In my three years of college education i have learnt very little of management whereas the rest came from an increasingly popular source(thanks to Harsha Bhogle).....Sports! He has and forever will be the greatest student of sport and especially cricket. To describe Harsha in one line: "He can make a six look ordinary and a single look dramatic."
One may wonder how much and at what level i have played cricket to draw parallel's to management, the truth be told,not more than a few tennis ball tournament and gully cricket. But i have always had a keen interest in watching and learning the game. Its bit like Apple's Steve Jobs, he never knew what a computer was or what an mp3 player. All he knew was that an Mp3 player, the size of a matchbox was possible.
Leadership: One of the key elements of management in any organisation. Leaders must lead by example. They must be dynamic, must solve problems efficiently and quickly. As most are familiar with the saying some leaders are born, others are born to be
leaders. The only way i understood this is after the conclusion of the IPL Season 2. When the Royal Challengers reached the final there was so much being spoken about the leadership of Kumble (He truely deserves all the accolades to compensate for the years he never captained India). I started to wonder what was different in this side from year 1 and year 2. The team more or else remained same with Kevin Piterson starting with glory and leaving with the team in survival mode! Out went Jesse Ryder and Dale Steyn as well. Except Uthappa, the team remained the same compared to last year even so without Zaheer in the bowling.
To reach the final was no mean feat viz-viz to be the best organisation. A team in the final or the best organisation is constituted by the best talent at any given time. Thats when I understood what Leadership was, though Kumble got all the accolades and deserved to, i thought a substantial bit must also go to Dravid. After all, Wasnt it he who picked this "Test Side"
Dravid knew whom to recruit, Kumble knew what to do with the recruits!
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