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Saturday, December 31, 2011

“3:5:7:10 Success Principle” - Professor M.S.Rao

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year 2012!

Thanks for your continued support inreading my blog and providing your valuable comments.

Here is the success principle toachieve all round success not only in the year 2012 but also in your entirelife. It is known as 3:5:7:10 success principle. When you want to achieve success you need toset your goals properly. Once you set your goals it becomes easier for you toaccomplish whatever you desire. In fact, goals help you remove negativethoughts, manage your time effectively, stay focused and enhance longevity asyou aspire to achieve them. In order to accomplish your goals, it is essentialto write rather than think as written goals are more effective than the unwrittengoals and they keep you aligned firmly towards your goals.

When you want to achieve audaciousgoals first find out your passions and work on it continuously for 3 years sothat you can acquire requisite knowledge and competence in that area. If youcontinue putting your efforts up to 5 years you will have recognition at yourregional level in your area of expertise. If you continue putting efforts up to 7 years you will be recognized atthe national level in your area of interest. And finally, if you extend your sincereefforts consistently up to 10 years then you will be able to brand yourselfglobally and succeed as an international expert in your area. Hence, on the eve of this New Year 2012 setyour goals based on this success principle and you will be amazed to findyourself as an international expert in your area of interest by 2022.

“All who have accomplished greatthings have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high,one which sometimes seemed impossible.” - OrisonSwett Marden


Good luck!


Professor M.S.Rao
Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants,India
Where Knowledge is Wealth



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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

“Managing Success is More Challenging Than Managing Failures”- Professor M.S.Rao


“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” - Booker T. Washington


Managing success is more challenging than managing failures. It sounds strange right! Yes, when you achieve success more people flock around you to congratulate and to share your success. And you find it tough to manage them. At the same time you will have more challenges as there will be people who are envious of your success and criticize you by highlighting your negative past or sometimes criticize your means and methods of reaching to the top.

It is tough to know who are your real friends especially after achieving success. When you fail you can easily assess your friends who stand by you.  It is true that prosperity brings friends while adversity tests them.

After achieving success, if you don’t pay attention to others due to your busy schedules you will be misunderstood that success has gone to your head. If you closely associate with everybody few people may take undue advantage out of your closeness.  They may send wrong signals to others. Sometimes people try to attack you so that they get noticed easily by others. These days, several small people with little egos began attacking the big leaders with shoes. Sometimes they slap the top people in public to get instant publicity. Therefore, the successful people have to be more careful in protecting their image and managing their success. They know how hard to achieve success and they must also learn that maintaining success and retaining fame is still harder.

Hence, understand the intricacies involved in achieving success. Learn to manage your success well through proper time management.  And above all, have humility to grow still taller in stature.  Accept the reality that it is easy to manage failures but tough to manage your success.


Professor M.S.Rao
Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants, India
Where Knowledge is Wealth



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“Whimsical Woman – Short Story” - Professor M.S.Rao


“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.” -  William Blake


Chanchal was an overambitious woman with average height and great physical beauty. She was 32 years old.  She worked in a multinational company as a consultant. She joined for management education to acquire degree so that she could grow professionally.

The very first day she bombarded the Professor Lenny with volley of questions such as whether the Professor Lenny would discuss examination papers and undertake extra sessions. Professor responded affirmatively with lot of patience.

The Professor Lenny conducted classes regularly.  He was jovial while interacting with his students and encouraged students to discuss various aspects of the subject and his sessions were highly interactive.  During the course of teaching sessions Chanchal would ask several questions out of the subject in the classroom and the Professor Lenny replied with patience. She often asked Professor Lenny to include spicy content so that the sessions would be interesting. Initially the Professor Lenny did not understand and gradually he realized that she wanted informal information with too many ingredients to include and teach so that she could relish. Although Professor was passionate and who joined teaching profession to make a difference in the lives of students, he did not appreciate including spicy content.  He was upset as the way the tastes and trends of few students were changing.  Professor Lenny included humor in his classes and the classes went on smoothly.  The entire batch of students who came from industrial background liked the teaching sessions of Professor Lenny and requested him to undertake sessions for another subject also after completion of the present subject. The Professor Lenny agreed.

The Professor Lenny was excited to conduct teaching sessions for another subject as he was already aware of the audience profile and their expectations.  Chanchal was never regular to classes and mostly she would talk about extra-marital affairs and illicit relations of others which were enjoyed by few students in the classroom but Professor Lenny did not appreciate. Professor Lenny began observing her closely as it was the second subject he was handling with these students. Chanchal would always talk about her boy friends and money related aspects in the classroom and she would often give wrong suggestions to the organizational challenges of other students in the classroom. Professor Lenny maintained distance with Chanchal and advised her to stay away from such talks.

One day when Professor Lenny was in the classroom he received a telephone call from Chanchal.  She said that she was in problem and wanted money from him immediately. Professor Lenny said he was in the classroom and expressed his inability to extend his financial help and advised her to take help from her office colleagues.  After sometime Chanchal sent message from her cell phone to Professor Lenny, “Thanks for not helping me.  I settled the matter with others’ help. I don’t want any acquaintance with you.”  Professor Lenny was surprised to receive such message from a student.  He taught for many years and for thousands of students and he never saw such a woman who asked money initially and sending such message subsequently when expressed inability to extend help. 

