Interview with Professor M.S. Rao, author of Secrets of Your Leadership Success – The 11 Indispensable E's of a Leader

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with Professor M.S. Rao.

Design/methodology/approach

The interview is conducted by an independent interviewer.

Findings

Professor M.S. Rao is a leadership development practitioner with over 30 years' experience. He has written 16 books, including Secrets of Your Leadership Success – The 11 Indispensable E's of a Leader, and Smart Leadership: Lessons for Leaders. In his book Soft Leadership: Make Others Feel More Important, Professor Rao advances his model for soft leadership, blending characteristics of soft skills training with traditional leadership theory. This approach is endorsed by management guru David Ulrich, who provided the foreword for the book. Professor Rao also maintains two popular blogs, http://profmsr.blogspot.com (Where Knowledge is Wealth) and http://professormsraoguru.blogspot.com (Knowledge Grows When Shared).

Originality/value

The paper provides useful information from a leading figure regarding soft leadership.

Citation

by Gareth Bell, I. (2012), "Interview with Professor M.S. Rao, author of Secrets of Your Leadership Success – The 11 Indispensable E's of a Leader", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 26 No. 5, pp. 37-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281211258707