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Sharing an intersting article of Avigit Ghosh report on "Payol, Dhoni and art of humble leadership" in today's Times of India 

The act of shunning the spotlight are perfect examples of the "humble" leadership approach.

Jim Collins, author of two much quoted works, "How the mighty fall"(2009) and "Good to Great" (2001), says "the key ingredient that allows a company to become great is having a level 5 leader: an executive in whom genuine personal humility blends with intense professional will."

Social Scientist, Mr. Shiv Viswanathan calls humble leadership, "a collective understanding of creativity." This style recognises and appreciates, "the smaller actors in a victory",

Comentator Santosh Desai believes that humbleness require supreme self - confidence and wisdom, "Such gestures of humility also build your longivity as a leader, you can get latitude during bad times." Jack Zenger and Joe Folman's advice in the 'The handbook for leaders," :-- "Don't flaunt your authority. Humility will make you approachable. It opens the door to building relationship." "A humble leader is also his own man."

Source: Times of India, 31st May, 2011, p.1

Uncertain future

James Suroweicki says:

"...... if you can assemble a diverse group of people who possess varying degrees of insight and knowledge, you are better of entrusting it with major decisions rather than leaving them in the hands of one or two people no matter how smart those peopl are....... there is no real evidence that one can become expert in something as broad as 'decision making' or 'policy' or 'strategy'.  Auto repair, Piloting, Skiing, perhaps even management: these are skills that yield to application, hardwork and make him talent.  But forecasting an uncertain future and deciding the best course of action in the face of that future or much less likely to do so."

Source: James Suroweicki, (2004), The Wisdom of Crowds - Why the many are smarter than few, Random House.

Position & Leadership

Stephen Flemming, the former captain of the New Zealand Cricket team., on the launch of the book "The Winning Way "by Harsha Bogle and Anita, spoke about leadership thus.........

"Getting a position or being appointed as something doesn't make you a leader."

He added that he made a conscious effort to take his team member along, evolving an inclusive system of leadership.In cricket also "we had to analyze what each person could contribute, and worked to combine that set of individuals into a group, into a team."

Source: Business Line 25 May, 2011, p 22