Professor Lenny did not have good opinion about Chanchal right from the beginning as she was a whimsical and overambitious woman.  She did not know the value of relations and how to maintain distance with others. Professor Lenny concluded that a woman like Chanchal would maintain relations only when others are useful to her and pitied about her nature and behavior.

From this story it is obvious that we should learn to empathize with others and must know whom to seek financial help. It is also essential to draw a clear line in relations. And also it is clear that relations are more precious and sacred than mere money.  And overambitious woman like Chanchal can go to any extent to please her ego.  It is better to stay away from such selfish and narrow minded persons who will do more harm than good for others.


Professor M.S.Rao
Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants, India
Where Knowledge is Wealth



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Monday, December 5, 2011

Successful Publication of Professor M.S.Rao’s Book - Spirit of Indian Youth Soft Skills for Young Managers

Dear friends,


I would like to share the successfulpublication of my authored book titled – “Spirit of Indian Youth Soft Skillsfor Young Managers”. World’s 50thManagement Guru, Subir Chowdhury wrote foreword for this book. And world’s third management guru VijayGovindarajan endorsed this book. Here are the details of the book:


Publisher: Dreamtech Press
ISBN 978-81-7722-377-4
Page 264
Price: INR 375
Format: Paperback

About the Book:
The book deals with soft skills, entrepreneurialskills, communication skills, leadership skills and decision making skills thathelp Indian youth become good managers and leaders.

It presents the importance ofcommunication skills for Indian youth and comes out with tools to improve thesame for grabbing employment opportunities. It prepares students to respond toa commonly asked interview question, TellMe Something about Yourself. It reveals about the importance of innerdialogue that improves their communication skills and takes them towardssuccess. It unveils five fold strategy to speak English and improvecommunication skills.

Outlining about soft skills the bookbusts the myths about soft skills. It encourages Indian youth to undertakeentrepreneurial journey. It presents entrepreneurial jargon and provides ablueprint to proceed for setting up their business empires.

It distinguishes betweenentrepreneurship and intrapreneurship and entrepreneurs and managers. Itunderscores entrepreneurial leadership where it blends both entrepreneurshipand leadership effectively. It reveals the secrets and sutras for becoming successfulentrepreneurs.

Managing time is a big challenge formany. The book outlines tools and techniques to manage time effectively. Itadvises to manage and invest in time wisely. It reminds readers that if onesecond is wasted; one second of their precious life is wasted. It enlightensthat failure is only a comma, not a full stop.

In the concluding chapter, the bookfocuses on the changing Indian mindset and need for community leadership wherethe rich must do their best for the rest in bridging the gap between the richand poor. It calls upon Indian youth not to become passengers, but to becomedrivers of destiny for scripting their success stories to make a difference in theirlives as well as in the lives of others.


I would appreciate if you could readthe book and provide your valuable feedback.


Professor M.S.Rao
Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants,India
Where Knowledge is Wealth




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Successful Publication of Professor M.S.Rao’s Book – Soft Leadership Make Others Feel More Important


Dear friends,

I would like to share the successful publication of my authored book titled – “Soft Leadership Make Others Feel More Important”. World’s 23rd Management Guru, Dave Ulrich wrote foreword for this book. And international management thinkers such as Vijay Govindarajan (World’s Third Management Guru), Frances Hesselbein, Subir Chowdhury (World’s 50th Management Guru), John Spence, Samuel R. Chand, Dr. Steven Berglas, Linda Ackerman Anderson, Morgen Witzel, Colin Gautrey, Steve Arneson PhD, Dr. Tony Alessandra and Patricia Wheeler have endorsed this book. Here are the details of the book:

Publisher: Galgotia Publications Pvt Ltd

ISBN 978-81-7515-653-1

Price: INR 175/- (Paper Back)

INR 295/- (Hard Bound) US Edition: 15 USD

Link to purchase: http://www.indiaplaza.com/soft-leadership-rao-m-s/books/9788175156579.htm

About the Book:

The book explores new style of leadership – soft leadership. The current complex world calls for soft leadership where people need to work as partners for progress as the days of command and control do not work any longer. The book:

  • Blends soft skills with leadership.
  • Contains 11 characteristics of soft leaders.
  • Helps you become a great leader.
  • Calls upon people to make others feel more important.

The book is useful to leaders, educators, researchers, consultants, practitioners and those who would like to grow as soft leaders.

I would appreciate if you could read the book and provide your valuable feedback.

Professor M.S.Rao

Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants, India

Blog: http://profmsr.blogspot.com

Where Knowledge is Wealth

Email: profmsr7@gmail.com

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This is an educational blog for free sharing of knowledge, not for commercial use. Please don't cut articles from my blog and redistribute by email or post to the web. The use of this material is free provided copyright is acknowledged and reference or link is made to the Blog http://profmsr.blogspot.com This material may not be sold, or published in any form, or used in the provision of business services to a third party without permission.