Agile Tour 2016 Chennai - Lead like Mahatma Gandhi by Syed Nazir Razik

1. Syed Nazir Razik ACP, CSM, PMP
Nov 6, 2016
Hotel Radisson, Chennai

2. Board Member & Vice President
Vice President ,
Aerospace Industry Association
of Tamil Nadu
Social Media Strategist
Agile Mentor for ACP & Beyond
Agile Transformation Mentor for Teams

3. Disclaimer
If you have come to hear about being a better manager,
you are in the wrong room

4. Management Vs Leadership
Management – is what we do ( Planning,
Budgeting, organizing, building
strategies, effecting change, problem
solving )
Leadership is
“ Who we are ! ”
About “Getting people neck up !”
Influencing people to commit to a
mission, to be all they can be.

5. Epitomizing Leadership moments in
Gandhiji’s Life
Sabarmati Ashram --- Dandi, Navsari Gujarat
24 days and 390 kms distance.
Vision: Protest Salt Tax
Mission : Make Salt
Act of non violent civil disobedience.
78 Satyagrahis – culminated to 60000 people
getting arrested
It was all about Influence, Character,
Confidence, Humility, Vision, Inspiration
Mar 12, 1930
“Like the historic march of Ramachandra to Lanka the march of Gandhi will be
memorable”, Shri P. C. Ray - like “the exodus of the Israelites under Moses.”
Outcome : Purna Swaraj

6. Quit India Movement - Leadership moments
in Gandhiji’s Life II
Gowli Tank Maidan, Bombay
Disorderly, Non violent civil disobedience.
Vision: Do or Die (Karo ya Maro)
Mission : Bharat Chodo Andolan
Imprisoned at Aga Khan Palace,
Lost Kasturba and goes on 21 days fast
unto death
It was all about Sacrifice, Character,
Humility, Vision, Inspiration
8 August, 1942
Outcome : Roadmap to
Inquilab
Subash Chandra Bose “Mahatmaji, For Indians outside India you are the creator
of the present awakening in our country….”

7. Great Servant Leaders

8. Who is your greatest role
model of Servant Leader ?

9. • She serves
• Her sacrifice
• Greatest influenceon you
• Empathically listens to you
• She treats you like the most important person in the world
• You would move mountains for her
• She has moral authority on you (not power)
Anytime we extend ourselves, sacrifice and serve others, treat them like most
important people, we build authority and thereby influence

10. Can you emulate to be like your mother ?
Leaders are made, not born !

11. Are you using the words ?
• I want you to just do what I say
ie … (I want you neck down !)
At our teams and workplace !
• 2/3 of people leave their jobs because of
ineffective leader
• They do not quite their company, they quit
their boss

12. Servant Leadership
• Is influencing people to contribute their
heart, mind, creativity, spirit, excellence and
their all to the team to work towards a
mutually beneficial goal.
• Is not a title. One does not have to be in
position of power to influenceothers to be
more enthusiastic, more committed and
more willing to be the best
• Is the willingness to extend oneself to meet
the needs of another human being
• Is about exerting influence not intimidation
• Is about building authority not power
“Anyone who wants to be a leader among you must first be the servant
If you chose to lead, you must serve” – Jesus Christ

13. “The Leadership” in Servant Leadership
• Defining the Vision.
• Providing Strategy and Mission
• Crafting strong values
• Inspiring the team
• Being transparent
• Facilitate honest feedback
• Defining the metrics of excellence
“If you get your team what they need, They will
get you everything you need”

14. Characteristics of a Servant Leader
• Selfless -The will to serve and sacrifice for
your team.
• Listening with empathy – builds strength in
teams
• Building a strong self character
• Separate people from behavior
• Motivate, motivate. Be quick in appreciating /
credit good work
• Demand excellence
“We are here on earth to do good for others, what
others are here for I don’t know” – W.H Auden

17. Servant Leadership failure – Symptoms
• Low team morale.
• High Absenteeism
• Low commitment
• High attrition.( Excessive turnover)
• Lack of trust (Disloyalty)
“99% of leadership failures are failures of Character”
– Norman Schwarzkopf

18. Millennials respond better to Servant leadership

19. Influencing factors of Millennials @ Team

20. Steps Forward …..
Top traits to build Servant Leadership
• Be committed to change
• Be ready to seek out and receive critical
feedback and continuous improvement
• Be ready to take risk and practice SL and
Grow
• Be ready to manage your ego, stay humble
• Treat people like they are important
“Everybody can be great bcos anybody can serve”
– Martin Luther King

21. Being a Servant Leaders at home
 Provide boundaries, love, feedback and
discipline to your children
 Listen to them and make them feel
important
 It is good to lavish upon your children
material things that you didn’t get growing
up - but in moderation
 Don’t fail to provide them the important
things you received from your parents
“To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to
educate a menace in society” – Theodore Roosevelt

22. As we speak ….

23. Recommendation and Credits

25. Thank You !
U can reach me
Twitter @joesat @pmichennai
Mail : syed@pmi-chennai.org
http://bit.ly/pmiccservantleadership