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Leadership is as old as humanity. Ever since the dawn of the civilization, human beings have organ¬ized themselves into various communities, by nature or by sheer necessity. Probably, initially, the need for leadership developed as an emergent phenomenon, mandated by the context. The ‘emergent’ and ‘contextual’ nature of leadership has remained veritable throughout the history and continues to remain so even today. There is one more leadership quality that has remained true of all good and great leaders throughout the history. It is the desire to serve, selflessly, for the greater good. When leaders are willing to serve and remain receptive to the emergent reality as it unfolds, they can lead authentically and selflessly—as the true benefactors of humanity.
Effective leadership cannot be reduced to a technique. It emanates from the humanity and authenticity of the leader. Leadership development is a hard work. As Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche reminds us, “Those who would be light to others, must endure burning.” In the final reckoning, leadership is a journey into one’s soul on a path paved by the twin light of wisdom and virtue. The image of the path or the journey could be misleading for all paths are paths away from home. In fact, leadership is not a journey; it is a homecoming.
Exemplary leaders look within, transform themselves first, and then immerse themselves in serv¬ing the common good. They are self-directed and other-focused. They do what needs to be done for the good of the whole, without any fanfare or raising a flag. Only the awakened can truly serve.
Companies around the world are facing a leadership crisis, according to the new quarterly report of the 2021 Global Leadership Forecast.1 We believe that the solution to the current leadership crisis lies in leaders’ harnessing of inner virtues, such as empathy, humility, self-awareness, self-examina¬tion, resilience, selflessness, service, and kindness. We need engaging self-effacing wisdom for serv¬ing the common good. What the world needs the most from its leaders is a compassionate wisdom, and not more power. Only when wisdom and power meet in one compassionate hand can one truly lead for the well-being of all beings. Only the awakened can truly serve.
While some can self-develop and grow into leadership roles quite naturally, some need guidance along the way. This book presents some engaging perspective on managing and leading effectively.