Deep Mody

Risk Taking – A Myth People NEVER take Risk!!!… This certainly sounds like an incorrect statement, people obviously take Risks, some take small, some big, some take calculated risks, etc… ‘Risk’ or say ‘Uncertainty’ is a pat of common sense… Well, I dunno, I don’t think it is so… Let’s find out what exactly ‘Risk’ is… As Wikipedia describes ‘Risk’… Risk  is the potential of gaining or losing something of value… This certainly makes sense, but the question here is… ‘With Respect to Whom?’ I saw an interesting video on YouTube, titled ‘Leadership and Decision-making in the Face of Great Risk’ by Dutch Leonard – Harvard Kennedy School. Taking some insight from that… I’ll share a something about Dan Osman… As Wikipedia describes him… Daniel Eugene Osman was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear. He participated in rope free-flying or rope jumping, falling severa...

Educative Leadership… Leaders should be termed ‘Teachers’, not ‘Managers’… While trying to understand, what Leadership is, I came across many different types of Leadership… Autocratic, Democratic, Facilitative, Transformational, Transactional, Emotional, Charismatic, etc. etc. etc….. I have one more jargon to add to it… EDUCATIVE LEADERSHIP…. While reading and grasping all these Leadership styles and their definition… Guiding us what to do when… The thought which constantly had me restless was, IS THERE A BETTER AND SIMPLER WAY OF DOING THIS? Can we have simpler and more inclusive understanding of Leadership? A thought process which is truly in sync with very definition of Leadership…. Here is what I could articulate… I heard this story once… A politician, good person by heart, was looking forward to amend certain law in his jurisdiction. He strongly believed that amendment was in sync with long-term welfare of his people. Before putting out his ame...