Lead...er!

To be an administrator, other than qualification, one needs to poses certain qualities which can either be learnt by observations or by getting trained or both which happens in maximum. In my understanding, a leader is one who leads not a herd but a team.

To lead a herd is easy as there will never be a question asked, nor will there be a revolt brewing in the minds of those dormant yet alive live stocks which just desire to follow instructions. There is nothing great. A training to train the minds to just follow the instructions is enough. The rest of the work happens as per the conditioning theory. The leader in this case needs no flexibility as there will never be a challenge to address as grievous or stressful as may be expected from a team of talented members. 

To lead a Team, however, instructions wont be enough. There will be several issues to address, a lot to estimate, a few to keep in loop, a few to be kept happy, a lot to be trained, a great number of them to be reprimanded and then applauded as well (regular follow up for sure) 

If that is not the end, there will always be a number of those unpredictable emotions to be addressed which can come up anytime, from anyone, in any manner what so ever! 

As such, those who desire to lead, need to be one with an elastic mind and a brain like a sponge- ready to be stretched and ready to soak in anything and everything fed with. Not to forget, a quintessential element which saves a leader a lot of time and energy - being diplomatic yet straight forward.

Note: These are just a few points... the list is otherwise, endless. 

Main Shaayar to nahin...

I

Tareef b kya Karu uski jiski tareef Khuda na Kar paye

Tareef b kya Karu uski jiski tareef Khuda na Kar paye

Bas khoobsurat keh Sakta hu, isse jyaada lavz e aam kya keh paye

II

Kehte rahein kuch kuch kehte rahein
Raahein rahein ya na rahein
Rahenge raahi saath hamesha, bas yahi tum se kahein.

Quality: the name and fake of it.

Walk into any space any where in any part of the demography you live, hoarding after hoarding will greet you with a promise of quality in everything that can be sold. From tea to TV, everything. For the Indian market, the concepts of marketing are more Desi than what Kotler or for that matter any other marketing Guru can design and frame theories which the future managers can be fed with.

Every time a seller claims with confidence that the product is branded, he tries not only to push a product which is unheard of , he sells it to a costumer who unwillingly accepts the facts stated that its branded. Now who would challenge the facts stated? Who would whip out the so called encyclopedia from the pocket to google the brand name or for that matter the date of its establishment which they, with guts and glory,have been reflecting it to be of 19th century! Most important, who would want to be the butt of all those jokes and sarcasm which the seller would offer in return for all that smartness displayed?  Not us for sure.  

While there exists a very limited number of us who vouch for brands which are brands, there is a sizeable number which wants a brand, does not matter if it is a brand or not in the international markets! If the seller has said that its branded even if its sold on a dusty street with stink of a clogged underground drain and a pile of garbage at a stone's throw where the canines and the swines and the bovines alike search for their share of luck, it has to be genuine. It has to be of a quality! That is what the unorganised market has been doing- slicing off the profits from those who slog their brains off in the office, strategically set the targets for their sales force, pay millions to stars who seldom use the product they push and then, end up being a dummy product in the hands of those local manufacturers who callously glue the brand to their products which do not even confirm to the standards set. 

So what? 

Does it anyway matter? 

All that matters is  the fulfilment of the need at a price which the customer is ready to pay - the lowest for the best in brand. Teach and preach consumer awareness but when in the market, think about quality just by the assurance from the seller. 

Perseverance!

A Banyan tree grows so huge and strong- from where?
A building stands tall and majestic- from where?
A star player/actor/performer is made-from where?

Think of these questions when you think of success and prosperity happening in the blink of an eye. Those who have grown up to be adored today as a star, were once the same unknown as you and I are. Unknown to the world but well known to the people around us.

If we can realise the potential we have as an individual, then, it would not be late before you or your performance gets known to the world. For that however, you need to have patience in tons. As grows a tree from a seed unseen beneath the earth's surface or as comes up a building so beautiful on a surface which once was barren or a farm, so will you shine- someday.

All that needs to be done is to work unconditionally with absolute devotion. Do what you can, not that which you cannot. If you are good at singing, Sing. Do not dance. If you are good at speaking in any language, be an orator...

The World needs us. We need the World.

Keep doing what you are good at and you will be a brand. Do not wait to join a brand to become a brand. Create one from those which others rejected as failures. Prove them that they made a costly mistake