Victims make excuses, leaders deliver results: Robin Sharma
After
the
astounding
success
of
the
Robin
Sharma
leadership
event
in
Bangalore
that
was
sponsored
by
the
non-profit
organization
Rang
De
On
Feb
29
at
the
Taj
Vivanta,
Yeshwanthpur,
the
leadership
guru
to
the
world's
best
CEOs
talked
to
media
representatives
in
a
press
conference.
Excerpts from the press meet that saw the famed author at the receiving end of inquisitive queries-
Q:
What
would
be
the
one
piece
of
leadership
advice
you
would
give
Indian
politicians?
Ans:
I
am
an
author
and
a
leadership
expert
and
I
am
absolutely
not
educated
on
Indian
politics.
I
primarily
speak
to
business
leaders.
But
the
fact
is
that
leadership
is
not
a
popularity
contest
and
they
have
to
throw
their
egos
out
of
the
door
and
focus
on
the
larger
good.
He
reiterated
his
point
made
in
the
seminar-
:"Victims
make
excuses,
leaders
deliver
results."
"In India, we have a culture based on excuses."
Q:
Who
is
your
greatest
inspiration?
Ans:
This
is
like
asking
me
who
is
your
favourite
child.
There
are
many
people
who
inspired
me,
my
children,
my
readers,
the
900
people
who
attended
my
event
inspired
me.
They
all
took
the
trouble
to
learn
today
what
they
could
become
tomorrow.
Mandela,
Mother
Teresa,
Steve
Jobs,
Amazon's
Jeff
Bezos.
I
also
hold
Picasso
in
special
regard
as
he
was
one
shining
example
of
striving
for
excellence.
Q:
On
the
next
generation
of
entrepreneurs
who
are
powering
India
with
start-ups
-
Ans:
Start
ups
and
entrepreneurial
innovation
of
the
kind
that
comes
from
India
is
amazing.
I
have
been
watching
it
as
early
as
decade
back.
These
young
thinkers
who
venture
out
on
their
own,
the
mindset
should
be
value
creation
rather
than
profit
creation.
They
are
focussed
and
with
the
facility
of
technology
can
add
value.
They
also
believe
in
creating
work
places
that
people
actually
enjoy
coming
to
work.
They
are
also
aware
on
how
to
groom
top
talent
and
making
leaders
at
every
level.
These
start-ups
also
deliver
results
in
a
quarter
that
the
old
fashioned
companies
deliver
in
12
months.
Q:
How
realistic
is
the
idea' Lead
without
a
title'
in
present
times?
Ans:
Based
on
my
decade
and
more
of
working
with
business
leaders
from
all
over,
if
this
idea
of
leading
without
a
title
had
no
traction
I
would
have
gone
out
of
business
years
ago.
This
idea
stems
from
the
fact
that
not
one
person
can
do
the
entire
work
efficiently.
What's
unrealistic
is
that
only
three
people
working
in
an
organization,
and
all
the
others
neither
innovate,
push
the
needle
forward
and
not
take
responsibilities.
For
me,
this
is
a
definition
of
a
bankrupt
company.
Q:
Are
Indians
already
an
enlightened
lot?
Ans:
I
would
say
Indians
relative
to
a
lot
of
other
nations
have
a
huge
appetite
for
self
exploration.
The
birthplace
of
yoga,
meditation
and
in
a
country
where
there
are
a
lot
of
leaders
who
are
self-evolved
they
have
the
advantage
of
mental
mastery,
character
building
and
spirituality.
But
with
my
15
years
of
helping
organizations
and
meeting
people,
I
have
only
met
a
handful
of
enlightened
people.
Q:
Is
your
first
book
the
best?
Ans:
I
would
call
my
latest
book
–
the
secret
letters
of
the
Monk
who
sold
his
Ferrari
my
best
and
number
2
would
be
The
Leader
Without
a
Title.
Every
single
sweeper,
taxi
driver,
mother,
father
I
have
met
have
displayed
leadership
in
their
areas.
My
other
book,
The
Greatness
guide
is
also
have
made
some
great
impact.
Q:
Does
being
systematic
kill
creativity?
Ans:
No,
it
does
not.
The
likes
of
John
Grisham
and
Picasso
were
a
disciplined
lot
who
would
be
at
their
desks
at
5am
and
have
ritualized
this
act.
They
were
not
the
kind
of
people
who
lived
in
the
moment.
Let
planning
be
the
springboard,
so
that
spirituality
can
be
our
splash.
I
have
the
luxury
of
going
to
work
three
days
a
week
and
during
the
rest
I
meditate,
plan
and
divorce
myself
from
the
world,
read
and
dream.
I
also
wake
up
early
and
do
all
my
activities
on
schedule.
Q:
From
your
earlier
talks
as
well
as
the
one
made
today,
you
have
mentioned
that
your
children
are
one
of
your
inspirations.
What
would
be
the
three
rules
you
would
want
your
children
to
live
by
-
Ans:
I
teach
them
the
value
of
being
massive
dreamers,
since
our
lives
reflect
the
signs
of
our
thinking;
to
stand
for
excellence
in
whatever
they
choose
to
do
and
to
be
the
kindest
and
the
most
courageous
person.
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