Leadership in India

The Indian Financial Express reports today on research just completed by a consortium headed Hay and including some Harvard Business School academics. They were attempting to find out if there were any uniquenesses in the running of a successful Indian business. Read the full story here.

They identified four specific competencies common to all the successful Indian CEOs they profiled:

Socially responsible business excellence

Energising the team

Managing the environment

Inner strength

“The study concluded that while Indian CEOs compared favourably with their counterparts globally, there are some unique qualities such as single-minded focus on growth, adapting technologies to suit Indian conditions and a strong and consistent concern for the welfare of the country as a whole.” They were surprised at how much Indian business leaders adapted foreign models and methods for the Indian environment, as well as how concerned they were for the general welfare of India as a nation.

I would guess that other strong emerging nations, such as China, Brazil, and South Africa, would share similar qualities in their leaders.

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