By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A few months ago, I saw a tweet from a recently elected Member of the Parliament (MP) expressing his happiness at the address of the Prime Minister to the newly-elected members. In his address, Prime Minister Modi reminded the MPs that being an MP should not be seen as a position…
What we saw was not just ‘Authentic Leadership’ but a combination of ‘Crisis Leadership,’ ‘Political Leadership’ and ‘Total Leadership’ By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam. If there was any recent event that attracted more eyeballs than a cricket match that India played in, it was the watching of the final stages of Chandrayaan-2 (Moon Mission) on Sept. 6,…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Manikarnika (name changed both for privacy and security reasons) was a lively sixteen-year-old studying in a College near her village which was located 200 kms from the State capital of a Eastern State of India. Being a tribal girl was not easy and she was lucky to have a father who…
Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) Founder and Chairman Dr. R. Balasubramaniam (Dr. Balu), met Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu at Chennai recently and presented his books “I The Citizen” and “Voices from the Grassroots” to Naidu. Later they discussed about various aspects of rural development.
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Traditional thinking associates leadership with authority and it is intuitively interpreted as having the power to lead people and organisations to bring about the change that one desires. Occupying positions of authority reinforces this understanding and people start relying more and more on the ‘power’ that goes with the position. Over…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam When one reads the several tweets that are flooding the social media space about the ongoing political drama in the State of Karnataka, one worries on how people are interpreting ‘Leadership’ and how they see the State being led. While one party cries foul and blames the selfish positioning of the…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam It is indeed amazing to see how people are constantly rushing ahead with their lives. All of them seem to be in such an undue haste. Very few actually stop, take a pause and ask themselves why they are in such an undue hurry. It seems as though man is engaged…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Living in Karnataka is like living in a world where each day reinforces one’s conviction in the existence of God. How else will one be able to explain the fact that the people are surviving and coping with what can be described as complete absence of State-driven governance in managing the…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership and leadership outcomes are indeed difficult to define and measure. Though there is a lot of literature on this subject, the fact remains that very little is actually known. Though many yardsticks have been developed to measure leadership outcomes, some of the widely accepted ones are answers to the following…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam The results of the recent general elections have seen several people rejoicing while many others sulking or depressed. While it is easy to share the sweetness of success, it is how one responds to the pressure of failure that can bring out the leader in a person. While this is easier…
Tourist Guide waylaid, assaulted in wee hoursOctober 23, 2019
Landslip at Chamundi Hill: View Point-Nandi S...October 23, 2019
Victory for Greens as HC halts Mysuru-Kodagu ...October 23, 2019
‘Save Dewan Poornaiah Canal, Conserve Kukkara...October 23, 2019
Now, only 4-km of 22-km-long Poornaiah Canal ...October 23, 2019
Tourist Guide waylaid, assaulted in wee hoursOctober 23, 2019
Landslip at Chamundi Hill: View Point-Nandi S...October 23, 2019
Victory for Greens as HC halts Mysuru-Kodagu ...October 23, 2019
‘Save Dewan Poornaiah Canal, Conserve Kukkara...October 23, 2019
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