Episode 4: Leadership

The Future of Work with Subbu Iyer

Are you able to challenge the Status Quo? If not, you can safely assume you are not a Leader. Because, a leader is someone who cannot find peace with it. You are someone who is constantly looking for challenges.

But these challenges are not Explicit or Outside. They are within. You are constantly looking at the relation between your life and the life outside. And searching for answers. That not only benefit you but the planet itself at large; of which you are a very fractional element.

So instead of arrogating upon yourself with achievements, you are making an effort to accomplish Goals and Objectives that align with a Mission and Vision that is commonly understood as the direction of Progress.

Aspiration is the foundation of societal success and Ambition the foundation for regress. Look at history and you won’t be disappointed with the examples it brings through time immemorial. The former Empowers others while the latter Powers the self. And it goes without saying goes; Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

These are extraordinary times and call for a great amount of Leadership that shows Agility, Anticipation, Authenticity and Ability crowned by Aspiration. Without Aspiration any of the other four dimensions of Leadership are irrelevant. To be even more precise, these will not be evident characteristics in a Leader but the PR machine is not stopped. Making a Measurable difference to life is the hallmark of Leadership.

In this episode on Leadership, we use the lens of Santhosh Babu to peer into the topic of Leadership. He is the Founder & CEO of OD Alternatives and Orglens. Over the years from being a teacher in the North East to being a facilitator of Change for all types of organizations worldwide, Santhosh has seen them all. A silent observer of human behavior, he has institutionalized Leadership Coaching and now working on understanding and course correcting Adaptive Behaviors in organizations.