Let me begin, by asking the question WHY?. Why I am writing this article? “WHY?” being the ultimate question. I write this article as I believe in the ideology that the great aspiring people have an inspired communication. “Clarity of thought” is the reason behind their exemplary communication. Their thought is simple and inspires belief in the followers’ mind.
My Director of the project I was assigned to, was one of the great inspiring leaders. He has his way with people that make me work for him, work for myself, which puts the project in the swiftest path towards the success. He knows the nook and corner of the product, with which we are supposed to work. His immense knowledge is more than enough to complete the work. The project gave me a chance not just to learn the work, but HOW TO lead the team, handle the customer, tackle the conundrum, Email etiquette, Professional way of handling the project.
I have always been a fan of good communicator. Our colleagues were in awe of his talismanic communication. If he is not the Director in the Organization, he would have made an outstanding Professor. I sit in a meeting (which happens over the call) with him, to learn how he handles the Internal Project meeting and external client call. There is so much to learn, starting from the Idioms and Vocabulary to the extensive work knowledge. I used to read his emails twice or thrice, to understand how to build a corporate email in the best possible way.
He believes in leading by example. He shows the way, and demonstrates how the task is done. He doesn’t get angry but get disappointed, if a task is not accomplished. That disappointment would show how much he values every team member; hence it makes me work harder to achieve the target. He was the first one to put his hand up to mentor us and helped us learn the work. But I have learnt so much more apart from work, like patience, building a trust, leadership qualities, etc.
Even though he is the senior person of the team, he never shies away from apologizing, if he is wrong. I learnt to be up-front, open and to apologize to customer / anyone, if the mistake is at my end. He is a true leader in every possible way. Personally, I was looking forward to work with him on another Project. But he has moved on to a different company.
So much emphasize been given to process / best practice to complete the task. He would invest his time and patience to instil all those good characters in me. He believed in “touching people’s life” and by helping / motivating them towards success. That makes him precisely WHY he is one of the greatest leader in my Real Life and the Communication King.
KARTHIKDAS 