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Academic Leadership and Some Personal Reminiscences


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1 Professor Emeritus, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
     

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On one end of the leadership spectrum, there is Machiavelli-conniving, ambitious and ruthless. On the other, there is Cyrus the Great-humble, generous and loyal. Along this spectrum of great leaders and motivators, used so often in business books, speeches and anecdotes, there is hardly a mention of great teachers and academicians that have inspired and motivated young minds over generations. In this paper, after a preliminary discussion of traits, qualities and motivational drives that relate to leadership, we shall invoke great exemplary teachers of our times: Albert Einstein, George B, Dantzig, C. R. Rao and J. N. Kapur and others, and the leadership they provided in their fields of education, human development and advancement of knowledge. After all, inspiring is way better than leading and managing.

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S. K. Bhatt
Professor Emeritus, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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On one end of the leadership spectrum, there is Machiavelli-conniving, ambitious and ruthless. On the other, there is Cyrus the Great-humble, generous and loyal. Along this spectrum of great leaders and motivators, used so often in business books, speeches and anecdotes, there is hardly a mention of great teachers and academicians that have inspired and motivated young minds over generations. In this paper, after a preliminary discussion of traits, qualities and motivational drives that relate to leadership, we shall invoke great exemplary teachers of our times: Albert Einstein, George B, Dantzig, C. R. Rao and J. N. Kapur and others, and the leadership they provided in their fields of education, human development and advancement of knowledge. After all, inspiring is way better than leading and managing.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22552/jijmr%2F2020%2Fv6%2Fi1%2F195905