About the Authors
Professor M. S. Rao is an international leadership guru who rose from humble origins. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading leadership educators, authors, speakers, coaches, consultants and practitioners. He has more than three decades of experience in leadership development, and conducts leadership training programs for various corporates and educational institutions. He is a Success Coach and Motivational Speaker, and delivers guest lectures upon request. He coined a new leadership tool—Soft Leadership Grid, leadership teaching tool—11E Leadership Grid and an innovative teaching tool—Meka’s Method. His areas of interest include Leadership, Coaching, and Learning and Development.
He is the Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He has been listed as one of the leading achievers around the world in Marquis Who’s Who in the World in the 2013 30th Pearl Anniversary Edition. He is the author of 18 books including 21 Success Sutras for Leaders. He has published more than 250 papers and articles in international publications such as Leader to Leader, Leadership Excellence, T+D Magazine (ASTD), Personal Excellence, Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Emerald, and Sage. He is an Advisor on the Board of Global Leadership Awards Committee, Malaysia, and was an honoured judge for Global Leadership Awards 2011 and 2012. He successfully led a webinar on Soft Leadership: A New Leadership Perspective organized by International Leadership Association, America. He has been honoured as a Member of International Leadership Association (ILA) and American Institute of Business Psychology (AIOBP), USA.
He serves on the editorial boards of various prestigious international journals including Development and Learning in Organizations and Industrial and Commercial Training of Emerald Journals, UK; International Journal of Business Administration, Canada; and Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, USA. He is ranked as No. 1 among the speakers in India as per reviews on Speakerwiki.org (URL: http:// speakermix.com/professor-m-s-rao). He can be reached at:profmsr7@ gmail.com and additionally maintains three popular blogs titled ‘Where Knowledge Is Wealth’ (URL: http://profmsr.blogspot.com), ‘Professor M. S. Rao Born for the Students’ (URL: http://professormsrao.blogspot.com) and ‘Knowledge Grows When Shared’ (URL: http://professormsraoguru.blogspot.com).
M. Ganesh Sai is pursuing studies in engineering currently. His articles have been featured in various newspapers including The Hindu. He has authored four books including Smartness Guide: Success Tools for Students, Short Stories to Share—Get Inspired and Skills for Your Career Success: Touch Your Tipping Point. His areas of interest include Success, Motivation, Leadership and Personality Development. You may see his international endorsements at: http://speakermix.com/m-ganesh-sai. He can be reached at [email protected] and additionally maintains a popular blog, http://mgshyd.wordpress.com.
M. Ramakrishna Sayee is pursuing studies in engineering currently. His articles have been featured in various newspapers including The Hindu. He has authored four books including, Smartness Guide: Success Tools for Students, Script Your Success Story—Sky is the Limit and Skills for Your Career Success: Touch Your Tipping Point. You may see his international endorsements at: http://speakermix.com/m-ramakrishna-sayee. He can be reached at [email protected] and additionally maintains a popular blog, http://mrkhyd.wordpress.com..