The main impetus of the talk was leadership, especially in the context of IITians. Arun was of the opinion that most IITians are not realizing their full potential as leaders. Leadership is not merely the recognition that you are better than others and lead them to wherever you are supposed to go, but more importantly, it allows you to bring about fundamental change. Leadership allows you to achieve tangible results without fighting with the intricacies of team work which he described as "holding hands and singing songs".
Arun likes to think of three forms of leaderships but there is a catch - all three forms need to be practiced simultaneously. The three forms are:
- Strategic leadership
- Operational leadership
- People's leadership
http://abhishekrai.blogspot.com/2007/07/iit-2007-from-engineer-to-leader.html
http://abhishekrai.blogspot.com/2007/07/iit-2007-to-mba-or-not-to-mba.html
http://abhishekrai.blogspot.com/2007/05/promising-deltas.html
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen. - Jerome K. Jerome
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