By: Dr. Sat Parashar

Bharat (India) is on the rise.

In terms of GDP, as per Word Bank national accounts data presented in the world map as given below, India is on the rise. Forget Hindu rate of growth of 3.5% of years of Congress Party rule. India is in the league of growing 7%+, year on year, surpassing all countries comparable in terms of population like China, USA, Indonesia.

India’s inflation graph from 1984-2024, as per International Monetary Fund (IMF),  has been as follows.

The unemployment rate in India, according to Microtrends, during  1991-2024 has been as follows:

Thus, India’s unemployment rate is double that of Pakistan: Rahul Gandhi, published in Indian Express of April 14, 2024, notwithstanding, on all three main economic parameters, GDP, inflation and unemployment,  India with all its social, political, legal peculiarities, is doing great.

What changed?

The political leadership. Bhartiya Janata Party and its alliance NDA came to power in 2014 and regained mandate in 2019 and WILL  repeat itself in 2024 to show the full Movie. So far it has been a trailer or appetizer, as Modi says. Indian masses, as I pointed out elsewhere,  prefer Bhakti- Shakti Model of Leadership.

Mission, Vision and Values

The Mission of an organization rarely change. Vision does and should. The vision and values  of an organization is the personal vision and values of the CEO, appropriately shared, and collectively adopted by others in the organization.

In the context of Modi, as CEO, he is given the constitution of India as the mission of India. But his vision is different. He wants India to be a developed economy, corruption free and internationally treated at equal terms, which on ground means India First. He need not substantially change the constitution. He can do all this within the given constitution. India was never short of laws. India lacked will to implement law.

Modi’s model  of Transformational Leadership and Management is no astrophysics. It is simple and replicable at every level; national, state, town, village or corporate. It has three planks:

  • Put your house in order. Built Trust among all concerned
  • Build a team of Competent and Compassionate People
  • Respect and reward Performance

Put Your House in Order

The first place to act to transform an organization is to strengthen and stabilize and put the organization on the even keel. Indicate that you mean change on the first day of your arrival. Let everyone know who the leader is and what shall be his/her vision and values. Sound that his/ her arrival is the end of the status quo of years. Sound and stay truthfully ‘Sewak’ and enabler. Never lose HOPE: Honesty of Purpose and Execution, during your term of leadership.  Since you are institution- oriented, resistance from self- interested is normal. Give them a chance to amend and modify or send them off the bus.

Build Trust Among All Concerned

There is no bigger hole in an organization than lack of trust among all concerned, in the language of management, stakeholders.  The key to building trust is to be transparent and respect the potential and contribution of each individual; “Ram ji ki Gilhary’. Trust and transparency, along with  equipping members of the team with appropriate tools, are the prime levers of team building. ‘Sab Ka Saath, Sab ka Vikas, Saab ka Paryas, Saab ka Vishwas’ (Joint Effort of All, Development of All, Trust of All) worked magic. Indeed, it has been a unique strategic thought that led India, as pointed out by me elsewhere  in “The Thoughts that Led India,1947-2023”.

Build a Competent and Compassionate Team

No individual idea can be sustained without being adopted and championed by many others in the organization. That is the key to continuity and institutionalization of your idea, vision and values. That requires strong team building. But do have on your team only people with 2 Cs: competence and compassion.

Modi is the key most leader, but he has a team of equally committed leaders around him including, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Jai Shankar, Adityanath Yogi, Nitin Gadkari, Shiv Raj  Singh Chouhan, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Shahzad Poonawala, Sambit Patra. All committed to Modi’s ideas, values and vision.

Media is never the Enemy.

Media is your power to outreach. Media has its own goals. Help them to reach their goals through your affirmative action and take your message and work to all concerned, especially resisters, at the time when it hurts them most.

Reward Performance

Respect and reward performance only. No respect for muscle power or position. That will act as a self- audit on your selection of  team members also.

After June 2024

You may expect new economic policy in India pushing its banking, export and tourism sectors to expand economy, political and legal actions  to build more inclusive, cohesive and corruption- free society,  and firm action at borders. ‘Jantar Mantar’ will be a busier place in the second half of 2024.

 

 

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