Leadership Decoded - Happy to Grow up with Sachin and Age with MS

A controversy in making , but the more I think about it , it doesn't seem to be one

Growing up loving our informal national game (in Indian context).

Sachin taught about , Impeccable Integrity , For the TEAM , Being Flag-bearer and pseudo leader of billion heads , possessing the power of making us dream , persona , charm , controlled aggression and many many more...

Aging with MS has also taught me a lot about circumstantial leadership  , Able to think on the feet , Being humble , A servant leader (I cannot recall once, when MS has stood at the center of any team photograph after a victory, he is mostly hiding) , Respect for TEAM , Leading by example - taking it head-on (when more than 2011 world up final) , epitome of confidence ....gosh the list goes on....!!!

In-fact a dream nursed by Sachin (world cup victory) and finally fulfilled by MS...what a story....

Fast forward to our industry , only make me wonder if the above two persona's gave us more than enough qualities to carry it forward . Its just to easy to be stuck with their game, but they lived beyond it.

The challenges faced with our work-force, all the transformation values, means we may not have to look beyond the two greats who stood for different values.

MS , the leader of a team and knows how to steer the ship - Sachin , the emotional king of a billion dreams, one who took it himself to balance it.....Leadership exhibited....!!!

What better note to end than just saying -
"Happy to Grow up with Sachin and Age with MS" .....

Coach - The "tag" to hide behind ....!!!

Evolution of industry is imminent and with that we evolve.

Onshore and offshore project leads/co-ordinators/managers was the flavor of 90s (more so from services standpoint)

Managers and Pseudo-Technical leads were the flavor of 2000s and early this decade...

To discover the trend for next few years, need not go far - Welcome coaching and coaches.

Its ironic how "All of a sudden" there are tons of coaches, maybe very soon the # of coaches may outnumber the resources to be coached.

The point is not about abundant coaches, but coaches for causes and not coaches driven by passion.

There is no wrong in coaching seen as a pure career option , but to truly succeed as a coach, a state of mind beyond professional role is important.

An interesting story to share - In an interview asked a candidate "why are there so many coaches in the industry" and I loved the answer - "Thats the logical transition from being a resource manager of a technical team" Wow...!!! Appreciate the openness of the candidate.

Ever since, I started wondering - "Is coach the tag, many will hide behind now".....!!!