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The Amazing Kite-Flier Every 'Makar Shankranti' festival the skies of Mumbai are dotted with kites of various shapes and colours. The sight of a kite flying far away never fails to bring a cheer to my heart. Years ago as a child in Mumbai my passion and obsession was ‘Kite-Flying’ , anytime of the year excepting the monsoons. To be a Kite flier one needs to have a good kite, twine, winding reel, eye-hand coordination and lots of patience. It’s a game of passion and energy. Any kite-flyer will know the importance of the above parameters for success. Of course as a child this came spontaneously. I never realized then that the possession of these few things which were so natural and spontaneous, would be the musings for a few People Management concept. Well so what has kite-flying really got to do with People Management concepts? Patience…..Patience , is one of the most important elements in kite-flying. When you start at launching a new kite, it does not immediately soa...

The other day I was driving home from office , during the day few of us like minded folks had invested the day sharing on the topic "Lead by Example" and how "Leaders must Lead from the Front" .. Lesson from a Shepherd...... I was driving in my car, deep in thought introspecting about the "Leadership" challenges in changing times. Suddenly I had to hit the brakes,as a big herd of sheep were crossing the road right in front of the car. I cursed the situation and wondered, where was "Shepherd" who was supposed to lead them. After sometime when the sheep had crossed the road, I saw the Shepherd walking behind the herd. I was very irritated with him and wondered, what kind of leader was he, hanging behind the herd? Few days later I was conducting a workshop and discussing about "Dynamic Leadership Styles", suddenly the visual of the Shepherd walking behind the herd of sheep came to my mind. I felt this is also a "Leader...