Movies aka popular culture gives us a language to easily communicate life transforming messages. Some movies have epic impact on popular culture while breaking box-office records. These epics make us question whether we are really on a right track for accomplishing the goals.
Baahubali is one of them. Baahubali has the correct composition to rethink our views, principles and strategies that we adopt for attaining success in an organization.
So let’s look at Baahubali from the leadership lens. How you can essentially use them so as to remain inspired and driven to achieve a goal. Read on for 4 epic lessons which are impressive parameters of humanity that had been laid by this epic.
1. Leadership is a Conversation
The command-and-control approach to leadership has in recent years become less and less practical.
Glocalization, ups and downs in the market place has changed the parameters. How companies create value and interact with consumers have suddenly reduced the utility of a purely instruction led, top-down model of leadership.
Amarendra Baahubali even during his exile was always conversant with the “praja”. The coronation ceremony was the most ground shattering scene of Bahubali 2. Even then Amarendra had a conversation, he did not read it from the script.
“Physical immediacy among leaders and employees isn’t constantly achievable. But psychological or emotional proximity is essential.”
So what will replace the command-and-control model? Part of the answer lies in how leaders manage communication within their organizations—that is, how they handle the flow of information to, from, and among their employees. Traditional corporate communication must give way to a process that is more dynamic and more sophisticated.
“Baahubali yaani maine aagar apne praan bhi tyagne pade tho sankoch nahi karungaa”
Most important, that process must be conversational. Similar to what Baahubali demonstrated in the coronation ceremony.
2. Empower others to self-organize.
Providing clear direction while allowing employees to organize their own time and work has been identified as the next most important leadership competency.
No leader can do everything themselves. Therefore, it’s critical to distribute responsibility throughout the organization and thus relying on decision making from those who are closest to the action.
The timid and cowardly Kumara Varma is “empowered” to become a true Kshatriya.
“Samay har kaayar ko shoorveer banne ka ek avsar deta hai, veh kshan yehi hai”
Amarendra empowers Kumara Varma by handing over the dagger and moves on. He delegates the work, initially Kumara Varma fails. But ultimately he triumphs.
3. Leaders lead from the front
Great leaders always face the fire sheltering the followers in the process. With your own style, if you work for your own satisfaction. It will be the greatest joy possible. It is always a great exercise to support your employees, but make sure to allow them for working autonomously as well.
“Apne haathon ko hathiyar bna lo, apni saason ko andhi mein badal do, humara rakt hi humari mahasena hai”
This was a time when Baahubali was thrown out of the kingdom, but as a true leader he shined through. He was certainly making his work, deeds more remarkable. His initiatives were strong enough to make him a leader, get identified in the mass. He was facing.
So rather than disapproving the concepts or ideas of your colleagues can you improve them. Can you as a leader learn to work with them?
4. Aligning Action and Values
Executives devote too much time drafting, and redrafting vision statements, mission statements, values statements and so on. They devote nowhere near adequate time trying to align their organizations with the values and visions.
Always do good deeds in order to earn respect. Chasing for a position instead of chasing for a respectable work image. Amarendra Baahubali truly followed his values. He saved his wife’s dignity sacrificed the throne, but eventually he got more respect. He worked on the ground with the people using his skills to solve everyday problems. Thus earned an amicable reputation in the hearts of people.
“Singhasan k lye aapka vachan tod dun tho aapki parvarish ka apmaan hoga maa”
These are some key learning’s that can transform your visualization while handling an organization. Developing a conversational communication style, empowering team members, leading from the front and if your actions are driven with your values. You will achieve unequaled success.
Is there a leadership lesson which you spotted that I did not cover? Why do you think it is particularly critical? Would you share these lesson that can inspire success at your workplace? Any one of them, all of them? I’m particularly curious which lesson is most inspirational to you? Please share your feedback, learning’s, critique, via comments…
