Harpreet Singh Blogs

Civil Servants are associated with the task of nation building - both at policy level as well as implementation.  A Civil Servant is expected to be a Karamyogi. Shri K Srinivas, Director LBSNAA defines a Karamyogi as one having qualities of austerity, ability and anonymity. Austerity means discipline of body and thoughts. It also means both effective and efficient use of resources. Ability means competence to do tasks successfully. It requires an attitude of lifelong learning. Anonymity means giving credit for a successful task to people, democratic processes, people's representatives, team members. It is putting "We" before "I". Dr R Balasubramanian, Member, Capacity Building Commission in his book "Leadership Lessons For Daily Living" has shared his learnings about meaningful leadership from lives of common people who are taking lead to address challenges facing people. His learning: a selfless attitude and a central focus on public good are powerful

Gandhi jee describes the power of Leadership in these words. "A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." Swami Vivekananda jee describes India in these words. "Our motherland has religion and religion alone for its backbone, for the bedrock upon which the whole building of its life has been based." For Gandhi jee, the essence of a Leader. " There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader." What does Leadership do? The energisation and transformation of people by knowledge into people of action working towards constructive purposes. How to facilitate learning of leadership? Following steps can be planned. Self-awareness Self-Improvement Working with others Case Studies Practice - Project/On the Job The end goal: a democratic India in which citizens are easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave.