Mitesh Khatri - Awaken the Leader in You

Awaken the Leader in You

Praise for the book

Mitesh has written a wonderful book, especially his chapter on Emotional Intelligence has very effectively cited examples of how, emotions if directed and managed well, can lead to a superior and fulfilled life. In a high demanding corporate environment of today absence of emotional intelligence can lead to situations of personality clash, in turn impacting organization effectiveness at large. In a highly technology intensive environment, emotional intelligence will lead to creating the right balance.

According to one school of thought, individuals are born emotionally intelligent and cannot be developed. However, in this chapter Mitesh has shared smart tips on how one can actually develop emotional intelligence.

The beauty of Mitesh Khatris approach to the topic lies in its simplicity. He has used relevant examples of renowned personalities, as well as his personal experiences that readers will find easy to relate to. Mitesh has created opportunities for readers to actively engage themselves through exercises on emotional intelligence.

Amitrajit Ghosh, Deputy General Manager HR,
Dow Chemical International Pvt Limited

Mitesh in his very simple yet livid manner has put forth a beautiful concept of Trust Bank Account (TBA). The concept is so powerfully delivered by him that it gets permanently registered in your mind as soon as you read it.

Consciously or unconsciously one immediately starts practicing the TBA method. Its like opening an instant bank account, as you start making your cash and cheque deposits right away. You instantly get into the habit of creating your trust bank account with people and start making rich deposits in to them.

Himanshu Vyapak, Deputy CEO,
Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited

Miteshs conclusion that values are what you give high or low priority is so simple but still so profound statement. Every parent wishes to imbibe good values in their children. As it is believed, that values are the foundation on which the character and personality of an individual is built. We enroll them in the good schools in the pursuit of giving them the best value based education, live in good locality to ensure their children have good surrounding, give lectures on good behaviour and bad behaviour and how it would influence their values.

As Mitesh writes our highest desires may not necessarily be our highest values. He has beautifully defined the word power and linked it with values in his chapter.

Viju Gangadharan, Competency Development & Training Manager,
Tieto Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Indeed an exhilarating experience full of energy, enthusiasm, motivation and message galorethats how I would describe Mitesh. Hats off to your energy and your ability to transmit energy. Keep spreading energy, keep communicating messages all in your inimitable styleGod bless!!

Mr Yugal Sikri, Head of Global Marketing,
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

The first point that Mitesh mentioned in his chapter on Charismatic Leadership is Think before you commit. This is an important strategy that I follow. Because with every announced commitment what you do is -increase expectation. Once you increase expectation and then do not deliver, it creates trust deficit. When there is a trust deficit, the very essence of leadership is lost. So it is important that we Think before we commit. Thinking means analysis, thinking means self-talk, where we evaluate the possibility of success and we plan for success.

Another point that is really interesting Apologize for your mistakes without giving excuses. Let me tell you it is very difficult to say I am sorry, especially to your team members. It is something that has always helped me. Saying sorry for mistakes creates a culture of performance and creates a culture of accountability. It creates trust, it helps in aligning the team together and therefore it helps in getting results.

Suva Chattopadhyay, General Manager Sales & Marketing,
Abbott Truecare Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

AWAKEN
THE
LEADER
IN
YOU

Mitesh & Indu Khatri

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Ahmedabad Bangalore Bhopal Bhubaneswar Chennai
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Mitesh Khatri & Indu Khatri

AWAKEN THE LEADER IN YOU
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Foreword

I f you were asked to pick the one thing that would enable you to sprint across a path strewn with jagged pieces of glass and then across a carpet of burning coals, you would most likely choose a pair of tough thermal shoes.

Few if any would choose a motivational speaker!

Yet on that very wet afternoon in the salubrious surroundings of Lavasa, when my team and I walked barefoot, first on pieces of glass and then on burning coals, we had nothing to protect our soles except the belief instilled in us by Mitesh Khatri that we could do it! And we did it not just a few of us, but every member of the team

Fortunately, it is not often in life that we have to walk over broken glass or burning charcoal; but the journey of a leader is not less arduous.

Awaken the Leader in You is that practical guide for anyone who undertakes this arduous journey of a leader.

Most readers of this book would have already discovered their own set of practices that contribute to making them successful leaders. As part of my own experiments with leadership concepts, I had defined my role only as "creating an environment where entrepreneurial managers will not only be recognized but will be rewarded as well". Mitesh's book introduced me to this powerful concept of "entrepreneurial mindset". This approach helped me create a high performance and sustainable team of managers who not only delivered on their organizational objectives but also rewarded me with the highest "employee engagement" scores in my organization.

An organization where the culture fosters an "entrepreneurial mindset" in its managers cannot but be a successful organization.

Perhaps the most endearing feature of this book is the number of incisive behavioral checklists designed to provide a reality check on your current state of mind. My advice to you is, be honest to yourself when you answer them!

Subbarao Gudipaty, Senior Vice President, Leading Multinational Bank

Why Read This Book?

T here are many books on leadership skills; then why have I written another book on this topic and why should you read it? Because this book is based on my leadership workshops, which have been highly successful, results-oriented and have had long-lasting impact on many organizations. The tools and techniques I use are extremely simple to understand and implement. But more specifically, I feel you should read this book because it has the following features: