By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam
In a world obsessed with sports, politics and the economy, it is easy to see why most of us view and describe successful people in these sectors as ‘leaders’ today. The default understanding is that such people are ‘special’ and endowed with qualities that make them successful leaders. It is such pre-occupation that sometimes blinds us from seeing the leadership exercised by people who are traditionally described as ‘ordinary’. And it is the amplified and visible narratives of successful industrialists, politicians, movie stars or sportsmen that are likely to prevent us from recognising leadership around us in everyday life. Recently, I had an experience that showed me how easily one gets into this groove and how such ‘ordinary’ people quietly go about exercising leadership.
