Infact, such communications are considered as an engine for change and the shared vision and values constitute the starting point for such change effort.

03.Can you please explain the term “Walk the Talk”.

Mahatma Gandhi did not speak about the values but lived with them, such that he was the role model for the same. He practiced what he preached. Once; the parents brought their younger child to Gandhi. They wanted Gandhi to advice the child against eating sweets. Gandhi told the parents to bring her to him next week. Sevendays later, Gandhi advised the child. The anxious parents enquired why it was that he had not advised the child earlier. Gandhi replied “I myself was eating sweets then”.

Today’s management experts increasingly quote Gandhi

development of corporate strategies.

An interview with Mr.Gnanaharan, Professor in Entrepreurship in a leading “B” school in Madurai.

By S.Suyampirakasm

Revisiting Gandhiji’s ideas as a need for development of corporate strategies

In a world of fast changing technologies and global business models, consumer in every industry is asking more for less. On the other hand, CEO’s of corporate are constantly grappling with the change in their organizations to meet out the stakeholder’s requirement.

Managing complex change, therefore, becomes a part of CEO’s agenda and those who are able to successfully transform their organizations are the leaders in their industry.

About Mr.Gananaharan

*Age: 52. Industry: Education

*Occupation: Professor

*Location: Madurai : Tamil Nadu : India An economist by education and experience, now he is a full time academician teaching Entrepreneurship to students of management in a premier management school in Madurai, Tamilnadu.

Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation, is considered as a new role model for his ideas and tactics, as an exemplary leader and master strategist, the corporate CEO’s can emulate.

Key business leaders are preaching how corporate India needs to revisit Gandhi’s ideas and apply the lessons learnt from, to their management styles for their growth.

On this occasion of birthday celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, the author has chosen Mr.Gnanaharan, a man who adopt Gandhian principles and also a faculty of a premier management school in Madurai, to have a discussion on the ideas and principles of Gandhi, on various spheres of Management, that can be emulated by corporate India.

Now Mr.Haran explains how the ideas of Gandhi can help corporate India for their growth as under.

01.Mr.Haran, Gandhi is a charismatic leader; he could see the entire nation united for the noble cause of freedom for our nation .How do you explain his leadership quality as a strategy to achieve the desired result?

I agree that Gandhiji is a master strategist and an exemplary leader. Let me substantiate the same. A master strategist adopts the following methods, in the process of his moving towards achieving his goal.

Know what Know where>br>

Mission Vision

Know how Know whom

Strategy People

The leader should have the mission and vision followed by the strategy to achieve the goal through the people. Gandhi understood that he couldn’t fight the British with force. Hence, he unleashed the power of ordinary people, inspired men and women in the country to fight under a unifying goal “Poorna Swaraj”. He knows the success of his efforts depends on the people behind him and it is for him, as a leader to reach the people and transform them to rise to their potential.

Here, his mission is to make India an independent country; his vision is to achieve Poorna Swaraj and the strategy to reach people is “Walk the Talk”. The ultimate result is motivation of people to get themselves voluntarily involved in “Sathyagraha” and “Non-Violence”.

02.Mr.Haran, can you explain the other core values of his ideas?

Creating a vision and defining values.

Gandhiji had a vision of free and independent India and it is this vision that had brought him from South Africa to India.

This vision got strengthened, when he was pushed out of the train by the English ticket examiner- that was considered as a defining moment.

Besides the vision, he had certain core values like sathyagraha and ahimsa (Insistence on truth and non-violence) and these core values are used as vehicle for achieving the vision.

As a change maker, he did not remain in one place and give instructions to others. He traveled across length and breadth of the country to understand the realities at the ground level. Once he decided to embark on his mission of freeing India, he traveled along with his early converts and had Bharat Dharshan. This is personally to communicate with the people. He could communicate his vision and values to freedom fighters, to the common man and later to British government itself. This helped in creating a shared vision and values.

Infact, such communications are considered as an engine for change and the shared vision and values constitute the starting point for such change effort.

03.Can you please explain the term “Walk the Talk”.

Mahatma Gandhi did not speak about the values but lived with them, such that he was the role model for the same. He practiced what he preached. Once; the parents brought their younger child to Gandhi. They wanted Gandhi to advice the child against eating sweets. Gandhi told the parents to bring her to him next week. Sevendays later, Gandhi advised the child. The anxious parents enquired why it was that he had not advised the child earlier. Gandhi replied “I myself was eating sweets then”.

Today’s management experts increasingly quote Gandhi’

Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation, is considered as a new role model for his ideas and tactics, as an exemplary leader and master strategist, the corporate CEO’s can emulate.

