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April - 2005 - issue > Leadership
Commandments to Success
Subhash Menon
I believe in leadership by example, which is the first aspect of my multifaceted leadership model. The second is empowering people substantially, followed by trusting people and giving opportunities until proven otherwise. It is better to begin with trust rather than mistrust because it affects each party’s best interests and creates a stifling work atmosphere.
Leading by example must be practiced everyday. For example, if I expect my team to put in ten hours of work every day, I put in twelve.
Leaders should be approachable to each and every person in the organization. I am readily accessible and make it a point to reply to e-mails within two hours if I am at office and within twenty-four hours if I am traveling.
That’s my commitment and I expect the same
from my people. I will give them the best effort because that’s what they expect from me.
My convictions are not complicated but they are valuable because of the difficulty in practicing them. Three maxims I value are that whatever happens, happens for good, all crisis pass and there are two sides to every coin.
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