Leadership is a Personal Choice

Mirza Yawar BaigChanging the world, one mind at a time

Work Experience: International Speaker, Trainer, Author, Coach,

Leadership Consultant with 16 years in Corporate General Management, 30 years in Training & Organizational Development. Author of 24 books

Director / Professional Member: Centre for Conflict Resolution & Human Security Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science

Entrepreneur: 1994: Founded

Education: IIM-A , P-CMM®, MBTI©, WSA©, ISABS

Books include: The Holy Cat Hiring Winners Present Your Way to the Top Leadership is a Personal Choice The Business of Family Business An Entrepreneur’s Diary

Member Consultant Panel:

USA GE Corporate University, Crotonville AMA International, New York Andersen Corporate University, MNIndia Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh LBS Academy of Administration, Mussoorie SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad SSB Academy, Gwaldam

Clients Include:GE, Oracle, Motorola, Microsoft, IBM, National

Semiconductor, Unilever, BSNL, Tata, Colgate, Asian Paints, Siemens, Wartsila,

MphasiS, Bangalore Labs, EXL Service, World Bank-CGIAR, Tata, Corporate, J

& J, Accenture, Zeneca Seeds, Shanta Biotech, Advanta, Reuters, Air

India, Rahim Afrooz, Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, Olam, Regal Beloit, Reliance

World, NIS Sparta, AMKA, Emami Group, Suzlon, JP Morgan, SEW

Infrastructure, LANCO, SEAPOL, KAR Group, Expolanka

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“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out

why.” ~Mark Twain

Perspective “The ability to simultaneously hold in your

mind, a picture of where you want to go while being aware of where you are today.”

Without perspective you can never find direction

“We all must suffer from one of two things:

The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”

“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no

goal to reach.”Benjamin Mays

IBM Millennium Survey:Winners = Olympic Gold = 2%

Do you want to be with the 2%? Or with the 98%?

Excuses don’t change reality

Remember Winning is not a size or number or beauty or

strength thingWinning is a quality thing

Winners are not those who have the most

But those who contribute the most

7 – Requirements for Change1. Introspection with brutal frankness2. Owning mistakes3. Accepting responsibility for correction4. Clear strategy going forward5. Clarity about benefits from the change6. Commitment to applying the new method7. Going through the pain

Live to WinPut your life in GEAR

Generate, Energize, Achieve, Return

Generate

Energize

Achieve

Return

Generate EnergyConnect to the Source

Generate Energy Vision Strategy Road Map

Focus on yourself

Generate Energy Be clear and rooted in your values Live the values with confidence Feel the passion about your belief Energize others to share your belief

Values drive passion and passion rarely fails

What are ‘Right’ Values? Those that you believe in passionately Those which you will do anything for Those you will not compromise at any cost Those which add value to you and others

Shortcuts lead only to one place – destruction

Your Values Please list your top 3 values; those that you will

do anything for and not compromise at any cost For each one, reflect on why it is important to

you How will you get subscribers?

How do others benefit from your values?

20 minutes

It is not how much you have, but how much you want, which determines satisfaction and peace of

mind.

Vision What is the purpose of your life? What will be lost if you are no longer

there? Who will feel this loss? How do you want to be remembered?

It is not about being rememberedBut about being remembered with honor

The Essential Truth Living life is about making choices:

Choosing to be a “Victim” Or choosing to be a “Master”

Both stances are subject to the givens of society, environment, organization

Both stances have implications in terms of your development and happiness

It’s not what happens to you but what you do with what happens to you that

matters

Exercise Imagine that you are listening to your own

farewell speech being delivered by someone who has worked with you, for many years and knows you very well.

What would you like to hear?

This is what you need to focus on from today

10 minutes

Start Stop Continue

What is the price of your success?

In order to succeed, what do you need to

Energize OthersBecause you can’t

win alone

Energize Build the team Leverage conflict Gain commitment Develop leadership

Focus on your people

Build the team Who must be on the team?

Why? Who must not be on the team?

Why? Why must they be on your team?

Do they share your belief? How much?

Because only right people can go to the right place

Exercise Keeping your vision and roadmap in mind, who

must be on your team? What is you plan to recruit them? What is the incentive for them to work with

you? How will they benefit and how much do they

really need you?This is what you need to focus on from today

10 minutes

Develop leadership Groom successors

Select right Train right Monitor right Mentor right

Hand over charge: Trust your training

Successors must want to succeed

For Successors Demonstrate

Respect for the teacher & training Anxiety & Industry to learn Speed of understanding Willingness to practice Openness to feedback

Confidence is inspired – not demanded

Achieve ResultsBecause only results count

Exercise In your groups, please tell the story of the

greatest achievement of your life As a group please list three things that

inspired you from the stories Each group please share your three points

of inspiration

20 minutes

Achieve Set metrics Review performance Reward achievement Assess the future

Focus on your investment

Exercise Please list 3 – main goals that you would like to

work on What are your metrics for each goal? What is your contingency plan? What are the possible enablers/inhibitors?

20 minutes

Set Metrics Specific Measurable Actionable Realistic Time bound

I will not allow, what is not in my control, to

prevent me from doing what is in my control.

Return to the WorldBecause you took from it

Return Share the wealth (all kinds) Consolidate gains Return to society Create a legacy

Focus on your environment

Give to getBecause only empty hands can

hold

Share the wealth

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Life is an equation2 x 2 = 4

You own the multiplier and are given the constant

The result is a product of both If we want a different result, we can still get it

even though we own only one side of the equation

What can you do to change your multiplier?

Give to get What you have in your hand is the

harvest. What you plant is the seed. Hang on to what you have and that’s all

you'll ever have. You want more? Then plant what you

have. Give what you have to get what you need

The only way to get, is to give

Want trust? Want caring? Want fun? Want respect? Want harmony? Want appreciation? Want happiness?

Hide their faults Show concern Laugh often Be thankful Accept differences Don’t be critical Forgive mistakes

Return to society Strong societies are built on giving What we give returns to us in multiples Social disparities create fatal flaws We owe it to those who gave for us

Honor is never old fashioned

Create a legacy How do you want to be remembered? What do you want to leave behind? How is the world a better place because you

live here? What loss will people feel when you are gone?

Because it is the return on our investment

Success is where opportunity

meets preparation

Success is a process of connecting aspirations

to reality

InvestmentCommitmentAdaptabilityPersistence

Ambivalence Passion

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