Lead ThySelf

Perfect Leader In my opinion the perfect example of an excellent leader would be Charles Spencer Chaplin in following I am going to be reasoning why I think he is a great leader. About Charlie Chaplin Charles Spencer Chaplin who we know well as Charlie Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16 th  1889, he inherited natural talents from his parents, His father was a versatile vocalist and actor and his mother was an actress and singer she was well known for her performances and was given a stage name of Lily Harley. Charlie and his brother Sydney Chaplin had to survive on their own after the early death of their father and sudden illness of their mother. (Charlie Chaplin: Overview of his life, n.d) Beginning of his career Charlie got his first chance to act in a legitimate stage show at the age of twelve where he played the role of “Billy” the page boy, in support of William Gillette in “Sherlock Holmes” Charlie started his career as comed...

They are known as Mumbai Dabbawalas. They came to light when Prince Charles of England, chose to visit them at their appointed time and place to appreciate them in 2003, for carrying on an activity that started in 1890, so successfully till date. Since then, their operation is viewed as a successful model in supply chain management and a case study for many management schools. They have won accolades worldwide. Consumer satisfaction has been the only motivating principle behind the activity all along, said Dr Pawan G.Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Mumbai Dabbawalas Association, addressing a meeting here recently, jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), Madurai Zone and Young Indians (Yi), Madurai Chapter. He said that they do 400,000 transactions every day, working for eight to nine hours carrying cooked home food to various destinations, covering as much as 60-70 km. The error rate is almost nil. No strike at work. No police case ever registered. On...

When Graeme and Lorraine Ponting figured out that their firstborn was quite good at cricket, they bundled him off to Mowbray, the local club in the middle-class locality of Launceston in Tasmania. Ricky Ponting was about 8 years old then, and rather unremarkable; he preferred listening to talking, and a quiet corner to the hubbub in the dressing room. One of Mowbray’s stalwart players, Brad Jones, recalls in Australian Story, a series on ABC TV, “If you didn’t look, you wouldn’t know he was there.” What they also wouldn’t know was that when the seniors were out on the field, Ponting would trawl through their kitbags, slip into their gear, shadow with their bats and turn the dressing room into his private cricket pitch. Just before lunch, when it was time for the players to return, he would slide back into his cocoon, and put the gear exactly as he had found them, ensuring that the seniors didn’t know they had been messed with.  For many, Ponting’s actions were resonant with the ...

  Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes  : They don't fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds. MEANING: Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. You are known by the Company you keep. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company. But accept that you are always ALONE at the TOP.   Eagles have an Accurate Vision  :They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. MEANING: Have a VISION and remain FOCUSED no matter what the obstacles and you will succeed. Eagles do not Eat Dead things : They Feed only on FRESH PRAY. MEANING: Do not rely on your past success, keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. Leave your past where it belongs, in the past.   Eagles Love the Storm  : When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited & uses the storm's wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds the wind of the st...