Six Management Tips From Dravid

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Lesson No. 1: A leader is not made in heaven

Some people are born great, others achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. The Indian captain certainly belongs to the second category.

Lesson No. 2: How to handle power

Philip Kotler might believe in the top down approach but Dravid is all about the bottom up approach.
.. .. Dravid has always maintained his balance under pressure and ensured his deeds take precedence over headline grabbing mind games and sledging matches on the field.

Lesson No. 3: Grace under fire

Dravid hasn’t earned the tag of ‘the Wall’ overnight. It has taken him years of toil, hard work and practice added with performance on the field to make it happen...

Lesson No. 4: Sharing the limelight

Dravid’s best knocks have always been overshadowed by a bigger, more flamboyant one by someone else at the other end. ..

Lesson No. 5: You needn't be flashy to succeed

Dravid was overshadowed by Sourav Ganguly for the better part of his career. ...

Lesson No. 6: Work is life and the rest is mere details

... Those words and Rahul’s gesture perhaps best exemplifies his mantra – accessible, passionate and defiant to the core.