Key business leaders are preaching how corporate India needs to revisit Gandhi’s ideas and apply the lessons learnt from, to their management styles for their growth.

On this occasion of birthday celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, the author has chosen Mr.Gnanaharan, a man who adopt Gandhian principles and also a faculty of a premier management school in Madurai, to have a discussion on the ideas and principles of Gandhi, on various spheres of Management, that can be emulated by corporate India.

Now Mr.Haran explains how the ideas of Gandhi can help corporate India for their growth as under.

01.Mr.Haran, Gandhi is a charismatic leader; he could see the entire nation united for the noble cause of freedom for our nation .How do you explain his leadership quality as a strategy to achieve the desired result?

I agree that Gandhiji is a master strategist and an exemplary leader. Let me substantiate the same. A master strategist adopts the following methods, in the process of his moving towards achieving his goal.

Know what Know where>br>

Mission Vision

Know how Know whom

Strategy People

The leader should have the mission and vision followed by the strategy to achieve the goal through the people. Gandhi understood that he couldn’t fight the British with force. Hence, he unleashed the power of ordinary people, inspired men and women in the country to fight under a unifying goal “Poorna Swaraj”. He knows the success of his efforts depends on the people behind him and it is for him, as a leader to reach the people and transform them to rise to their potential.

Here, his mission is to make India an independent country; his vision is to achieve Poorna Swaraj and the strategy to reach people is “Walk the Talk”. The ultimate result is motivation of people to get themselves voluntarily involved in “Sathyagraha” and “Non-Violence”.

02.Mr.Haran, can you explain the other core values of his ideas?

Creating a vision and defining values.

Gandhiji had a vision of free and independent India and it is this vision that had brought him from South Africa to India.

This vision got strengthened, when he was pushed out of the train by the English ticket examiner- that was considered as a defining moment.

Besides the vision, he had certain core values like sathyagraha and ahimsa (Insistence on truth and non-violence) and these core values are used as vehicle for achieving the vision.

As a change maker, he did not remain in one place and give instructions to others. He traveled across length and breadth of the country to understand the realities at the ground level. Once he decided to embark on his mission of freeing India, he traveled along with his early converts and had Bharat Dharshan. This is personally to communicate with the people. He could communicate his vision and values to freedom fighters, to the common man and later to British government itself. This helped in creating a shared vision and values.

Infact, such communications are considered as an engine for change and the shared vision and values constitute the starting point for such change effort.

03.Can you please explain the term “Walk the Talk”.

Mahatma Gandhi did not speak about the values but lived with them, such that he was the role model for the same. He practiced what he preached. Once; the parents brought their younger child to Gandhi. They wanted Gandhi to advice the child against eating sweets. Gandhi told the parents to bring her to him next week. Sevendays later, Gandhi advised the child. The anxious parents enquired why it was that he had not advised the child earlier. Gandhi replied “I myself was eating sweets then”.

Today’s management experts increasingly quote Gandhi

I agree that Gandhiji is a master strategist and an exemplary leader. Let me substantiate the same. A master strategist adopts the following methods, in the process of his moving towards achieving his goal.

Know what Know where>br>

Mission Vision

Know how Know whom

Strategy People

The leader should have the mission and vision followed by the strategy to achieve the goal through the people. Gandhi understood that he couldn’t fight the British with force. Hence, he unleashed the power of ordinary people, inspired men and women in the country to fight under a unifying goal “Poorna Swaraj”. He knows the success of his efforts depends on the people behind him and it is for him, as a leader to reach the people and transform them to rise to their potential.

Here, his mission is to make India an independent country; his vision is to achieve Poorna Swaraj and the strategy to reach people is “Walk the Talk”. The ultimate result is motivation of people to get themselves voluntarily involved in “Sathyagraha” and “Non-Violence”.

02.Mr.Haran, can you explain the other core values of his ideas?

Creating a vision and defining values.

Gandhiji had a vision of free and independent India and it is this vision that had brought him from South Africa to India.

This vision got strengthened, when he was pushed out of the train by the English ticket examiner- that was considered as a defining moment.

Besides the vision, he had certain core values like sathyagraha and ahimsa (Insistence on truth and non-violence) and these core values are used as vehicle for achieving the vision.

As a change maker, he did not remain in one place and give instructions to others. He traveled across length and breadth of the country to understand the realities at the ground level. Once he decided to embark on his mission of freeing India, he traveled along with his early converts and had Bharat Dharshan. This is personally to communicate with the people. He could communicate his vision and values to freedom fighters, to the common man and later to British government itself. This helped in creating a shared vision and values.

