Leading from Behind a Lesson learnt from Shepherd
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...