Why all managers are not leaders?

By Deepti Prabhupatkar

Worth giving a thought as to what extra skills make leaders.There is a lot written about the differences on web. However, the below mentioned points are out of personal experiences and views of my colleagues.

In this article I will be writing about few points on the qualities that make people call their managers as leaders

·         Building good rapport with team members- This includes not only with his/her leadership team but also with the juniors of the team. This builds in more confidence in minds of people to approach the leader directly without any hesitation

·         Successfully resolving conflicts – This is an art. Leaders do it with a pure motive of solving the issue. The leader is completely unbiased, a good listener (of both the concerned parties), shows genuine interest and takes relevant actions. Follow up, taking feedback from other team members, understanding the reason behind the problem are some of the key actions taken by the leader

·         Open for feedback - Leaders are open for feedbacks from the team irrespective of the hierarchy.  An anonymous 360 (degree) periodic feedback is considered as an important factor for running the team smoothly, by the leader. This task also involves taking appropriate actions on issues if any

·         Providing feedbacks to motivate – Leaders provide feedbacks to people in such a manner which can get the best out them (individual/team/receiver of the feedback). They are aware of the fact that each person is different and has to be dealt with differently and hence, same formula does not work for all

Having positive approach towards work and life, joining the team for lunch/snacks whenever possible, informal short chats are few other characteristics observed

The above mentioned points are very easy to inculcate as they are very practical and professional

Signs from the Universe

How to identify signs from Universe 
Many people ask me
What do I mean by signs ?
How do you identify signs from the universe ?
How do I read this details? also is it my mind making up ?what is it the truth?
We must have read and heard it countless times - Universe will show you the way or Universe will guide you- What does that mean?
Well - so let me tell you - universe is not some dude who will ring at your doorbell and say that” hi I’m universe and I am doing this”
So how do we do that

So how will you identify it
Well let me put it to you .Please note that universe will communicate to you through
1) People’s situations and other different forms.
2)You need to decode - pay special attention.
3)You could read the Read between the lines
4)Co relate it to questions who may ask through different senses like visuals ,sounds,thoughts etc

Here are a few examples 
1. Road signs:
Sometimes road signs that come at the apt time convey the right message. I remember I was contemplating a job offer once and was asking the universe to give me a sign. I kept seeing no - don’t proceed- danger zone messages everywhere. I followed my intuition and told the company a big No and did not take that offer. Guess what - the team shut down in 2 months and left everyone jobless
2. Messages: 
The messages you get in form of emails (even the spam ones) can guide you. I was about to take a certain important decision in my life in 2012. My heart said no but my head was saying a yes. Most friends family kept telling me to go for it but my heart kept saying there was something not correct. I asked the universe to guide me. 2 days later I got a message in my junk email folder which caught my attention. It was written “ Read this before you take the most important decision of your life. Avoid the current situation “ I opened it to see it was a junk e-mail about some call centre jobs. However the title made absolute sense to me. Without having any sufficient reason I finally did not go for it. 2 months later we came to know that the person concerned was a fraud!
3. Social media
Many times a message on social media just fits in what you would like to know.A daily whatsapp message from a group you are following or a quote on facebook couldgive you the answer you are seeking.I remember exactly 2 months ago I was feeling stuck in life inspite of working on myself for a very long time.I asked the universe to give me signs and to guide me to the right path.A couple of days later onwards I started seeing posts on social media regarding decluttering and Feng shui.I realised I needed to declutter my house big time.I removed and dumped atleast 7-8 bags of clutter.Within a few weeks my business my life everything started moving for better. I realised I just did my work as per Universe's advice reading between the lines.
4. Overhearing talks
Sometimes you may hear someone talking about something Know that the conversation isnt a coincidence. Once I was asking the universe for help with helping a friend recover from illness.The same day me and my friend heard someone talking about Homeopathy medicines and how they helped them while we were travelling in the train.We took it as a sign and guess what my friend saw a homeopath the next day.She recovered in exactly a week and is so much better now
5. Songs 
Music is the language of Universe.Sometimes a song could be a message from a loved one or even from the Universe.I remember when I got an offer letter for my first job - the radio was playing a song which meant " you can achieve anything you want..you deserve the best"
6. Names of people 
Has it ever happened - that you are thinking about someone and you see their name? It means they are thinking about you too.Dont be surprised if you get a call from them the same day.It is Universe's way of telling you - you are connected
7. Numbers 
One of the best ways through which Universe talks is through number sequences. Eg :111, 222,1234 etc.We ll be talking about them in detail in another post
8. Look alikes:
This one is my favourite and what In call as deja vu.Sometimes you meet someone who may look like a friend or family .Typically it is universe telling you that they may be thinking about you or you may meet them the same day. We all are connected eventually

Well know that we all are connected by the divine force of the universe- we all are one.Because Universe cant directly talk to you - it gives you the above signs .There could be many more signs- I have here summarised just the basic ones I experienced.

Most important- Dont analyse or ask why and how.Dont go rationalising these signs.Universe doesnt understand logic - it is only about magic.Go step by step with the universe and see the miracle!!


Thanks for reading and do feel free to write your comments
Ashwini

Quick Management Stories : Team Support

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile.  Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands.  He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.  He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, ' You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down! 'How in the world did you know that?' asked Plumb. 'I packed your parachute,' the man replied.  Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude.  The man pumped his hand and said, 'I guess it worked!'  Plumb assured him, 'It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today.'

Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man.  Plumb says, 'I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers.  I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor.'

Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.

Now, Plumb asks his audience, 'Who's packing your parachute?' Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day.  He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute.  He called on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason.  As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognise people who pack your parachutes.

I am sending you this as my way of thanking you for your part in packing my parachute.  And I hope you will send it on to those who have helped pack yours! Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word. Maybe this could explain it!  When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do - you forward jokes.

And to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?  A forwarded joke.  So my friend, next time when you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile, just helping you pack your parachute.

Quick Management Stories : Teamwork

Two brothers worked together on the family farm. One was married and had a large family. The other was single. At the day’s end, the brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit.

Then one day the single brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share equally the produce and the profit. I’m alone and my needs are simple.” So each night he took a sack of grain from his bin and crept across the field between their houses, dumping it into his brother’s bin.

Meanwhile, the married brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share the produce and the profit equally. After all, I’m married and I have my wife to look after me and my children for years to come. My brother has no one, and no one to take care of his future.” So each night he, too, took a sack of grain and dumped it into his single brother’s bin.

Both men were puzzled for years because their supply of grain never dwindled. Then one dark night, the two brothers bumped into each other. Slowly it dawned on the them what was happening. They dropped their sacks and embraced one another.

Teamwork is a win-win when its members are thinking about each other first. The teammate who gives credit to others often becomes credible. The teammate who serves another often becomes especially liked. And the teammate who always thinks of others first becomes loved.

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