Situation: When a leader takes a decision that is against contemporary wisdom, but within the leader's authority.
My Understanding/ Learning: Be ready to take the recoil, if things go wrong; why does one need leaders, otherwise? Leaders without courage of conviction, are no leaders; they are mere cogs in the wheel, who maintain status quo, at best. Leaders inspire, and lead humans and change the status quo, through conviction and personal example; managers manage resources; humans are best led, not managed.
- Then Wg Cdr Niteen Gupte, CO 27 Sqn, 1987
Situation: When a leader gives a piece of advice to his subordinate leader on his role in the organisation.
Nugget: You will be respected for your appointment, but you must respect the others for their seniority.
My Understanding/ Learning: In every organisation, there will always be people working who are senior, in length of service, to the leader; they will always respect you for your chair, but you must respect them for their age/ work/ experience/ contribution to the organisation, to name a few. Personal experience taught me that this is the best advice for a young leader in any organisation
- Then Air Cmde Viney Kapila, AOC, Ambala, 1991
Situation: When you want to add something additional to an already running, and tight schedule, but do not have the luxury to increase the time allotted for the same.
Nugget: Please do not add anything of value, without first reducing something of least value to the programme, in view of the changed circumstances, in terms of time. Adding an additional 10 hours of great value to a 1000 hour schedule, would demand reduction of 10 hours of something of least value, first.
My Understanding/ Learning: This is ideal for academic programmes that are already crammed into a schedule, and some new lessons have to be added without extending timelines of completion. This is critical to ensure learning, without an overload, which is always detrimental to learning.
- Then Air Cmde B K Pandey, HOTT (Air), DSSC, Wellington
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