Leadership Lessons from Sunil Gavaskar

Gavaskar told us the story of when his uncle Madhav Mantri (who had played twice for India) was chief guest at a school function. The year was 1979, and by then, Sunil Gavaskar was idolized for his centuries and record breaking spree. The Principal of the school needed to introduce Madhav Mantri. So Mantri told the Principal, you need to ask the students, “who is your favorite cricketer”, and when they say “Gavaskar”, you just need to say “Madhav Mantri is his uncle.”

The Principal thought this was a good idea, and asked the students, “who is your favorite cricketer”? The students responded, “Kapil Dev”.

Learn to Think – Part 2

To continue with my last post, let’s talk about ‘Connections’. 6. Think Connections – Thinking connections is a powerful technique. Make unusual combinations – what’s the link between music and healthcare aspects of your businesses? No link? Of course, there …

Leadership Lessons from 2008 – Go and Market directly to Your Target Audience

At MindTree, we have been researching for a few years, on whether it’s possible to teach innovation. Is it an inborn faculty, or a teachable skill? We studied wide array of concepts that are easily available – Lateral Thinking and …

Leadership Lessons from 2008 – About Networking, The Prophet and Planning

Those with a sense of inclusion usually also find it easy to network. And that’s my second learning from 2008 – the power of networking. Success comes to those who are well networked, those who can influence others, those willing …

Leadership Lessons from 2008 – Power of Inclusion

It’s a new year, and so many people love to say, “good riddance, 2008″; In my next few postings I would like to share with you what I have learnt in 2008. Biggest lesson I learnt in 2008 is the …