Somethings are timeless

Yesterday evening I watched the movie GANDHI, On Demand. I realized some leadership traits are timeless!

• Fundamental change takes time
• Fundamental change starts at the bottom of the pyramid (grass roots)
• Fundamental change only occurs with credible leadership
• Credibility is both visual and latent
• Credibility is multiplicative
• Performance and perception need to be managed
  
• Deviation from normality is not doomed
• Dissenters and Detractors to a philosophy cannot derail a credible leader
• Leadership means commitment and confidence
• Leadership means accepting shortfalls
• Leadership means acknowledging failure and retooling
• Leadership is constantly tested
• Leadership is honesty
• Leadership is strategic
• Pass opportunity in favor of substantiating appropriate cultural attributes
  

Modern change needs speed and is often managed with minimally credible individual/s (one with limited credibility inside the organization under going change). The speed is accelerated through strong sponsorship from the top of the pyramid. Assuming the top of the pyramid has build credibility and has the complete trust of the bottom of the pyramid to empower the change agent by sharing or rather lending their personal credibility.