Of creative thinking & lessons in leadership

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 15

In her endeavour to brush up with changing facets of leadership, Col Neelam, a training officer, NCC group, Chandigarh, has registered for a workshop, “Leadership 4.0—A Retreat for High Potential Leaders”.

The workshop, designed and steered by IIM-Kozhikode Director Debashis Chatterjee, aims at equipping potential leaders with leadership lessons that could empower them in the world bombarded with information. More than 100 professionals—-from doctor to armed forces—- attended the session, organised by the IIM-Amritsar in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Professor Chatterjee used story-based moral building tools to stress that self-awareness and emotional resonance were hallmarks of a great leader. Planning to take the event to 20 cities, he said the idea was to bring Indian leadership values to the centre stage of the global management practice. “I advise potential leaders to focus on their strength and the practice of undoing (disruptions). Let’s not cry over the past, we should drive (positives) from it.”

For Col Neelam, the main takeaway from the exercise is how to align your life (time) with your purpose and priorities and learn to innovate the present, rather than chasing arbitrary targets and regretting failures.