How to Be a Successful Leader

How to be a Successful Leader has become a text book on leadership in India. The third edition is the revised and enlarged version of the earlier two issues. In recent years, management studies have dominated the scene in the industrialized societies. There has been a search for a magical formula which can ensure success in any enterprise. A recent research work on how some of the better known companies in the USA have achieved outstanding result, finally come to a very interesting conclusion. “What we found was that associated with almost every company was a strong leader (or two) who seemed to have a lot to do with making the company excellent” it is now clearer than ever before that excellence and success in any field of human activity depends on the quality of leaders. In the military, where missions in war have to be executed while facing death it obviously, is the most important factor. That is why the book highlights military leadership. But what is leadership? What is its essential inner structure? Can leaders be made? If so, how? These are some of the questions which the author answers in a simple and direct language. The book is essentially written for leaders in the military. Nevertheless any individual who has the honour to lead to group of men and women in any occupation will find it useful. There is often a debate on whether leaders are born of made. It is true that some outstanding leader. In the history of warfare were born in environments which made them leaders of men However, the vast majority among the outstanding Captains of was have been self-made leaders. The real value of the book is in the theme that anyone who has some common sense, the necessary intellect and determination can develop himself into an effective leader. The author suggests how to set about in this endeavour.