True leadership entails empathy, not antagonism

What with all kinds of nefarious leaders donning varied mantles these days, we're forced to take cognisance of their bulldozing or devious ways, as the case may be.

- Vivek Atray

What with all kinds of nefarious leaders donning varied mantles these days, we're forced to take cognisance of their bulldozing or devious ways, as the case may be. Leadership has most often to be undertaken with an understanding and empathetic approach. Such is the inherent qualification required in a leadership role.

Leadership simply cannot afford to be antagonistic in nature. Those who pretend otherwise are not really leaders; they're just pretending.

While a Gandhian approach to leadership is not everybody's forte, a brazen or bizarre approach just cannot be accepted. Leading a nation requires vision, foresight, top-level understanding—coupled with a finger on the pulse and an ear to the ground. No nation can afford to be led by wayward bullies, especially in this era of democracy, knowledge, technology and opportunities for total transparency.