountered several failures in my life since childhood. Additionally, I have been struggling since my childhood for my survival and success. I am optimistic that one day will be my day when I will be remembered for my contributions globally. When I was reading a book recently, I came across Lincoln’s quote of destroying enemies. So, to experiment, I phoned one of my friends who became my enemy for the last 5 years. We stopped our communication due to some reasons. Initially, he was not receptive to my telephone call. I called him many times to talk to him over the phone. Finally, he attended my telephone call. I began recalling our childhood where we studied and traveled together for more than four decades. He was slightly moved with our childhood memories and opened up gradually. I dedicated a book to him in the past but I never informed him about it. I wanted to gift the book to him at an appropriate time. I decided to blog on this topic to enable the readers to take away something.


Tools to Convert Enemies into Friends

If there is any miscommunication, talk straight to clear it. Identify if anybody involved in the miscommunication. Clear everything when you want to build the bridges. To maintain healthy relations, always verify the facts before jumping into conclusions. If you feel that you have made a mistake, apologize sincerely. We, humans, are emotional animals and get carried away by emotions rather than logic. So, check your emotions, think logically where things went wrong to connect with enemies. Remember that emotions can be used for both positive and negative things. Here are some tools to convert your enemies into friends. Don’t talk about the unpleasant past. Emphasize recalling positive aspects of life. Remind the past highlighting the sweet memories. The best way to visit the past is to talk to your friends about your past pleasant life. Be a giver. Don’t expect anything from your friends. Talk about their parents and the present challenges. Remind how life has transformed quickly. Bond with him. Talk about the rapid changes in society and the value system that has changed. Remind how the technology connected people although people live in long distant areas. Emphasize commonalities, ignore differences. Express your gratitude. Be thankful for the great things done to you. Look at the door that is opened, not the closed one.


Conclusion

Remember that the past cannot be brought back and the future cannot be predicted. So, learn to live in the present. Enjoy the journey of your life. Nobody knows what happens next. Life is a gift. You can never travel the same path twice. So, convert your enemies into friends by forgetting the unpleasant past and forgiving the mistakes. Remember that we all make mistakes in life. Nobody is perfect. To conclude, make your life great by converting your enemies into friends.

Reference
http://www.amazon.in/Short-Stories-Life-Leadership-Beautiful/dp/9384872512


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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India


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