Leadership Case Study on Dada

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IS SOURAV GANGULY A LEADER??????

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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (born 8 July 1972) is a

former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent

family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He

started his career by playing in state and school teams. During his career, he achieved

success as a batsman but mainly as a captain, but he was involved with many controversies.

Due to the match-fixing scandals in 2000 by other players

of the team, and for his poor health, Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar resigned his position,

and Ganguly was made the captain of the Indian cricket team. He soon received media

criticism after an unsuccessful stint for county side Durham and for taking off his shirt in the

final of the 2002 NatWest Trophy. He led India into the 2003 World Cup final, where they

were defeated by Australia. Due to a decrease in individual performance, he was dropped

from the team in the following year. Ganguly was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004, one of

India's highest awards. He returned to the National team in 2006, and had successful batting

displays. Around this time, he became involved in a dispute with Indian team coach Greg

Chappell over several misunderstandings. Ganguly was again dropped from the team,

however he was selected to play in the2007 Cricket World Cup.

Ganguly joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team as captain

for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament in 2008. The same year, after a

home Test series against Australia, he announced his retirement from cricket. After his

retirement, Ganguly continued to play for the Bengal team and was appointed the chairman

of the Cricket Association of Bengal's Cricket Development Committee. The left-handedGanguly was a prolific One Day International (ODI) batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to

his credit. He is India's most successful Test Captain to date, winning 21 out of 49 test

matches. An aggressive Captain, Ganguly is credited with having nurtured the careers of

many young players who played under him.
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Most important Achievements of Sourav

Ganguly as a Captain of the Indian Cricket Team

1. When he took over the captaincy after the match-fixing expose in 2000, he quickly proved to be atough, intuitive and uncompromising leader. It was a very tough time both for the Indian cricket and

Sourav taking over as captain.. Sourav was appointed as captain when Sachin Tendulkar, shocked

everyone by stepping down from his captaincy after Indias disastrous tour Down Under in 1999. As

Vice captain to Tendulkar, Sourav was the most obvious choice. But he went on to win the series

against South Africa 3-2. Not just that, the BCCI imposed a ban on the former captain Mohammed

Azharuddin and all-rounder Ajay Jadeja, Then the stalwarts in the team.

2. The Lagaan Comes Back Home was the headlines ofa national daily when Sourav led the team

to victory in the Nat west trophy in 2002.Chasing a target of 326 seemed impossible but was

achieved by Team India in an unprecedented fashion, and who can forget the shirt waving exercise

in the balcony of Lords: The Mecca Of Cricket. This Win Further resolved his ability as a leader.

3. Beating Pakistan in tests in Pakistan in 2004.This was undisputedly one of the most glorifying

moments in his captaincy.

4. Again, beating Pakistan in Pakistan in ODIS in 2004. This is a feat which was not achieved by any

of his predecessors before him.

5. Leading the team to victory at the historic test match at the Eden Gardens against the mighty

Australians to halt Steve Waughs Final Frontier after being made to follow on .The world saw the

emergence ofVERY SPECIAL LAXMAN to complete the tally of the Famous Five. Not just that, In

that match itself, for the first time in the history of Indian Cricket, an Indian Bowler in the form ofHarbhajan Singh took a hat trick in a test match.

6. The Historic series against Australia ended in Chennai with another win against Australia. The

series ended in Indias Favour with a score line of 2-1.This marked the emergence ofDADAGIRI.

7. Promotion of young guns in the team was another aspect of Dadas captaincy. The current Indian

team has many players who were brought into the team by DADA. Players like Yuvraj, Dhoni,

Harbhajan, Irfan, Sehwag and Zaheer were some his key instruments in team building TEAM INDIA.

8. He, till date is the most successful Indian Captain with 21 test wins as a captain and with a success

rate of 42%. A feat unparalleled by any other Indian Captain.

9. He led Team India to the Final of the world Cup in 2003 after a gap of 20 years.

Although, the team lost, people could see an emergence of a force which can stand up to the mighty

Australians. But, If the team had won the match on the 23rd

of March 2003, Sourav would have

remained the undisputed Champion of Indian Cricket.

10. During the 2003 World Cup, The Indian Team had an enviable track record of 8 successive wins

which is quite extraordinary.

11. But unlike his predecessors his most important trait as a leader was that he wasImpartial, Non-parochial and always pushed his players to perform better.


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Common Traits of a Successful Manager

1) An Eye for Talent- It should be one of the most valuable aspects of a manager. To recruit

the best person for the job. This is also vital for every organization in the business sense aswell. Having the right person at the right time at the right place can make all the difference.

In Souravs case it was all the same because he always promoted the best guy for the

position in the team and not someone based on his religion, caste or state he belongs to.

2) Competency People would always follow someone who is as competent as them or if

not, more than them. But it does not mean that one has to be an expert in every field of

his/her organization ,but needs to demonstrate ample competence levels .Also in the Indian

Team , Dada was always referred to as a bowler witha golden arm. If he could not do

anything with the bat he always came up with a vital breakthrough for the team with the

ball. This showcases his competence as an all-rounder.

