Leadership Skills for the Global Corporate Series - Priest with a Pot of Gold - By Seema Anand

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10 Jul 2021

Leadership Skills for the Global Corporate Series - Priest with a Pot of Gold - By Seema Anand Remixed - Myth and Management series Storyteller Researcher Seema Anand Seema Anand is an expert on Narrative Practices working with the uses and the implications of Oralness specialising in Story telling Seema specialises in global mythologies - comparing and retelling stories through different cultural nuances to give everyone ownership of the tales info seema anand gmail com Film Maker Creative Head Bineeta Mitra Videographer Shozeb Haider Management Consultant Smita Tharoor Blog a http 3A 2F 2Fwww tharoorassociates com 2F 3Fq 3Dblog a Copyright Bineeta Mitra and Seema Anand Production The learning Let s first look at the priest and then the thief s management competencies Competencies Dealing with Business- The Priest The Preventing and Solving Problems Cluster The Priest works very hard at Forward Thinking The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies Anticipates possible problems and develops contingency plans in advance Notices trends in the industry or marketplace and develops plans to prepare for opportunities or problems Anticipates the consequences of situations and plans accordingly Anticipates how individuals and groups will react to situations and information and plans accordingly He is also excellent at Conceptual Thinking The ability to find effective solutions by taking a holistic abstract or theoretical perspective Notices similarities between different and apparently unrelated situations Quickly identifies the central or underlying issues in a complex situation Creates a graphic diagram showing a systems view of a situation Develops analogies or metaphors to explain a situation Applies a theoretical framework to understand a specific situation But unluckily for him the thief is proficient in Self-Management Competencies Self Confidence Faith in one s own ideas and capability to be successful willingness to take an independent position in the face of opposition Is confident of own ability to accomplish goals Presents self crisply and impressively Is willing to speak up to the right person or group at the right time when he she disagrees with a decision or strategy Approaches challenging tasks with a can-do attitude We are ultimately responsible for our own miscalculations As human beings we always tend to find a scapegoat for anything that goes wrong And it s easy because there is always a scapegoat available But if we consider that every action has its own set of consequences then we must look at our own actions and how they could have impacted the outcome And if we can understand our own responsibility we can understand how to change our actions for the next time