Lessons from Rahul Dravid 2

from Economic Times 11th March 2012.


6 Traits for Everyone at Workplace


 K Sudarshan Managing Partner, EMA Partners International, India 

• Team Man Dravid, who did everything asked of him, was the quintessential team man.
•  Takeaway If you have team’s interests, your peers will respect you for what you are and you will grow with your team.
• Talent Minus Attitude Dravid, superbly talented, never had an attitude. That’s why perhaps he had such a long and illustrious career. 
• Takeaway Talent doesn’t justify brash behaviour with colleagues and/or customers. Without an attitude you are valuable for longer.
• Personal Values Dravid’s integrity and behaviour, on and off the field, were irreproachable.
• Takeaway Great performers lose their way because of personal failings. Ethics and values are a must for longterm success. 
• Work Ethic Dravid gave 100% every time he stepped on the field. He did his homework.
• Takeaway Want to excel? Work hard at being ready. Motivate yourself.
• Patience Patience and temperament are the greatest allies for a Test match batsman and Dravid had them in abundance. 
• Takeaway Getting swayed by quarterly results is a rash shot. Don’t sacrifice longterm goals for quarter-on-quarter glory.
• Conformist Dravid played by the rules. That worked for him as a player, but not as a leader. He probably lacked the X factor. 
• Takeaway When you pick corporate leaders, look beyond talent and performance. A magnificent performer, a great team man, a fine human being may not make a good leader.