I recently had the chance to attend the Forbes India Leadership Awards (2012) and somehow from all that talk about Leadership, Success, Key Success Factors, etc. the conversation that stayed with me was the the one between Philosopher Satguru and Indian Banking icon K.V.Kamath.
Satguru reckons that the 2 traits he sees in true Leaders are:
1) Uniqueness: They do have at least one unique strength - functional, behavioral, whatever - which they leverage very well.
2) Competency Building: They continuously look to build their competencies, rather than aiming for the job of a Leader. Over time, they develop so many competencies that they are then (suddenly) the only people who can do a Leadership job.
K.V.Kamath reckons that the 2 traits he sees in true Leaders are:
1) Foresight: They are able to see at least some things - Trends, Opportunities, Threats - very well in advance compared to the others, and they get busy preparing for that scenario.
2) Execution: Once the visualization is over, they have the capability to get their hands dirty and get things rolling on the ground and make it all happen.
Fantastic views from 2 different people. It has somehow stayed with me, even after a week. :)
Satguru reckons that the 2 traits he sees in true Leaders are:
1) Uniqueness: They do have at least one unique strength - functional, behavioral, whatever - which they leverage very well.
2) Competency Building: They continuously look to build their competencies, rather than aiming for the job of a Leader. Over time, they develop so many competencies that they are then (suddenly) the only people who can do a Leadership job.
K.V.Kamath reckons that the 2 traits he sees in true Leaders are:
1) Foresight: They are able to see at least some things - Trends, Opportunities, Threats - very well in advance compared to the others, and they get busy preparing for that scenario.
2) Execution: Once the visualization is over, they have the capability to get their hands dirty and get things rolling on the ground and make it all happen.
Fantastic views from 2 different people. It has somehow stayed with me, even after a week. :)
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