leadership of muhammad (saw): lessons for ceos
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LeadershipofMuhammad(SAW):LessonsforCEOsWali Zahid,ceo SkillCityMILEMadinahLivewebinar:15January2013|3Rabiul Awwal 1434
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Linkfortext-onlyversion
§ https://walizahid.com/2015/06/leadership-of-muhammad-saw-lessons-for-ceos/
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Who’sWali?§ Waliistheonlyin-countryresourcedelivering‘Leadershipfor
CEOs’workshopsinPakistansince2004- organised bySkillCity,BritishCouncil,ManagementAssociationofPakistan,NPOandelsewhereinAsia
§ Clients:Kuwait,Bahrain,UAE,Saudi,alloverSouthAsia§ Interest:leadershipreadinessandbringingGodintowork§ Interviewedtop-rankingPakistaniCEOs§ Workingonbook:LeadershipofMuhammad(SAW):Lessons for
CEOs– aimedatWesternaudiences
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WorkwithMadinah Institute
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Theview?§ WecanviewProphet(SAW)’sCEOrolefrommanystandpoints:
1. Independentofanycomparison,inownlight2. Inthelightofleadershipmodels&theorieslike
Level5Leadership,VirtuousLeadership3. InresponsetoCEOgreed,derailmenttoday
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Timelesslessonsintheirlives
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Thiskindofworkisnotnew!
Bookswrittenbypeoplefromotherfaiths:§ MosesasCEO§ JesusasCEO
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Virtuousleadership
§ Justliketrait-basedtheories,virtue-basedtheoriesarepickingupmomentum(Level5),principle-centred,value-basedleadership,etc
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Today’sCEOgreed&derailment§ Everyday,anewCEOscandalhitsheadlinewithentireorganizationsbecomingcasualty
§ CEOpayandcompensationareamatterofconsiderabledebateinNorthAmericaandUK
§ Eventhosewhoarerolemodelstodayfaltertomorrowforlackofmorality(JackWelchetc)
§ ClintonandBorisYeltsin.Nixon’sLeaders?
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WhattheProphet(SAW)did?
§ Heremoveddualityinpublicroleandprivatelife.Sincehiseverymomentisreported,weknowthatevenbeforehewasappointedtheProphet,hewasupfrontandhonest.
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CEOpay&compensation
§ WhenAllahaskedtheProphet(SAW)toturnMtUhad intogold,hechosefuqr (ordinariness).
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ProphetMuhammad(SAW)asleader
Wecanseehismodelatthreelevels:a. Personalleadershipb. Peopleleadershipc. Taskleadership
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Threelevels
Credible
Self-disciplined
Peopleleadership
Personalleadership
Taskleadership
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Caution!
§ Thisisworkinprogress.§ Weareonlystudyinghisleadershipfrompeopledimension.Strategyandotherpartsarenotpartofthiswork.
§ FutureversionsofthistalkmaydiffertocaptureessenceofProphet(SAW)’sleadership
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Credible
Self-disciplined
Personalleadership
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Personalleadership
1. Keepingyourword2. Useofyourtime
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1Keepingyourword
§ Hewasknownassadiq andamin – credibilityandreputationmanagementintoday’slanguage
§ Today’sexamples:§ Authenticleadership§ TrueNorth
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2Useofyourtime
§ Bybeingself-disciplined,hewasthefirsttoarrivewhenHajre Aswad issuewastoberesolved.
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Peopleleadership
§ Fivedimensions
b
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Credible
Self-disciplined
Peopleleadership
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1Communicating
§ Non-hierarchical§ Sitwiththem,eatwiththem§ Visitingbedouins willask:Who’sMuhammad[SAW]amongyou?
§ Sometimeslight-heartedhumour:dates
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2Motivating
§ Itwastransformational,nottransactional.§ Peopleworkedforfreeandgavetheirlivesbecausetheybelievedinhismission
§ Can-doapproach
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3Leading
§ Wasaleaderwithouttitle:Hajre Aswad§ Wouldacceptdissent:1. Umar(RA)duringHudaibia2. Asahabia whomheencouragedtomarrya
sahabi
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4Emotionalquotient§ Persistence:Neverlosthope.Didn’tcursethepeoplewho
torturedhiminTaaif§ Didn’tkeepgrudges:Thewomanwhothrewtrash§ Forgiving:Whenthemissionaccomplished,heforgaveall-
conquestofMakkah§ Gradualself-regulation:withDivineguidance,introduced
values,rulesinagradualmanner– onebitatatime
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5Work-familybalance
§ Nojobisworthtakingifyouhaveafailedmarriage,orchildrenareignored
§ Createdafinebalanceofwork,family,personalprayertime
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Taskleadership
§ Variousdimensions§ Eightdiscussedhere
c
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Credible
Self-disciplined
Taskleadership
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1Problem-solving
§ Usedtimingandwiseactstoavoidcontroversy§ Changeofqibla direction§ WheretostayonthefirstMadinah night§ Allowedpeopletousetheirwaysinworldlymatters– datetreescross-matching
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2Consultativedecision-making
§ Consultative:Whoconsultsdoesnotgetembarrassed(Baihiqi)
§ Participative:SalmanFarsiatKhandaq battle§ Seekcounselfromwives:Hudaibia /Umme Salma
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3Entrepreneurialtraining
Hedidn’tgivefish;hetaughthowtofish:§ Example:Amancameseekingalms.Askedifhehadsomethingtosell.Thenaskedhimtobuyanaxe.
§ Dothingsright;moneycomesanyway!
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4Allocatingwork§ Heonlyhad23yearstodevelopateamwhichwillspreadIslaminallpartsoftheworld
§ Strengths-basedassigning:hepickedwhatwasthebestinpeople.Createdthebestjob-personfit
§ Basedoncapabilityandpreference:Katib-e-wahi,teaching,negotiating,envoys
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5Delegating
§ Hijrat:Ali(RA)tostayback,AbuBakr (RA)toaccompany
§ Appointforpotential:Ali(RA)forKhaibarexpedition
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6Trainingpeople§ Bite-sizedlearning§ Askquestionsbeforetellingthem§ Useshortstories§ Usedemonstration§ Willnotembarrassanyone§ Willnotoverload
Separatework:TheProphet(SAW)asTrainer
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7Appraising
§ After10yearsofservinghim,Anas (RA)said:nopenalizingafteramistakewasmade
§ Thisremindsusofgettingridoftoday’sperformanceappraisalsystemwhichonlyworkstohighlightgaps!
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8Successionmanagement
§ Successionpipeline:DevelopedandcoachedfourKhalifas (caliphs)whowouldcarryhismission
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Credible
Self-disciplined
Peopleleadership
Personalleadership
Taskleadership
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Beforeweclose
§ Lessonsinavoidingleaderderailment§ CorporateCEOsbecomederailed
§ TheProphet(SAW)’sfollowersdidn’thaveto!
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What’sinitforus?
§ Nothingsuperhumanhere!§ Alltheseactsarepractical,doable!§ MuslimCEOscanfollowthesethingsindailyworklife.
§ Questionis:willthey?
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Youractionplan
Whatyouwill:1. Start doing?2. Stop doing?3. Continue doing?
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