Management Lessons from Pranab Mukherjee
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 08 September 2011, 00:39 IST
Bangalore: A man known best as the trouble shooter in the ruling Congress party, Pranab Mukherjee has a prominent place in the government and is often seen as the number two of the government. He is one of the most experienced and senior-most minster in the cabinet who holds many posts beyond the significant Financial Ministry. He takes a professional approach to any problem put before him and his management skills are lauded beyond the nation. Some of the management lessons that can be learned from Pranab Mukherjee are listed below.
1. Dependability
Mukherjee has been the most reliable person for the Congress party to approach during a crisis. He has a ready solution in his pocket for the worst of all emergencies and he knows the art of implementing it. This trust has been developed over the years and this is a major leadership skill that young managers should follow. The art is to make your team members come to you or in other words, build the trust among your subordinates who would see you as a real problem solver or a crisis manager. There are many an incident when Mukherjee was tasked to resolve the crisis, the latest being the Anna Hazare movement.