Reader's World

In his book ''Path to Leadership'', Lord Montgomery(1961) described a leader as ''one who can be looked up to, whose personal judgment is trusted, who can inspire and warm the hearts of those he leads, gaining their trust and confidence and explaining what is needed in language that can be understood''. What comes into mind when we hear the word asset? What are the major things that enhance the growth of organisations -- especially after visions and missions are clear, targets are set, team-members in place and all other things set and ready to go? Most organisations are collapsing whilst others are crawling, even though they have the business plan at their fingertips. Some of them are also blessed with skills in implementing the plan but get stuck halfway. In all these, they forget or overlook and maybe do not look out for the excellent and most useful asset that any organisation can dream of, and that is not just a leader but an excellent one. ...

According to Vince Lombardi ‘‘the difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will”. How do YOU define success? In your view it might be the wealthiest person you know, those with the educational qualifications, or even your mentors. Every individual has their own way of characterizing who is successful: it may be the personality or their professional feat. I believe success is YOU and ME, and success is a journey. Many times in our lives we are often tempted to look on others as being successful without actually looking inward to count our wins too. Most of us have been through very hostile hurdles in our lives before we got to where we are now, and one of the very common definitions of success is the accomplishment of a predetermined goal; so if we have set out goals in our lives to overcome obstacles that show up on our way, and we were able to overcome them, I believe that such a win in itse...