LEADERSHIPTHE MAKING OF A GREAT PRIME MINISTER

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• Abhijeet Singh (1021001)• Ananya Mohanty (1021006)• G. Ravindra Nag (1021012)• Kaushal Kumar Singh (1021015)• Kaustav Chaki (1021016)• Rohit Ranjan (1021022)• Saurav Mangal Murti (1021023)• Saumya Shree Panda (1020033)

Who is a Leader ?

Manager vs. LeaderThe differences

Leader: Works with his sub-ordinatesBoss: Directs, like a BOSS!

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Influential Prime Ministers of India

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee• Was the 10th prime minister of India• He was a true man of honour, an idealist at heart, and a true

leader on the outside. • He became prime minister because of his oratorical abilities.• After the success of Kargil War he was hailed across the

country for his bold and strong leadership.• He was very courageous and had the ability to take action.• He was very true to his words. He stated “Being in power or

out of power is the same for me.”• He had the qualities of taking initiatives.• Vajpayee was a popular intellectual leader seeking to expand

his political power.

Lal Bahadur Shastri : Moral Leader

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the 2nd prime minister of India.• Successor to Father of Nation and Architect of Free India.• Original name was Lal Bahadur Shreevastava.• His famous slogan “Jai Jawan , Jai Kisan”.

• Important Leadership Roles•As a responsible leader when part of cabinet in charge of railways there were frequent accidents, despite of the modernization•As a diplomat when Kashmir was in a state of turmoil over the genuineness of a holy relic.•As a protector of interest when Pakistan attacked India in 1965 for several weeks.

• Strengths•Can withstand opposition•Control emotions•Integrity is unquestionable•Committed to what is right•Own internal standards of correctness•Extremely detail-oriented

• ExamplesCalled the true disciple of GandhijiPresided Jansevak Sanghatan after Lala Rajpat RaiArrested for 30 months during Salt Satyagrah March to Dandi

o Profile:• Teamwork – Team pusher• Flexibility – Inflexible• Self-direction – Constant self-improvementdirection• Strategy – Principle-centered• Decision-making – Ideal centered• Managing Change – Rule-bound• Delegating – Workaholic delegator• Communication – Reforming Communicators• Negotiation – Uncompromising negotiator• Power- Authority power

Indira Gandhi• Indira Gandhi was one of the most charismatic leaders of modern India whose

ideas and activities touched different spheres of India's public life and politics and left an imprint on world affairs, especially, the Non-alignment Movement.

• She was the Prime Minister for over fifteen-and-half years.• During the liberation war in Bangladesh including Humane handling of

refugees and winning of 1971 war against Pakistan.• She was able to make a significant contribution to the practice of inter-

national relations.• Signing Shimla Pact with Pakistani under her leadership.• Signing of Indo-Soviet Treaty of peace, Friendship and Cooperation took place.• She nationalized Banks.• She abolished privy purses of maharajas.• She conducted the first nuclear tests at Pokhran.• The imposition of emergency rule in 1975 proved to be a major mistake that

she realized later.

Rajiv Gandhi• He believed in taking the problem up directly and this was reason for the

Punjab and Assam Accord.• He was taken up several new programmes and was gearing up the rural

and district administration .• He was 6th Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989.• He is the creator of the new education policy of 1985 in which the complete• development of human beings was emphasized. He made primary

education widespread and of giving employment to everybody.• He was a supporter of good and clean administration to be answerable to

the people.• He had started the computer revolution in India, initially with 486

computers.• Under his regime Panchayati Raj was also taken.• He used to consider the youth as the future of the country and wanted to

make women self sufficient.

Jawaharlal Nehru• Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

• He played a major role in shaping modern India's government and political culture along with sound foreign policy.

• He was central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century.

• Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic

• He is praised for creating a system providing universal primary education , reaching children in the farthest corners of rural India.

• Against the background of the Cold War, Nehru developed a policy of 'positive neutrality' for India.

Do you think leaders in other contexts (business, sports, religion) exhibit the same qualities as great Indian Prime Minister?

• I think leaders in the other contexts may not exhibit all the same quality’s as a prime minister.

• They may exhibit a few selected behavior such as charisma, extraversion ,flexible , creativeness etc.

• A leader in religion may exhibit unconventional behaviour but which way not a good quality for a prime minister to exhibit.

• A leader in sports may take a decision which involves a risk factor but a prime minister may not because of the involvement of a countries economy.

How important do you think charisma is to a Prime Minister’s greatness?

Charisma is very important to a Prime Minister’s greatness.

• Prime Minister is a leader. A charismatic leaders has influence over followers. • A charismatic leaders sets an example for followers to

imitate.• A vision statements by charismatic leaders imprints an

overarching goal and purpose on followers.• A charismatic leader reads their surroundings and being

skilled at detecting the moods of the audience and adjust his or her behaviors and speech to suit the situation at hand.• They are geniuses at helping people to see possibilities

and potentials.

Do you think being at the right place at the right time could influence Prime Minister’s greatness ?

• Yes, being at the right place and the right time can be influential for a prime minister.• Consider two candidates for the post of prime minister.

A nation wide tragedy befalls the people and one of them is present to console the people and offer them the vision to get them out of the tragedy. • Situational Leadership Theory justifies this statement

that the Leaders prove to be successful by selecting correct style.• Depending upon the Readiness and Willingness of the

followers, the Leaders exhibit their qualities.• They provide Support and directions to the followers.• This can be more beneficial when the leaders are

present at the place at the time when their qualities are required.

Do you think common people can be biased in evaluating a P.M.’s greatness? If so, how?

• Yes, biasing is FUN!

• People associate the Leader with the party he belongs to.• A member of Congress/B.J.P. has more brand value than a

member of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).

• Thanks to Communism.• Potent leader like Narendra Modi is feared by certain

communities.

• Geographical affiliations.• He’s from MY state, will do something good for ME!

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