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Service is Power 1 Feb 2020   In this episode, listeners will discover: The definition of Socialized Power How to practically identify personalized power behavior The 7 Competencies for exhibiting Servant Leadership Show Highlights 0:00 Show Start 4:50 Dr.Kumar Intro 6:25 The difference between Personalized and Social Power 9:48 The dangers of power motivation 13:15 How Servant Leadership overcomes personalized power 17:00… Connect with Madanakumar @ https://leadyne.com/dr_madanakumar Listen in Google Podcast (Click the below button):

Stars of Learning Podcast 2 Oct 2019 Topic: Servant Leadership Journey @ UST Global Dr. Madana Kumar – Servant Leadership Evangelist, a passionate Thought Leader and Strategist on Leadership, and Organisational Learning who speaks at various forums like the NHRD, HR summit, CLO summit, ATD, etc. Currently balancing two roles. one in Corporate as the Vice President and Global Head of L&D at UST Global. Second in Theological Education as Director- Center for Leadership at South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration. He has dual Bachelor Degrees, a B.Sc (Physics) and a BE from the Indian Institute of Science. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration and Certificates on Leadership awarded by the Cornell University, USA. For his Doctoral work, Madana studied the application of Servant Leadership in Indian NGOs. Has won multiple awards nationally and internationally   Few questions I ask Dr. Madana Kumar on the relevance of Servant Leadership at larger companies and is it really possible to practice servant leadership and his tips and techniques  who is driving this mission & practicing it internally at his company UST Global is as follows: Time Stamps: 5:46 to 37:28 You also call yourself `Servant Leader Evangelist’ what does that mean to you? Why this passion and how did this arise….on `Servant Leadership How did you believe that the Servant Leadership style is appropriate for UST’s digital transformation journey? How did you enable for leaders in UST to embrace it and scale-up, & to stay relevant and be part of this transformation journey? Is there an issue in acceptance of Servant Leadership and how do you engage the direction? How are you making the changes for people to adapt to servant leadership? How did you enable the leadership buy-in to adopt servant leadership? How this is being implemented in UST and how leaders across the system can adopt it in their daily work lives & advantages it can bring to them as a leader? Does Servant Leadership enhance the Employee Engagement in your teams? What is the Commitment from Management to the growth of people in business on Servant Leadership How about `Global Servant Leadership’ in India as well as global at UST? Where do you see this getting applied and breaking the myth and understanding the power of Servant Leadership? How do servant leaders deal with the attention & power of servant leadership? How many leaders will consciously and selflessly let the employees grow more than himself/ herself? Are there any examples of servant leaders in our world and any companies who have adapted Servant Leadership? & where to find more information about Servant Leadership? “Powerful question” to my guest to unveil for my listeners.  to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Time stamp at 37:29 to 46:23 According to you, what is the “STAR” moment? What “inspires you” to do everything that you do If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning? What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now? What are your strengths? What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners. What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great? Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you? Is there any habit, you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do? Your advice for those who want to accelerate their career as a Servant Leader? Authors mentioned in this episode: Robert Greenleaf Ken Blanchard John Maxwell Simon Sinek Resources mentioned in this episode: Servant Leadership in Action by Ken Blanchard A Life of Servant Leadership by Don Frick Companies who follow Servant Leadership Chick-Fil-A South West Airlines Marriott International Wal-Mart Starbucks Connect with Madanakumar @ https://leadyne.com/dr_madanakumar Listen in Google Podcast (Click the below button):

30 Sept 2018 In Episode 10, my mentor in all things Servant Leadership, from Banglore, India Dr. Madana Kumar makes his way on the podcast! Dr. Kumar gives key insight to the core of Servant Leadership, it’s history and some of the numbers and research that proves that Servant Leadership works! Get ready to be convinced that self-serving… The post Episode 10 – Global Leadership w/Dr. Madana Kumar appeared first on Service Is Power. Connect with Madanakumar @ https://leadyne.com/dr_madanakumar Listen in Google Podcast (Click the below button):

7 Oct 2020 Focusing on others, their needs, their views, their successes, doesn’t come naturally to most of us. Especially in a corporate dog-eat-dog world that’s me-centered. But for some, it’s not just a learning philosophy but a way of life. Dr. Madana Kumar has been walking the talk on Servant Leadership as he balances two roles: one as the Vice President and Global Head of Leadership Development at UST Global and, second, as a Servant Leadership Evangelist helping organizations implement and benefit from this new leadership paradigm. With a PhD in Servant Leadership, Dr. Madana leverages his doctoral know-how and close to 4 decades of experience across leading businesses to strategically transform the L&D function, shape the learning strategy of growing organizations, create and nurture a learning culture, and accelerate digital transformation with ‘people-first’ approach at its heart. Connect with Madanakumar @ https://leadyne.com/dr_madanakumar Listen in Google Podcast (Click the below button):

Stars of Learning Podcast 20 Sept 2019 Dr. Madana Kumar – Servant Leadership Evangelist, a passionate Thought Leader and Strategist on Leadership, and Organisational Learning who speaks at various forums like the NHRD, HR summit, CLO summit, ATD, etc. Currently balancing two roles. one in Corporate as the Vice President and Global Head of L&D at UST Global. Second in Theological Education as Director- Center for Leadership at South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration. He has dual Bachelor Degrees, a B.Sc (Physics) and a BE from Indian Institute of Science. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration and Certificates on Leadership awarded by the Cornell University, USA. For his Doctoral work, Madana studied the application of Servant Leadership in Indian NGOs. Has won multiple awards nationally and internationally Few questions I ask Dr. Madana Kumar on the Legacy of Servant Leadership and how to unlock the potential of being a servant leader is as follows: Time Stamps: 0:01 to 39:30 Why Servant Leadership? What is the concept of Servant Leadership and how it can be practiced To Become a Servant Leader – What are key skills and the responsibility of the servant leadership What are the advantages it can bring to you as a leader? How do we uncap the importance of servant leadership for rising leaders? What are the characteristics of Servant Leader for anyone to resonate…and feel that Wow factor Can you highlight in detail about the acronym VALUE and where Servant Leaders are and need to be different? Is the Servant Leadership Model really relevant to our day to day life? Isn’t it meant for Leaders in the spiritual realm or leaders in the corporate or leaders in NGOs? How about applicability for every individual’s day to day life? How do we convince others about something that we want and look at it as an important element? How would you qualify to be a Servant Leader & how does that one demonstrate? The term Servant Leadership is in itself an Oxymoron. How can Servanthood and Leadership go together? How easy or difficult it is to practice servant leadership? This is not the end! Our conversation continues on the relevance of Servant Leadership and practices at UST Global by Dr. Madana Kumar who is driving this mission internally in Part 2 episode. Authors mentioned in this episode: Robert Greenleaf Ken Blanchard John Kotter Connect with Madanakumar @ https://leadyne.com/dr_madanakumar Listen in Google Podcast (Click the below button):