World-Me-My viewpoint

Arvind Kejriwal – This is the name which became a literally household name in India. He is being shown as the typical Aam Admi (Common Man) which is also the name of the party started by his group of social activists. Less than one year from the start of the Aam Admi Party, he became Chief Minister of Delhi. He resigned after 49 days as Chief Minister of Delhi. Within this short period, he and his colleagues were in news every hour be it supply of free water, proposal of reduction of electricity tariff, the affair of his law minister, ordering lodging of FIRs against Sheila Dixit, Former and Present Union Petroleum Ministers, Mukhesh Ambani, attempt to introduce a radical Jan Lokpal bill. Sounds very impressive – RIGHT?? Lets us look at this a little bit more closely. Kejriwal is an IIT, Kharagpur Alumini and a Ramon Magsaysay Award winner for excellence in public life mainly working for the Right to Information. He is the founder of several NGOs and is an staunch advocate of tran...

This is an article I found on the net and found it to be a good read. The credit goes to the original publisher for this article. Most members of a team know when they’re doing their work well. They often have a particular area of expertise, and they have deadlines and deliverables.  For leaders, it’s a bit different. How do you show that you’re leading? Here are five competencies that good leaders demonstrate. They are related to one another, and each is framed with a question to help you think about opportunities to display leadership. 1. Visibility We know that leaders need to be seen by followers--from formal presentations and announcements, to a crisis, to simple “managing by walking around.”  The less-obvious occasions, however, are easily overlooked. They can be lost opportunities, or powerful expressions of leadership. As a leader, when do you feel out of your comfort zone? Maybe it’s when you have to deliver bad or unpopular news, or mediate a conf...