Saturday, October 8, 2011

Leadership Lessons from Sachin Tendulkar



Leadership Lessons from Sachin Tendulkar

Know your limitations

No matter how great or successful a person is in his/her profession. There are always some limitations. Sachin realized that he can never be a good captain and resigned from captaincy to concentrate on batting.

Most people deny this reality and bask in borrowed glory.

Inner nature and natural talent

It takes some time to flower the inner nature.

You need to be patient and provide the right environment.

Sachin wanted to become a fast bowler like Thomson and Lillee initially but realized that his true calling was as a batsman.

BE HUMBLE

Sachin never had a problem playing under a much junior captain Dhoni.

There are no ego hassles here. The goal is more important than the individual. Sachin always has a smile that can enlighten several faces.

Be aware of your inner nature

Sachin since childhood knew that he was made to play cricket and he gave his life to it.

How many of us have the courage to follow our inner nature ? Most of us bow to our parents expectations, society , safety or security..

More over how many of us as parents allow our children to express themselves


Sharpen your saw

Even after playing against so many players under diverse circumstances, Sachin still practices and prepares for the matches.

Using wet balls to practice to face Shane Warne a decade ago to cutting out the drives and strokes against Australia in the last series ..he is still learning

Ride the storm

Sachin has gone through all sort of agony and tough times. Right from career threatening injuries to his father’s death during the world cup to loss of form. .. He even has been booed in Mumbai.. but he has been always unfazed and said, “ if life serves me a lemon , I will make lemonade out of it”.

Know your priorities

Sachin has opted not to play for the 20- 20 as he feel it is the game for younger players plus he says that the 20-20 team has a settled look and he does not want to disturb it. There is no hint of insecurity here.

His foremost prioroty is to maintained the body and extend his career

Sachin Tendulkar

Be aware of your inner nature

Inner nature and natural talent

Know your limit

Be humble

Sharpen your saw

Know your priorities

Ride the storm

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