Infact, such communications are considered as an engine for change and the shared vision and values constitute the starting point for such change effort.

03.Can you please explain the term “Walk the Talk”.

Mahatma Gandhi did not speak about the values but lived with them, such that he was the role model for the same. He practiced what he preached. Once; the parents brought their younger child to Gandhi. They wanted Gandhi to advice the child against eating sweets. Gandhi told the parents to bring her to him next week. Sevendays later, Gandhi advised the child. The anxious parents enquired why it was that he had not advised the child earlier. Gandhi replied “I myself was eating sweets then”.

Today’s management experts increasingly quote Gandhi

02.Mr.Haran, can you explain the other core values of his ideas?

Creating a vision and defining values.

Gandhiji had a vision of free and independent India and it is this vision that had brought him from South Africa to India.

This vision got strengthened, when he was pushed out of the train by the English ticket examiner- that was considered as a defining moment.

Besides the vision, he had certain core values like sathyagraha and ahimsa (Insistence on truth and non-violence) and these core values are used as vehicle for achieving the vision.

As a change maker, he did not remain in one place and give instructions to others. He traveled across length and breadth of the country to understand the realities at the ground level. Once he decided to embark on his mission of freeing India, he traveled along with his early converts and had Bharat Dharshan. This is personally to communicate with the people. He could communicate his vision and values to freedom fighters, to the common man and later to British government itself. This helped in creating a shared vision and values.

Infact, such communications are considered as an engine for change and the shared vision and values constitute the starting point for such change effort.

03.Can you please explain the term “Walk the Talk”.

Mahatma Gandhi did not speak about the values but lived with them, such that he was the role model for the same. He practiced what he preached. Once; the parents brought their younger child to Gandhi. They wanted Gandhi to advice the child against eating sweets. Gandhi told the parents to bring her to him next week. Sevendays later, Gandhi advised the child. The anxious parents enquired why it was that he had not advised the child earlier. Gandhi replied “I myself was eating sweets then”.

Today’s management experts increasingly quote Gandhi

Infact, such communications are considered as an engine for change and the shared vision and values constitute the starting point for such change effort.

03.Can you please explain the term “Walk the Talk”.

Mahatma Gandhi did not speak about the values but lived with them, such that he was the role model for the same. He practiced what he preached. Once; the parents brought their younger child to Gandhi. They wanted Gandhi to advice the child against eating sweets. Gandhi told the parents to bring her to him next week. Sevendays later, Gandhi advised the child. The anxious parents enquired why it was that he had not advised the child earlier. Gandhi replied “I myself was eating sweets then”.

Today’s management experts increasingly quote Gandhi’s words, as reflection of the deep underlying truths that Gandhi had touched in his own life.

In fact, Gandhi was a Karma yogi beyond compare, engaging in action and consciously evolving by seeking at every turn, a convergence of word and deed.

04.Mr. Haran, can you tell how come it could be possible for Mr. Gandhi to unite people with different ideologies.

Here , Gandhi played the role of a collaborator. He played the role of getting people together at leadership level and also with masses. The Dandi March incident illustrates Gandhi’s expertise in mobilizing people to colla borate in critical projects, that is Collaboration of skills of getting together people at a grass root level.

05.Mr.Haran, it is so nice of you that you had dealt with, in detail, Gandhi as a role model for corporate India. I shall be thankful if you can correlate how the strategies as adopted by him can be emulated by corporate India for their growth trajectory.

If CEO’s are thinking of a transformation plan for their organization, they need to think about a mission and a vision for future and then come out with an appropriate strategy that will enable them to achieve their goals. And this has to be anchored in an unbeatable value system.

Such a vision is to be communicated to the people down the line and then it becomes the shared vision. It is ultimately the people who are to bring the required change.

As a leader, he should be an example to his team; his words and deeds must coincide. “Walk the Talk”, one of Gandhi’s pet philosophies that made him one of the greatest leaders, is an idea that is to be necessarily followed by Corporate India. The lesson for CEOs is “Living the values is the key for CEO’s marching on the change management path”.

Gandhi said, “…be the change you want to see in the world”. Our corporate CEOs would do well to reflect on this, while embarking on their change process.

Gandhi had neither any training in management nor any coaching or guidance of any kind and yet, slowly but steadily, he grew in to an outstanding manager of his time. The strategy he adopted made him to achieve and manage projects involving millions of people. I am sure that the ideas followed by him, when emulated, would yield the desired result in the growth of Corporate India.