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Successful Leaders have mastered the art of communication skills. They know what to say and do, to motivate employees.Political leadership v/s Moral leadership
Today leadership in India, as also in the rest of the world is more political than moral and the leadership quality is unfortunately based on one’s capacity to be all-powerful. But political leadership does not endure for all time as does the leadership in the moral and spiritual fields. Man like Lord Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi captured the hearts of all by their love for humanity, and their influence is enduring. Other leaders may either be remembered for some time for their moral qualities or are easily forgotten, unless they leave their imprints on the social side and render service to humanity by typing to bring them together. Besides national leaders, there is today also a need for international leaders, whose aim should be to establish permanent peace in the world. Unless their desire is to serve humanity they cannot become leaders who will be cherished by men for all time.
More than ever the need of the hour is moral, spiritual and political leadership. The leader must also be just in his dealings. On no occasion should he be partial to any one section. Leaders can emerge by exploiting the differences between communities. Such leaders will bring about fanaticism among their followers and give rise to conflicts between persons of different faiths and communities in the body politic.
The emergence of such leaders should be prevented. In India the growth of cosmopolitan leadership for the whole country, with decentralized leadership for the various communities based on the spirit of services and sacrifice, and a liberal outlook, with a spirit of tolerance is the need of the hour. There are persons who can easily become leaders of small groups by strongly defending members of one section against another. Such leadership is harmful to the country.
The study of political leadership processes and leadership in the developing countries presents a new and growing interest in social science. Politics has emerged as the dominant theme of the new nations, and the increasing politicization of the individual and his groups in these societies is a fact of great sociological significance. Without an adequate appreciation of their political leadership processes, it is difficult to comprehend the nature, content, and direction of change in these countries. For a sociological understanding of the developing two-thirds of the world, the need for penetrating explorations in the areas of politics and leadership is thus imperative. The action implications of such analyses are also not of any less importance. All the planned development takes place within a political framework, the social scientist, the planner, and the development workers cannot ignore the study of the political context and the leadership component of change. Because of its potential for fruitful contribution both to social theory and to development strategies, this trend merits academic encouragement and research support.
A major paradox of the contemporary world is that many of its new nations are growing on the foundations of older civilizations. Several cultural worlds coexist within the façade of their national unity. During their anti-colonial political struggle, the divergent interests in these countries had coalesced for the limited purpose of the attainment of national independence. During the constructive phase of the politics of nation-building these interests are making goals is subject to many contradictory pulls.
A section of their elite upholds tradition not for nostalgia alone but for its vote-getting and opinion-swaying potential. Another section of the leadership has a vested interest in tradition. The politics of modernization has thus to contend with the politics of nativism and revivalism. The ethnocentric predicament of at least a section of the modernizers further prevents the setting of national objectives. The political leadership culture of these societies appears to be beset with conflicting images and contradictory goals. No society can be without people in isolation, without leaders who can not. To this end, this article is to examine the concept of conflict in society for political leadership.