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Ravi Mantha
Ravi Mantha

Ravi Mantha

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Having Innovative Ideas

First you should have an innovative mind set and crusader of innovation then  to constantly encourage and recognize the talent, place high value proposition to Innovation and communicating the same to  every employee. Create an atmosphere of Innovation and create an ECO System, what typically HP , Google or AT&T does.

Attaining Success through Adversity

That is the true quality of a true leader, Leader must have 2 things, He should deal in ambiguity and adversity with panic, stay calm and assure hi steam that things would be fine. When a problem erupts always there is an opportunity, Leader should teach his team/company to look at opportunity side rather than getting annoyed/worried. And Success should be a journey not a destination…I can give you many examples.
Keys to Effective Leadership

First, firm
conviction,Vision, Communication the vision and mission, confidence in
self and the team,Taking accountability and ownership, serving as an
example, Constant motivation not supervision and leading from the front
and without any title.

Thoughts on Consistent Leadership Performance
The LEADER SHOULD BE
A FIRST AND LAST CHANGE AGENT. He should drive and motivate his
people,he should be a role model, he must show others how to win with
integrity and how to deal in ambiguity and win each time. And
persistently and consistently drive performance through trust and
recognition.
Tools to Motivate Yourself and Others
My work motivates me,
bigger and cross border M&A deals of 400 million US $motivates, my
approach is very unique.  My way is very different than others, I truly
believe in trusting others fully and their abilities and communicating
that with them each and every time. I feel each employee or individual is
unique in his/her own way, a true leader has to tap the
untapped potential in them/ find out what are the triggers, then excite
them to work ,like what Google, Johnson&Johnson  does today.
Gist of Your Leadership Role Over the Years
Actually ,it is a
big question, I have to take a half day session or 1 hr for that (smile)
I have developed very drastically as a person and evolved as
a professional till now what I am today. I have to write a whole page or
2pages for that, it takes lot of my time. But I can tell you/others in
person in detail.
Strategy to Avoid Mistakes as A Leader
Well. Any Leader is
a human being first than a boss, leader or CEO…etc. Connecting the right
dots needs a thorough understanding of people and the organization /
goal…the leader has to take the people and organization in that right
direction ensuring that there are no pit falls, even if there are
pitfalls, he should teach his people to rise up each time they fall
and instill "never give up"attitude.
Role Model
There are many, 
but Swami Vivekananda and Mother Teresa always inspire me. Vivekananda set
the world on fire in parliament of religions, made the west to look at
India as a Cradle/epicenter of civilization and Vedanta philosophy –
a Truest Patriot , secondly Mother Teresa for her un-quenching and
un-relentless service to humanity – poorest of the poor to lepers to
anyone she served the quality of service –  hats to her……(tears start
rolling when I talk about them) They  both, Swami Vivekananda, Mother
Teresa were  gods who took human form to give better life for us ( next
generation) we also should do our bit in carrying that legacy to our next
generation.
Lessons Learnt on the Way

Boss is always and always right…

Achievement You Pride Yourself
Not one but many, 
one being ,I was an CEO/entrepreneur when I was 25 Years , I visited 6
countries on my own for business within 2 years after I started
my enterprise.
Foresight of Yourself and Your Company
We will be closing bigger deals and I see my company having at least another 3 offices in India.
Fostering Innovation
First you should have
an innovative mind set and crusader of innovation then  to
constantly encourage and recognize the talent, place high value
proposition to Innovation and communicating the same to  every employee.
Create an atmosphere of Innovation and create an ECO System, what
typically HP , Google or AT&T does.
Attaining Success through Adversity
That
is the true quality of a true leader, Leader must have 2 things,
He should deal in ambiguity and adversity with panic, stay calm and
assure hi steam that things would be fine. When a problem erupts always
there is an opportunity, Leader should teach his team/company to look at
opportunity side rather than getting annoyed/worried. And Success should
be a journey not a destination…I can give you many examples.
Desire to Change the Past
I would not have visited UK /Singapore when there was 9/11, I was in right place, but in wrong time. I wish to change that.
Suggestions on Leadership
I also teach in more than30 MBA colleges and professionals with 8 to 10 years’ experience also come for  my advice,  Now I advise CEO/MD’s. If I were to share my thoughts on the two topics it would take a day to talk but in short, Leader is a person and Leadership is a style ( we have autocratic, dictatorship…etc)

A Leader is one who can inspire to aspire. A company can be made or broken with Leadership. The worst bankrupted company can be bought into profits with great leadership ( Ex: Lee Iacocca, who save Chrysler from bankruptcy)  Biggest corporation like Lehman brothers / Enron  can also collapse  because of bad leadership.

Apart from having a Vision, Mission, Integrity a Leader must have - Confidence, Conviction,Courage, Character, Compassion, Credibility and Comradeship. And Management is all about Managing his abilities to the fullest and also using the leader’s spirit and making it as a Leadership Spirit /Team spirit and Motivational Spirit and Organizational Spirit – which should also result in Corporate Social Responsibility, where in his people will be successful, Organization can be successful and finial Country can Successful.
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