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FromMohan

to

MahatmaBorn in India, madein South Africa

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Who was Mohan?

A failure as a barrister

A man who had the fear of speaking even a single English

sentence in public

Went to South Africa to earn livelihood

Son of Dhiwan of a princely state

A father at 15

A devout Jain and was religious a trait inherited from his mother

A mediocre Student

A normal person with high ethical values and a self critic who

looked back critically and improved himself

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Crucibles - Events that transformed Mohan

Thrown out of a First-class coach in a Train

Asked to remove his turban in the court by the European magistrate

Drew inspiration from the various religious and philosophical books he

read

Asked to travel in the driver seat of the stagecoach and beaten upSeeing the poor facility of the locality in which Indians lived

Empathy with the sufferings of the indentured labors

A Crucible is a transformative experience

through which an individual comes to a newor altered sense of identity

- Warren Bennis

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Works that Transformed Mohan

The Kingdom of God Is within you

- Tolstoy

Unto this Last- Ruskin

- The Gita- The Quran

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Symbolic actions through nonviolent

behaviorBurning passes

Strike to fight against infamous laws such as three pound

tax

Fasting

Propaganda tours

Clothing

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Dilemmas Faced

Self/Family Vs PeopleExpectation to always do the right thing

The Quest for truth in every aspect of life

Over-reflection of every action whether right/wrong

How to react to Failures.

Should Enemies be trusted? When General Smutz did notuphold his promise

Manipulate Family and others to accept his way of living

and follow him

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Gandhi is NOT - A Transactional Leader

TRANSACTIONAL

Focuses on the

exchangesthat occur

between leaders

and their followers

-No new taxes = votes.

- Sell more cars = bonus.

- Turn in assignments = grade.

- Surpass goals = promotion.

The exchange dimension is socommon that you can observe it

at all walks of life.

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Gandhi is NOT - A Pseudo transformational

Leader

-Leaders who are

- Transforming but in a negative

way- Self-consumed, exploitive,

power-oriented, with warped

moral values

- includes leaders like

- Adolph Hitler

- Saddam Hussein

PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL

Focuses on the

leadersown interests

rather than the

interests of their

followers

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Gandhi A Transformational Leader

TRANSFORMATIONAL

Process of

engaging with othersto create a connection

that increases

motivation

and morality in both the

leader and the follower

Leader is attentive to the needs

and motives of followers and

tries to help followers reach

their fullest potential

Mohandas Gandhiraised

the hopes and demands of

millions of his people and in

the process was changed

himself

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Support Structure As a Leader

Social background

Jain ideas and practices powerfully influenced Gandhi

particularly through his mother who was a devout Jain

EducationEnglish barrister Made people believe him and listen to him

More leaders have been made by

accident, circumstances, sheer grit orwill than have been made by all the

leadership courses put together

- Warren Bennis

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One with the people

Strong Will power

Self respect

Selfless

Provide common direction

He went to the people and was

among them living their life and

suffering as they did

He had a strong will power and a

strong commitment to never yield to

pressure

He respected himself very much and

also taught that everyone must learn

to respect one selves as they are

He always put community in front of

even his own family and himself.

For him the people always came first

When the people were faced withproblems with no way to proceed

forward he brought them together

giving them a common goal/direction

Continuous Self Development

He continuously evolved as a satyagrahi

and he urged his followers to do the

same

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Questions

Did he really rally and group the people or Just

give a direction for people already driven to

corner by British?

Is it a necessity for a leader to sever all ties to

serve the community better?