Friday 31 August 2012

“Publication of Professor M.S.Rao’s Interview in Emerald Journal”


Dear friends,

I am pleased to let you know that “Development and Learning in Organizations” (Emerald Journal) featured my interview containing the details of a new leadership style “Soft Leadership” coined by me.  You may view the interview vide link: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17050959.

I welcome any feedback you might have to offer on my interview.

Life is great!





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“Is Employment an Affair between the Employees and Employers?” - Professor M.S.Rao


“When I interview somebody, I look at their resume to see what they've done, who they've worked with, and how many times. If they've gotten repeat work. Those are the kinds of actors I want to hire.” - Joe Pantoliano 


When I conducted soft skills training program to students recently on the topic ‘facing the interview board’, a student responded to my question during mock-interview session, “Why should I hire you?” as follows: “I would be loyal and work very long years with your organization.”  I probed her how long? She replied that she would work forever. I replied that nowadays employment has become an affair between the employees and the employers.  Previously employment was considered a marriage, and it was treated as a lifelong commitment to the organization.  In fact, the Japanese management emphasizes on lifelong commitment to organizations wherein the employees’ commitment to organizations is like a marriage. In contrast, the western management treats it as an affair because the employers retain the employees as long as they perform well.  According to this system, if employees don’t perform well they will be served with pink slips without any second thought. The Japanese management gives a number of opportunities to employees to upgrade themselves as it believes more in ‘concern for people’. In the western management, it is more of ‘task orientation’ rather than ‘people orientation’.  We have another management system, Theory Z propounded by William Ouchi who blended the best of both the American management and the Japanese management. 

Finally, I told the student to reply to the question as follows: You must project your self-management skills, transferable skills, and job related skills.  Since you are a fresher, you must showcase more on your academic achievements and other extra-curricular achievements so that you will have better chances of grabbing the employment offer.


“A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.” - Chin-Ning Chu




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Wednesday 22 August 2012

“Helping Successful Students to Become Even More Successful” - Professor M.S.Rao


“More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is given.” - Bertrand Russell


In every classroom, educators often find three levels of students – below average, average, and above average students in terms of their levels of intelligence and understanding the essence. The role of educators must be to ensure that the knowledge reach out to all levels of students equally. It is easier said than done. Therefore, educators must deliver the key ideas and insights three times in the classroom so that all levels of students can understand the essence effectively. When educators tell the key concepts first time, the above average students understand the message.  When they tell second time, the average students understand the message.  When they tell third time, the below average students understand the message. 

The role of educators is to elevate below average students as average students, average students as above average students, and above average students as extraordinary students. Precisely, educators must help successful students become even more successful to provide a meaning to their profession and make a qualitative difference in the lives of students.


“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.” ― Robert Frost




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“3 Steps to Build Your Brand” - Professor M.S.Rao


"Even individuals need to develop a brand for themselves .... Whatever your area of expertise, you can take steps to make people think of YOU when they think of your field." - Accelepoint Webzine


Everyone craves for building their brand. But very few people are aware of the tools and techniques essential to build their brands. Here is a three-step process to build your brand:

  1. Excel as an expert. To become an expert, focus on your passionate area.  Find out your innate talents rather than focusing on skills. Talents are inborn which people acquire from their parents. People have talents by birth.  They must spot their talent and tap it. Then they have to focus clearly on their goals and build skills around their inborn talents. In this way, they can grow as experts.  

  1. Share your knowledge with others. You cannot reach out to entire audience physically.  Hence, you must author books in your area of interest so that you can reach out to the world. You can also blog articles in your area.  

  1. Interact with people in your core area. When you interact with people they will pose questions about your domain knowledge. You can do research in those areas and improve your knowledge base. This physical interaction builds connections with others thus enhancing your visibility.

To summarize, focus on your talents and build skills around it; share your knowledge through your books; and interact with likeminded people to grow in your area of interest to build your brand.


"Branding demands commitment; commitment to continual re-invention; striking chords with people to stir their emotions; and commitment to imagination. It is easy to be cynical about such things, much harder to be successful." - Sir Richard Branson, CEO Virgin



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