DADAGIRI

Sourav Ganguly – A Case Study in Leadership

DADAGIRI

SOURAV GANGULY

Good Leaders are made, not

born.

THE STRATEGIST

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STEVE WAUGH

I saw in Sourav a committed individual who wanted to inject some toughness and combativeness into a side that had often

tended in the past to roll over and expose a

soft underbelly.

THE STRATEGIST

Brought an optimistic vision to Indian Cricket

Injected toughness and combativeness

Took strong, hard stands

Instilled a sense of aggression

Ability to handle seniors and back the young guns

OPTIMISTIC VISION

TOUGHNESS & COMBATIVENESS

INSTILLED A SENSE OF AGGRESSION

TOOK STRONG AND HARD STANDS

BACKING THE YOUNG GUNS

ABLY HANDLING SENIORS

ACHIEVEMENTS

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Imperious century in Test debut (Lord’s 1996)

5 consecutive MoM awards in Sahara Cup, 1997 against Pakistan

Arjuna Award in 1998

Became captain in 2000, led India to 3-2 win over South Africa

CENTURY ON TEST DEBUT

SAHARA CUP VS. PAKISTAN (1997)

SPORTSTAR PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD & ARJUNA AWARD

ACHIEVEMENTS

Halted Steve Waugh’s Final Frontier in Kolkata (2001)

Unprecedented NatWest Series win (Lord’s 2002)

India reaches World Cup finals after 20 years (2003)

Awarded Padmashree after historic series win in and against Pakistan (2004)

WIN AGAINST FINAL FRONTIER

NATWEST SERIES WIN

MEN IN BLUE (2003)

SERIES WIN IN AND AGAINST PAKISTAN

AWARDED PADMASHREE

MOTIVATION & LEADERSHIP

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MOTIVATION & LEADERSHIP

Positive Thoughts & Talk

Vision

An eye for Talent

Nurturing Talent

Indifference to Criticism

Competent

Intuitive Decision Maker

Inspiring and Motivator

GOVERNANCE & DECISION MAKING

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GOVERNANCE & DECISION MAKING

Leader with an optimistic vision

Prone to experimentation

All-rounder with a “golden-arm”

Honest in his appraisals

Instinct and gut-feeling

Challenged organizational protocol

TEAM INDIA – LED WITH OPTIMISTIC V IS ION

GOLDEN ARM

HONEST IN APPRAISALS

CHALLENGED ORGANIZATIONAL PROTOCOL

LEGACY

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LEGACY

Brought attitude, aggression and passion in the team

A perennially defeatist team learned to believe

Reflection of self-belief in the new generation

Planted the seeds for the infamous 2011 World Cup win

PASSION AND ATTITUDE

LEARNING TO BELIEVE

LEADERS IN THE MAKING

INFAMOUS WORLD CUP WIN 2011

THE END

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