Pakistanis are emotional, vibrant and insecure. It's our history, our
colonialism, our sardari nizaam and our deprivation. We love to be recognized
and praised. A bit of narcissism in this too. So a vision which inspires us
will put electricity in us. We will give our all and die for a cause. But the
mundane, the routine, the disciplined is not our game. Just watch our cricket
team. It tells us all. Tigers against the wall in 1992; denigrated as losers in
2017. Winners against all odds in both cases.
The cause (vision) gives us common
purpose. This belief leads to passion. Passion leads to ownership and diligence.
Ends up making a team and once a team, any goal is achievable.
Absolutely any goal! But there has to be a leader. That leader should be at one
with the vision and also connected to the team. The leader has to provide
security; which means protecting the team from pressures and
retribution, so they be free to operate without fear of failure. The
leader has to be human, demonstrating empathy and a lack of ego.
Most of all the leader has to sacrifice the self for the team and cause.
Sacrifice can be time, money and health - e.g. Quaid-e-Azam. You have such
a leader, you will have a team and you will have your success.
Former CEO Engro Foods Limited, Executive Coach and Consultant
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