Column: Leadership Secrets

LEADERSHIP SECRETS
Harness The Power Of Technology

By Manoj Chugh, President, India & SAARC, Cisco Systems

Leadership is continuum of behaviour and performance. To become a successful leader, one needs to generate, nurture, and sustain outstanding performance in oneself, and in others. Today's business environment demands a dynamic leader, someone who has the ability to create, destroy, and re-create. The ability and mindset to drive change by destroying what one has created, and then creating a more scalable edifice is the cornerstone of success. In many ways, leadership is like whitewater-rafting. And to evolve as a great leader, you must allow your head to rule over your heart.

The potential for excellence in people cannot be measured easily. I see my team as not what they are, but as what they czan be. As their leader, I feel it is my responsibility to help them achieve their innate potential. It is important to be a role model for the team, and to build trust. Leaders have to lead from the front. A leader must assume the role of a mentor and ensure that the team learns from his experience and skills. The hallmark of great corporate leaders has been their ability to inspire those around them to achieve what is seemingly impossible; to motivate them to go beyond the call of duty; and to help them win-both as individuals and as a team.

Modern technology has made human interaction across disparate locations more interactive, and efficient. The internet has changed the way we work, live, and learn. Harness the power of technology. The ability to fully utilise the potential of the internet is what winning in the new economy is all about.

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