What are your most powerful leadership techniques?
Chandru Kalro (CK): I will start with the essentials first:
Good listening skills: A good leader must be a great listener. This will make sure all the bad news travels as fast as the good news.
Empathy: The job at hand is also the leaders. Getting the job done rather than doing it oneself means a lot of empathy is required.
Work for the greater good of the system: This is absolutely important. This way sustainability is always a priority.
Imbibe a great culture: A culture of honesty, commitment and loyalty. A trait of what I can do first before I get the team to work is important.
A leader who works with this intent will find all that is needed to create a great system.
Aristotle once said -the hardest victory is the victory over self.
What are the self-mastery secrets that make you the world class leader that you are?
(CK): Leave your EGO at home.
Understand that there is another point of view.
Understand that everyone is a distinct human being and has a separate set of strengths.
Then you get new ideas, you are open to them and open to change.
Can we teach people to become better leaders?Is it an inborn skill or can it be taught?
(CK): Some is inborn as part of you. Some can be developed. The trick is to understand the needs correctly. What is inborn can be worked on with new traits that can be developed.
How important is team work in achieving success ? The secret to building a strong and efficient team?
(CK): Extremely important. Leaders need to emphasize this. They need to give credit and expect less of praise from the team. Respect is more important that spoken praise.
The secret to getting more done in a day as compared to others.
Your secret of effective time management?
(CK): Organize yourself, understand the team’s strengths and weaknesses and work around them. Time management for self and team should be done.
The motivation secrets of a leader-how do you inspire and sustain motivation?
(CK): You must have the ability to communicate the big picture. Then clearly put out roles and responsibilities of the team. Motivation happens when you strategize a road map for quick wins and appreciation for those quick wins.
The secret to handling failure effectively ?
(CK): Learn from them. There is a lot there. Then never repeat the same mistakes.
How do you prioritize work and life?
(CK): Work is life in my opinion.
Your views on the leadership skills of the next generation of leaders?
(CK): They are smarter, more aware and quicker. They lack patience. This needs to be developed. The good thing is they are quick learners.
Best advice you can give to the future leaders
(CK): Learn from the past to welcome a great new future!
