Leadership & Potential

Hi there,

Just want to put down my thoughts on these brilliant and abused words. Probably inspired from the close brush I had with them over the last couple of weeks.

Leadership to me is a thrilling experrience. One that puts a person in the role capable of changing the world, or atleast changing the context and rules for those around. But leadership is also a talent generated from two abilities:
1. The ability to take people into confidence.
2. The conviction to do something in a certain way.
And the above represent 2 sides of the coin, one relating the talent to the situation and environment, and the other, relating to the person's innate ability to generate faith and conviction in a goal or target. The latter arises as much from motivation as intellectual rigour.

Leadership Potential or potential for leadership though is not necessarily a reflection of only leadership. It also takes into account a certain frame of mind that an individual carries and the hunger for success and the fire in the stomach to achieve greater things. I think leadership potential is an attitude that the individual has and should be measured by opportunities seized and created by the individual, for herself and others.

For the uninformed, I was nominated for the leadership award at the business school by fellow students, and certainly was thrilled to be there. Didnt win the award, but what its worth, I still am fully excited about things that need to be done.

Cheers,
Satish