leadership guide

Guide for Excellence in Leadership

Vinod Bidwaikhttp://vinodtbidwaik.blogspot.com

Leadership SkillEach one of you can be a Leader, you have to worktowards it!Leadership is a skill that can be acquired with theimplementation of carefully thought of steps!

:Vinod Bidwaikhttp://vinodtbidwaik.blogspot.com

In this guide:Who Is a True Leader?: Modus OperandiChange Management: Leader’s InitiativeTaking Initiative A Leader’s JobProblem Solving for LeadersLeading Your Team To SuccessHandling Subordinate

Leadership Skill

Who would be able to guide others either by doingsomething himself or by directing a specific course ofaction.Who believes on performance rather thanexperience.Who is able to create a image of role model.

Who Is a True Leader?

Always look for a silver liningFollow this golden rule in any situation that you findnegative.Try & learn from experiences.Focus on what went wrong & why.Evaluate each & every action that you perform.

A leader is made, not born!The Modus Operandi

Set realistic & achievable goalsFocus on the task in handBe clear what you want to achieve


Know the value of discipline & truthAccept the responsibility for consequence of youraction.Never do something that goes against yourconscience.Begin & take a task to its completion.Commit with your goal.


Look inwards, know yourself as a person & give yourself whatever input needed to become a better person.

Remember:Where constant striving stretches its arms towards perfection

:Rabindranath Togore

Change Management: Leader’s Initiative

For change, leader will need to be able influence others &bring them around to his way of thinking.

Attitudinal Change: A Job specific ApproachClarify that attitudinal change that you so desire is ajob specific one & nothing personal.Demonstrate how the way that you are advocatingwork.Keep the job specific nature of the attitudinal changein focus & to highlight it.

Incorporating change

Attitudinal Change: A Job specific ApproachInvite suggestions & incorporate a few.Analyze the person & judge the right kind ofapproach required & then decide on an appropriateapproach.


Be prepared with factsOnce you have created an atmosphere of compliance,come out with hard facts to support your stand.Be prepared to defend your stand.


Be open towards positive suggestionsInvite others’ opinions & be willing to listen with anopen ear and mind.Treat them on par by valuating their suggestions &trying them out if they sound feasible.


Taking Initiative-A Leader’s JobThere is always hesitation when it comes to being the firstone to do something.

Self ConscienceTry to develop a mindset wherein if you are sureabout something you just go ahead & do it, notwaiting for another person to show you the way.

Taking Initiative-A Leader’s Job

Seize the right momentKnow when to take the initiative.Develop the knack of being able to seize the rightmoment & lead the way.Assess yourself & analyze about success.See you have adequate time.Take a stock of resources.


Right MindsetBe open & perceptive towards sensing a situationwhere you can take a initiative.Always grab the opportunities.Always attempt to look at situations from differentperspectives.


Handle the obstaclesArm yourself with attitude to think of ways tosurmount the blockages.Visualize the task that you are about to perform &then ponder on the possible hurdles.


Keep an open mindKeep open ears & eyesBe receptive to ideas that you see & hear.Be proactive

Involve your teamEncourage new ideasDelegate task


Problem Solving for LeadersThe only thing that every problem has is a solution!

Try, Try & Try Till You SucceedThe wise learn from others’ experiences and fool fromtheir own”

Problem Solving

Be ObjectiveTackle the problem objectively.Analyze the facts about it.Pinpoint what went wrong & why.Ask lot of questions both to self & others.Do not let emotion colour your opinions.Listen well.

Problem Solving

How important the problem is?Give the problem the credit due to it, neither morenor less.Imagine a situation where it is not solved,hypothetical consequences would answer yourquestion.

Problem Solving

Break down into tasks & delegateIdentify the tasks to be performed.Assign the tasks specific people.Give specific requirement & concise directions.Show the way to arrive at the solutions.Beware of being overconfident.

Problem Solving

Implement your solutionAlways cross check facts & discuss ideas with otherpeople.Once a solution is decided upon, go ahead &implement it.Always test your solutionOnce they are implemented, monitor them.

Problem Solving

Leading Your Team To SuccessThe mark of good leader is his or her ability to lead the

team to success!

Integration of various activitiesIntegrate various activitiesVarious activities means various peoples.Coordinate the activitiesIntegrate them towards desired goals.

Leading Your Team To Success

The snowball effect –How to prevent it?Arrest the problem before it grows bigStop the snowball from gaining in size.Anticipate & prepare for problem.


Guide your team to take decisions, don’t make it forthem.Ensure that each individual member of the team knowswhat role to play.Group discussionsGet agreement of the team members on desiredresponsibilities.


A virtual toolVisualize the process of performing the task. Anticipate the possible obstacles that may be encountered.Modify your solution if required.


Handling SubordinateLeadership is all about how well a leader allows his

subordinates to grow under his guidance.

A good leader does not let his subordinates feel their inferiority.The subordinates should be aware of are the positive qualities of the leader & which, in fact, had led to the position that he is in.

Handling Subordinates

Some oxymoron of leadershipAn oxymoron is a figure of speech in English, where two apparently opposing words are used together to create the effect of emphasis. (Boss or a Leader)Treating subordinates with respect & affection is in no way a compromise on leadership qualities.


Sympathy & EmpathyDo not use sympathy as a ploy to achieve your end; it will eventually show.Sympathy & Empathy must be genuine.Genuineness can achieve much more than a well planned out strategy can.


Power within powerKnow that single person can not know or do everything.Delegate the tasks.Get done the task.


It does not hurt to give credit & power where it is due(without) hurting your position) and you have taughtone chapter on the true colours of leader.


Disclaimer: Views expressed here are his own views and do not represent his organization's (current & past) views.

Vinod Bidwaik is a seasoned HR professional with more than 14 years of experience in HR with 10years of leadership experience in big Indian and Multinationals industries, viz: manufacturing, media,automobile and life science & material science companies.Vinod is currently working with DSM India Pvt Ltd as Country Head –HR for engineering plasticsdivision. He is also a part of India Management Team of DSM India. DSM is the part of Royal DSM NV,life science and material science company. He has wide experience in Indian and MNCs like M & M,Semperit Group and Sakaal Media Group on senior level positions. He has rich experience in HR andIR. He has an expertise working on Greenfield projects and establishing HR department.

Vinod is fully professional, pro-active, innovative & creative minded HR professional with having business acumen. He partners therole of business HR partner and his organizations (past and current) witnessed the persistent growth through aligned talentmanagement practices. He is well experienced in implementing conceptual & innovative HR practices. Vinod has closely workedwith CEOs, COOs, Business Heads and Functional Heads. He handled manpower of 1000-3000 during tenure with differentcompanies.He has an expertise working on Greenfield projects and establishing HR department. He implemented various HR practices; ODinterventions in his organizations. During his tenure with Semperit, the company was awarded for Best Innovative HR Practicesduring 2002 by NIPM.Balanced scorecard, Employee engagements, Implementation of Global HR practices, global compensation and benefits andtalent management are his areas of expertise.He holds Master degree in Personnel Management, Diploma in Production Management. He is a regular writer for variousmanagement journals like BMA Review, Human Factor and other management Journals. He writes regular columns in variousnewspapers on management and development. He is also a life member of Bombay Management Association and holds varioushonorary positions in different associations.

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