Thought Leadership

The characteristics of a leaders having a production oriented leadership style The definition of leadership itself gives certain hints about the basic characteristics of any type of leadership . The basic aim of any leadership is to achieve a predetermined goal by way of methods and procedures unique to that leadership style. The path of leadership may vary according to styles but generally the end result somewhat remains the same  The Task Oriented Leadership The Production Oriented Leadership Style (POLS) is basically the task oriented leadership which accords more value to end results. This type of leadership style is rule based, formal, structured and heavily oriented towards the bureaucratic method. If we look closely inside the philosophy of the Production Oriented Leadership Style (POLS), then we find ample traces of the scientific school of management of the famous thinker Taylor.  The Production Oriented Leadership Style (POLS) believes in close supervision of the em...

 The changing material world around us  The world is a material reality and so are the humans. The relations between the two will be continuous & material when both interact The Changing Material World (CMW) is the ceaseless re-modelling entity where permanence is a glamorous illusion The problem arises when the rate of change in CMW is faster & larger than the acceptance capacity of the individual Most of the time the change in CMW is absolutely ignored, unaccepted or becomes unfathomable to the individual The CMW acts irrespective of whether it is understood, accepted or denied. This is the most unique & challenging aspect about it Why Decline Happens  Over the period of time the process of interaction between CMW & the individual becomes so minimalist that regression starts The journey of degeneration starts here. It is equally true for group entities like societies, organisations etc Those entities which accepted, understood & interacted with CMW a...

Obsessing over the order of the mind  Man's desire to regulate itself into order is exceptional. The sub-actions of religion, culture, traditions, rules, laws etc are ways of regulating humans into an orderly & regulated entity For humans the concept of freedom has always been the directed, ordered & monitored freedom This is the cardinal difference between the human & the animal world Even our Aesop's fable stories fantasize about the managed & controlled animal world Controlling societies & Leadership  In the earliest recorded history we find ample traces of regulations. It was more managed than what we have today. But still the theme remains the same though essence may have changed Those societies which regulated less the mind has prospered more. Those who obsessed over absolute control lost progress on the way Mind is a Nomad  Mind by its basic characteristic is a nomad. It is created to wander & lose itself in the process Those who never got l...

Greek Philosophy Summarized If we summarize the whole Greek Philosophy into simple dictum, we get the following messages 1. The unexamined life is not worth living 2. The search for wisdom leads to Truth is the key to human progress 3. Virtue is a type of a knowledge & it must be learnt & followed 4. Humanity must aspire for the “Good Life“ & not the “Mere Life” Leadership Qualities & its  Attributes  When examined closely the Greek Philosophy and its dictum reveals all the desirable qualities of leadership Every leadership must be an examiner of their own lives so that they lead a goal directed conscious life which is worthy of emulation & admiration The leadership without wisdom is like the sky which never rains & the water that never quenches the thirst. In such leadership Truth is the first casualty Leadership virtue is not genetic & theoretical but acquired through knowledge & actions. It is verifiable, measurable & transferable li...

The Kardashev Scale  The Scientist Kardashev categorized human civilization into 3 Types based on their capacity to use & harness energy According to Kardashev Scale we are in Type 0 where we have not utilized fully the energy resources of earth The Type I is when humans use star energy. Type II is when they use total galaxy energy. We are almost entering Type I The Alternative Idea  But the moot question is at what stage of civilisation are we in terms of human dignity, Rights, Privileges, wealth distribution, disease control, employability, peace & security etc etc Are we at the same stage as in   Kardashev Scale   or less than that or beyond that ? From history we know that the rate of increase in human equity & prosperity never corresponds to the rate in increase in wealth generation capacity of any civilization The  Kardashev Scale   talks about energy use which means economic activities which means wealth generation Can we say with ce...

The Thought Leadership & the Quantum Jump  Human civilization progresses by their abilities to think forward & backward & to correlate it with their present. But there is a limit to which these backward & forward extensions in thinking can be conceived There is always a veil of ignorance beyond which everything seems dark If humans have to jump from one stage to another stage of civilization progress then our ability to think both backward & forward has to also take a quantum jump This simply means that we have to create Thought Leadership(TL) . Such civilization jumps occur only when TL creates Quantum Jumps in ideas & actions We jumped from Wheel stage to Engine stage by creating leadership of the minds The Leadership of the Minds & the Great Jump  The challenge is to create such minds & leaderships. Though Scientific & Technological (S&T) minds will be in abundance but the Social & Cultural (S&C) minds would lag in the “GREAT ...

The great debate in Quantum Physics During the first part of the 20th century there was a huge debate surrounding the field of Quantum Physics QP. The most influential group was led by Neils Bohr & his students. Their interpretation of QP was called the “ Copenhagen Interpretations” CI Einstein & his group never accepted the Copenhagen Interpretations. He never agreed with the explanations provided by Bohr & Heisenberg. Einstein was so frustrated that he called their QP as “ epistemology-soaked orgy”  Leadership of the mind  The battle for the leadership of the mind was going on. But there was one man who proved mathematically that Bohr”s model of QP was correct. He was Von Neumann, the greatest Mathematician alive at that time. His reputation was such that his mere name settled issues in Mathematics  Once in a conference Neils Bohr spoke about his QP model. After he left almost every scientist opposed his idea and said it was unacceptable. Seeing the chaos o...

Newtonian or Quantum Leaders  Some physicists say that there are two worlds. The World of Big Objects (WBO) & the World of Small Objects (WSO) The WBO is the Newtonian world. The WSO is the Quantum world. The WSO does not follow Newtonian laws The WBO is visible, observable & measurable The WSO is not Yet Both of them exists & are the real worlds But for many only WBO is the real world Mostly both the world do not follow each other’s laws, trajectory, motions, styles etc The Leadership Styles Similar is the case of the two distinct worlds of leadership One has a big aura, personality, is eloquent, has presence, always visible & seen in the action The other is quiet, recluse, non domineering, believes mostly in delegation & is non glamorous The first may be casually referred to as the "Leaders of the Newtonian world" The other are the "Leaders of the Quantum world" Both of them provide leadership to organisations they lead But just because WSO is ...

The talk on You tube  A talk on " How to reinvent yourself in the post pandemic world" The topic of the current times A thought process of what we need to do A perspective on what we can do Ideas to deliberate upon

The Genius who could have taken over leadership in science  He was a Mathematician during the Renaissance. Some credits him with invention of Probability Theory. Many cite his works on imaginary numbers. He is the first few to lay the foundations of Quantum Physics.  He was also a certified Doctor.  He could have provided effective leadership in science  He wrote a book “Consolation” lamenting the death of his son. Some even say that Shakespeare copied from his book for his Hamlet “To be or not to be” speech He was a genius whom the world has forgotten You may be wondering who he is ? The weakness of leadership  He is Jerome Cardano, the Italian Genius who displeased the authorities of his time by his free contrarian views & rebellious character He was a great gambler who discovered probability theory to win card games. His medical license was revoked due to his maverick actions He had all the intellectual capacity to become the household name. Some part du...