3) Honesty In todays modern competitive world, this has become a major trait of a

successful manager in view of scandals. Also, managers need to display their honesty to

their counterparts/peers in order to win their appreciation. When Sourav was the captain

he was always honest in his appraisals for his players. He preferred Harbhajan over Kumble

as he was a better performer in ODIs. However, against Pakistan he preferred Kumble due

to his better track record against them .We come to know this from the fact that, the only

match in the 2003World Cup played by Kumble was against Pakistan in the super sixes.

4) Nurturing Talent This trait is vital for every manager and organization. Managers needto groom their people and help them develop skills vital for the success of their

organization. When Sourav was the captain, his persistence on Dravid to hone up his skills as

a wicketkeeper helped him not just to play an extra batsman/bowler but also won many a

matches for India, until the advent ofMSD.

5) Meritocracy- This is perhaps the most important trait of a successful manager. Managers

need to promote people based on merit and only on merit. Sourav too always did the same .

6) Forward Looking A manager with this trait in his/her attitude can always lead his/her

organization or people from a difficult situation to a comfortable position. Sourav in 2003,having lost the world Cup to Australia, came back strongly to defeat Pakistan in Pakistan in

both ODIs and Tests in 2004.

7) Awe Inspiring People always love to be inspired and follow an inspirational leader who

can take them to greater heights. Sourav too was inspirational either with his performance

or with his words on and off the field.

8) Insistence for Continued Performance This is one quality which sets apart managers

from others .The objective here is to perform day in and day out. For example in Laxmans

case, he came into the one day squad after his historic performance at the Eden Gardens in

2001 but could not cement his place in the team because of his performance.


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9) Emotional IntelligenceIn Todays modern competitive world, this trait has become the

deciding factor between a good manager and an excellent manager.

An excellent manager will always respond to people in a way they want him/her to. Sourav

always did the same and the prime example of this is his waving of the shirt violently from

the balcony of Lords in 2002 to Andrew Flint off.

10) Challenge Organizational protocol Every leader must have the zeal to challenge

existing organizational protocol for the good .This not only strengthens his capabilities as a

leader but also as a commoner. Furthermore, Sourav to a very large extent handpicked his

team defying SET selection procedures often leading to discontent in the board.

LEADERSHIP TRAITS OF SOURAV GANAULY1) Indifference To Criticism Gangly always took decisions which he felt right without caring for the

critics sake. It is perhaps this indifference to criticism that led to his omission from the team.

2) No personal Insecurity Sourav felt that every young player should play two years of domestic

cricket before being selected for international assignments. He also said that every newcomer

should be given at least five games to prove himself. Perhaps, he being at a receiving end of a raw

deal that threatened to ruin his international cricket career enabled Sourav to understand the

insecurities of other newcomers in the team better than his predecessors. Sourav backed the

youngsters in the team tremendously and thus, gained the love of his teammates.

3) Visionary- His vision was to win the world cup for India and indeed came very very close to win

one after a gap on 20 years.

4) Preference for Match Winners - He relinquished himself, to make the space for the opening slot

to accommodate Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar. Ganguly will most be remembered though

for having forged a winning unit from a bunch of talented boys.

5) Emotional Intelligence He as a captain always believed in replying on the face and responding in

an appropriate fashion. Again, the prime example of this is his waving of the shirt violently from the

balcony of Lords in 2002 to Andrew Flint off.

6) Nurturing Talent- He always wanted his players to develop skills for their and the teams

betterment. For example, He along with Sachin helped Harbhajan and Zaheer hone up their batting

skills which in the future has helped India save many matches from the Jaws of Defeat. Similarly,

When Sourav was the captain, his persistence on Dravid hone up his skills as a wicketkeeper helped

him not just to play an extra batsman/bowler but also won many a matches for India, until the

advent of MSD.


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Can Sourav Ganguly teach Managers about leading from the Front?

What can the leaders in businesses learn from his successes and

failures?

He was prone to experimentation. He promoted himself to the opening slot and along withSachin form the best ODIs opening partnership in the history of the game . This showcases

his ability to shoulder responsibility. An openers job is a specialists job and he took over the

responsibility to display his Flamboyant Panache as a southpaw.

He always provided vital breakthroughs with his golden arm. He became the first player inthe history of the game to receive 5 consecutive Man of the Match awards in one-dayers ,in

a series, in the Sahara 1997 Cup, which s a world record till date . He also won the Man of

the Series.

Future Leaders and entrepreneurs can learn a lot from Sourav .His unprecedented Knack forexperimentation, Indifference to criticism, an eye for talent, his Vision and not to mention

his extraordinary EQ can make every leader stand up and notice. If someone can

accommodate few of the above mentioned qualities as we see in Sourav, they can make a

whole world of difference to their respective organizations.

Every leader succeeds and fails depending on the

Situation he or she is workingunder!!We do agree with the statement because of the fact that success can always be measured in any

field by performance. Also, since success is dependent on the performance it also incorporates the

performance of the other individuals in the group/team, simply because Business is also about

teamwork. Therefore , the acceptance of the leader by his/her team, the internal and external forces

which directly/indirectly affect the business/task, the performance of his colleagues and peers are

responsible for the success of the leader.

Issues:

Understand the issues and challenges in leadership and team building / team management. Understand the theories in leadership (trait theory, etc.) Understand and make generalizations on the various concepts of group dynamics, change

management, conflict management, etc.

Appreciate the importance of people skills for a leader / manager

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