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Management Lessons from Pranab Mukherjee
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 08 September 2011, 03:13 IST |
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3. Art of Consensus Building
He is a master of negotiation and his ultimate aim is to build consensus for crisis management. The veteran leader has come in terms with the fact that running a government necessitates playing a lot of smart tactics. In a coalition government, mutual consent is the key to survival and there are a few like Pranab Mukherjee who see to that its kept safe. He flew to Chennai when DMK threatened to pull back from the alliance after the arrest of Kanimozhi. With a few rounds of meetings, he fixed the problem and made sure Kanimozhi remains in jail and a DMK minister in the cabinet. Leading a team or an organization, you will often be confronted with conflicting ideas and issues. Consensus building is crucial in such situations as business cannot be run by hasty decisions.
