“Great leaders are not born, they are
developed…fired in the crucible of experience and opportunity.” – Aristotle
In India, Congress party ruled for
many years under the leadership of Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajeev Gandhi.
Presently Sonia Gandhi is leading the party and Rahul Gandhi is in the line to
take over the Congress leadership. At the same time, there are self-made leaders
like Narendra Modi who took over the reins of government. That means, previously
people accepted the dynastic rule as there was no effective alternative self-made
leader like Modi. It is also proved beyond that Indians respect self-made
leaders who rose from humble origins rather than the ones through dynasty.
There are different schools of thought
about leadership whether leaders are born or made. Most people believe that
leaders are made rather than born. In fact, leadership is a blend of both nature
and nurture. Some are partly acquired through heredity (nature) while the
majority is acquired through learning, experience and practice (nurture).
Indians voted Modi for his humble
origins and his ability to perform as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Modi
provided a ray of hope for the middle and poor people in India. Hence, they
voted. He is a great orator with an autocratic leadership style. People
preferred him as he is a workaholic and symbol of commitment and performance.
Hence, we must overcome the myth that Indians respect leaders from heredity
background only. If they find a suitable strong leader who can fill the vacuum,
they prefer self-made leaders who can walk their talk to dynastic leaders. Therefore,
there are plenty of opportunities for ambitious self-made leaders in India to
lead our nation. Jai Hind!
"Leaders aren't born they are
made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's
the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." – Vince Lombardi
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1 comment:
Yes,it is true that all Indian leaders are self-made. But i disagree with the current management scenario because of unemployment rate is getting high day by day in India. I wonder,what about the future of students?
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