Mahatma gandhi

MAHATMA GANDHI AS A STRATAGIK LEADER

1. MAHATMA GANDHI
A
5thModule
PRESANTATION
ON
SUBJECT : STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Prepared by:
MANAN KHAMBHOLIYA (25)
NIMESH DHRUV (09)
RAKESH GEDIYA (12)
K. K. PAREKH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
Submitted To: Ms. Brinda Raycha
(Assi.Prof)

2. 1876
as a child
•This is the earliest picture of
Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi
•He is aged 7

3. Gandhi’s mother
Putlibai
•Putlibaihadastrongreligious
influenceonGandhi
•ShewasacommittedHindu,who
usedtofastregularly
•Shealsotookadvicefroma
Jainpriest

4. Gandhi’s father
Karamchand
•Gandhi’s father was a
politician
•He was Prime Minister of
Porbandar, a small princely
state in Western India

5. 1886
with brother
•Gandhi had two brothers and
one sister
•He was the youngest child
•Here he is shown with his
elder brother Laxmidas

6. 1895
as a barrister
•After a brief period back in
India, Gandhi went to South
Africa to practice law.
•He was retained by a firm of
Muslim merchants, headed by
Dada Abdullah Sheth.

7. 1895
Natal Congress
•In South Africa he soon
became involved in protecting
the rights of Indian migrants.
•Here he is shown with other
members of the Natal Indian
Congress.

8. 1902
family
•Kasturbai (Ba) is shown with
their four children (all boys):
•Harilal, born in 1888
•Manilal, born in 1892
•Ramdas, born in 1897
•Devdas, born in 1900

9. 1912
with Gokhale
•Many important Indians had
become aware of Gandhi’s
campaigning in South Africa
•Here he is shown with
Gokhale, a senior leader of
the Indian Nationalist
movement, who
became Gandhi’s political
‘guru’

10. 1913
Satyagraha
•Gandhicalledhismethod
‘Satyagraha’,meaning
‘strugglefortruth’
•Hewaspreparedtosacrifice
hisownwell-beinginorderto
changetheheartsofhis
opponents

11. 1913
the Satyagrahi
•Gandhiceasedtowear
Europeanclothes
•Hebelievedthatsimple
dresswasappropriatefor
defendingtherightsof
ordinaryIndians

12. 1915
a hero in India
•Gandhi’ssuccessesinSouth
Africawerewellknown
throughoutIndia
•Inthispictureheiswelcomed
inKarachi,nowinmodern-day
Pakistan

13. 1929
Gandhi
•Thispictureshowsthe
‘iconic’Gandhi,whohad
developedbytheageof60.
•BythistimeGandhihad
establishedhimselfonthe
Indianpoliticalscene,and
achievedmanynotable
victories

14. 1930
Salt march
•Gandhi was very clever at
picking his campaign issues
•Although the British tax on
salt did not raise much
money, it was symbolic of the
lack of freedom for Indians in
their
own country

15. 1930
making salt
•Gandhiisshownpickingup
saltfromthebeach–‘making’
salt–whichwasillegalfor
Indians
•Eventodayforeigncompanies
trytopreventIndiansusingtheir
ownnaturalresources,suchas
drugscompanieswhichtryto
patentIndianmedicinalplants

16. 1932
in jail
•Gandhiwenttojailmany
timesinbothSouthAfricaand
India
•Heusedhistimeinjailto
readandstudy
•‘whoeverhasatastefor
readinggoodbooksisableto
bearlonelinessinanyplace
withgreatease”

17. 1937
with Nehru
•Gandhi had good relations
with Nehru, who became
Prime Minister of India in 1947.
•However their visions for India
were different.
•Nehru wanted
industrialization.
•Gandhi had traditional village
life at the heart of his vision

18. 1940
‘the scientist’
•Hereheisshownresearching
leprosy
•Gandhi’sautobiographyis
called‘MyExperimentswith
Truth’
•Hewantedtobring‘scientific’
methodstotheexplorationof
humanmorality

19. 1942
spinning
•Gandhiwasinspiredby
Ruskin’sidealofself-reliance
•HetaughtIndianstoprovide
forthemselvesandnot
dependontheBritish
•Thespinningwheelbecame
the symbol of
independence,andwasused
ontheflagoftheIndian
NationalCongress.

20. Indian Flags
INC flag with spinning wheel Indian flag with Ashok Chakra

21. 1944
with Jinnah
•ThePartitionofPakistan
fromIndiain1947broke
Gandhi’sheart
•Gandhibelievedthat
Hindus,Muslims,Sikhsand
Christiansshouldalllive
togetherinIndia

22. Leadership styles
•Charismatic Leadership
•Participative Leadership
•Situational Leadership
•Transactional Leadership
•Transformational Leadership
•Task oriented Leadership

23. 21 Qualities of Leadership
•1. Character
•2. Charisma
•3. Commitment
•4. Communication
•5. Competence
•6. Courage
•7. Discernment
•8. Focus
•9. Generosity
•10. Initiative
•11. Listening
•12. Passion
•13. Positive Attitude
•14. Problem Solving
•15. Relationships
•16. Responsibility
•17. Security
•18. Self-Discipline
•19. Servanthood
•20. Teachability
•21. Vision

24. Functions of Leadership
Strategic
vision
pragmati
sm
Structur
e &
Policies
Commu
nication
network
Culture
Managin
g
change
Govern
ment &
mgt

25. Gandhiji as Charismatic Leader
•Generallythewordcharismaticisderivedfrom
thewordcharismawhichmeansmagical.
•SameashereGandhijiisapersonwhoinfluence
peoplebyhisworkandcharismatically.
•Acharismaticleadershipstyleisstylethat
influencetotheirfollowersorteamfromtheir
work.
•Apersonwhocanreflecttheimageofhisvision
andhisvalueisacharismaticleaderthatpeople
aspiretoworkwith.