7leadershiplessonfromswamivivekanand-210816090811.pptx

7leadershiplessonfromswamivivekanand

1. By Dhruvang Dhame c ha 7 Leadership L e sson from swa m i Vivekanand

2. About Swami V ivekan a nda S w ami V i ve k a n a nda is a na m e t h at i n spires admi r ation a nd a w e a r o und t he glob e . His w ords a n d teachings h a v e in f l uenced t he gre a test s c ientists l i ke N ikol Tes l a, vi s ionaries l i ke J . R .D T ata t o s everal t o p le a ders o f t h e coun t rie s . When h e sp o ke in C h i c a g o in t h e pa r l i a m ent o f rel i gi o ns in 1891, t he world t o o k no t ice o f h i s mess a ge o f unive r s a l bro t herh o o d . His ex t ra o r din a ry life a n d mission c hanged t h e perspe c tive o f f oreign c o un t ries t o w ards t he cultural super p o w er, na m ed I n di a . S w ami V i ve k a nanda ’ s te a chings c o n t i n ue t o inspire men t o l i ve t h eir highe s t ide a ls and dedic a te t h emselves t o t h eir h i ghest p ursui t . He was a l e ader who is remi n i s ced b y gen e ratio n s and c onti n u e s t o b e a g ui d i ng force for le a ders o f t h e worl d . S w ami V i ve k a n a nda p r e a c hed sa c r i f i ce, dedicatio n , s e r v ice and w o rk with abso l ute c o m m it m en t . He ar o u sed t h e highest ca p a b i l ities in a man b y re m i nd i ng t h em o f their o w n divin i ty t h at m ade anything p o ss i ble. In d ia celebra t es his birt h d a y a s N atio n al Y o uth D ay t o celebrate t h e wis d om, teachings and miss i on o f t h e s o ul t h at i l l um i ned t h e w o rld w i th his prese n ce. Here w e l ook a t t h e t o p le a der s hip le s sons from t he t imeless m as t er.

3. 1. Beli e ve in Yourself A le a der needs t o believe in h i mself, h i s mission a n d w h at h e is doing. When y o u h ave u n wav e ring faith and belie f , y o u f i nd wa y s t o acc o m p l i sh t h i n gs y o u want in y o ur l i f e. D iff iculties, h ar d ships and strugg l e make a true le a der more deter m ined t o succee d . “B e lieve in y o urself a n d the world will be at yo u r f e et . ” - Swa m i V iv e k anand a

4. 2. Dedication to Wo r k All g reat l e a d ers rema i n deeply dedic a ted t o t h eir wo r k. I t doe s n ’ t mat t er w hat yo u are doing, b ut ho w yo u are doing it t h at makes t h e u l timate differ e nc e . Great o p p o r t unities are a l w a ys p os s i ble for t h e on e who is dedic a ted t o wh a t h e is doing. “Even the g reate s t fo o l can accom p lish a task if it were a fter h is or her h eart. But the intelli g ent o n es are t h ose who can con v ert every w o rk into o n e th a t s uits t h eir taste . ” -S w a m i V iv e ka n a n da

5. 3. Face The P roblem A t r ue l e a der will alw a ys have a m i s s i o n and p urp o s e in life. He will b e rea d y t o f i ght t h e wor l d f or i t . Y o u cann o t solve p r o b lems b y r unni n g a w ay f r om t h e m . Soon e r o r l a ter, yo u will need t o f ace t h e pr o blems a n d co nq uer yo ur f e a r s . Le a ders inspire pe o ple t o f a c e pr o blems a n d f i nd s o l utions for t h e be n ef i t of a ll . “If y o u ever fe e l a fraid of a n ythi n g, alw a ys t u rn aro u nd and f a ce it. Never t h ink o f r u n n ing a w a y .” -S w a m i V iv e ka n a n da

6. 4. Focus on the goal T h e di f feren c e in qua l ity o f two men l i e s in t h eir abil i ty t o co n cen t rat e . When y ou fo c u s y o u r min d , energies and work t o w ar d s y o ur g oals, s uccess i s a s s ure d . L e a d ers who w o rk with s i ng l e p o inted focus are achieve t h eir goa l s a nd vis i o n . “Whatever y o u are d o ing, p u t yo u r w h ole m ind o n it. If you a re sho o ting, y o ur mind sh o uld o nly b e on t h e t arget. T hen y o u will never miss. If you a re learning y o ur le s sons, think o nly o f t h e les s o n .” -S w a m i V iv e ka n a n da

7. 5. Motivator Leaders em p ower t h eir p eo p le b y believing in t h e m, t r u sting t hem and t h e y r i s e t o grea t ness a s a resul t . A leader insti l ls belief in o t he r s where t h ey can accom pl i s h t h ings t h at t h ey ne v er t h o u ght were p o ss i ble. S w ami Vi v ek a n anda p rea c hed about t he in f in i te p o wer t h at resides in each o f us and ho w it un l e a sh e s itself t o help us achieve anything w e wan t . “A l l p o wer is w ithin y o u. You can do a n y thing a n d everything. Beli e ve in that” -S w a m i V iv e ka n a n da

8. 6. Strong Intentions and R esolutions A le a der a l ways has great inten t ions, b ig vis i on and t he resolution to try until he succeeds. When you are working on a n o ble mis s ion with the right inten t ions, you may f a ce hurdles, but you will m a k e it in t h e end. I m p o rtant is not to l ose focus, change directions or give up. Great ef f or t s a l ways le a d to gre a t results. Every pr o blem is a c h a l lenge t h at c a n be o v erco m e when you have a s t ro n g resolv e . “There is no imp o s s ible w o rd in the diction a ry of th o se w ho lea d . No m a tter how b ig a challenge, they can be r e solved with strong intenti o ns a n d re s ol u tions.” -S w a m i V iv e ka n a n da

9. 7. Stay Disciplined A le a der kno w s t h e r u les of t h e g a me. He i s t h e one who sets the b enc h mark for o t hers to fo l low. Leaders take t h e responsibi l ity, t hey wa l k t h e ta l k and n ever a s k t h eir teams to do what t h ey wouldnt do t h emselves. A le a der sets high ex p ec t ations, standards and ideas for o t hers to f ol l ow. To sum up Swami V i vekan a nda’s l i fe and se l f l ess leadership, he once s a id “This l i fe is shor t , t he vani t ies o f t he w orld are t ransient, but t hey alo n e l i ve w h o l i ve for o t hers, t he rest a re m ore dead t han a l ive.” “L e ader is one w ho k n ows h ow to obey c omm a nds before k nowing how to c omm a nd. Learn o bedi e nce fi r s t .” - Swa m i V iv e k anand a

10. Thank You By Dhruvang Dhamecha