"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.

We are the ones we've been waiting for"

-Barack Obama

Are we over managed or under led? Or a more relevant question would be- are we even led. Do we turn to our political leaders for inspiration? Or can we seek to emulate leaders from the corporate world? In times as turbulent and dynamic as today, every one of us faces a paucity of befitted icons to look up to and at the same time none of us is willing to take up that initiative, to move that extra mile to be one. "We must be the change we wish to see", said Gandhiji. It is high time we realize what kind of footprints we are leaving for generations to come. There is an entire gamut of values to be imbibed, hence the quality of inputs fed into the person become quintessential.

          This is the era of change. Those who excel are the ones who not only can cope up with dynamism but also be an epitome of change. From contingent leadership being in vogue, we have moved into an age of transformational leadership. Infact, apart from being the trend, this is also the dire need of the hour. We need business leaders who would think beyond just their revenues and balance sheets. We need leaders who would realize as to how vital their role is providing these society efficient and compassionate citizens. We need "inspired leaders". Ethics, diversity, mindfulness, compassion and sustainability are the five pillars of "Inspired Leadership". They truly create lasting value in the true sense of the word and build organizations of consequence. Thereby, the primary onus lies on the manufacturing plants of these leaders, because at the end of the day the quality of input would decide the quality of output. These centers of learning where the students are trained should be vanguards of change in shaping the future through education. They should build capabilities, character and enthusiasm and focus on developing leaders that create and contribute to sustainable organizations.

          What is requisite is to transcend the boundaries of conventions and wake upto the realities and dynamics of the world we live in, to create business leaders for tomorrow, infact, inspired leaders for tomorrow

Parakh Jain

PGP-Global Business Operations

Shri Ram College of Commerce

+91-9873115572

Alternate E-Mail ID: parakh_lh@yahoo.co.in