BHUVAN FROM MOVIE LAGAAN

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BHUVAN FROM MOVIE LAGAAN
KABIR KHAN FROM MOVIE CHAK DE INDIA
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Dont Laugh. While it is not often that movies
offer more than entertainment, ever so often
there come movies which can make a deep impact
and teach us a few things. Our presentation takes
a different path as we share what we learnt from
these movies. It is about Bhuvan and Kabir, who,
against all odds, fight for pride - and win.
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LAGAANS BHUVAN
Lagaan is about people. Ordinary, average people,
who are going about their lives - like each of
us. Who, when the moment demands, do
extraordinary deeds. It is about the power of a
Team.
This is the story about the resilience shown by
the Indians when they were under the British
Rule. When Captain Russell announces that he will
double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they
decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a
handsome young man named Bhuvan, who challenges
them to a game of cricket, a game that is to be
played by veteran British cricket players, versus
villagers, including Bhuvan himself, who have
never played this game before.
Bhuvan is courageous young man who leads an
unskilled team and against all odds reaches the
goal. He is an excellent example of a great
leader.
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CHAKDE INDIAS KABIR KHAN
ChakDe India is not just about sports. It is
replete with myriad emotions. And the best part
is that it is very realistic, making it all the
more believable. It is a story of leadership,
teamwork and the sweet taste of success.
Kabir Khan is newly appointed coach of Indias
national womens hockey team. A former captain of
the Indian hockey team, now forgotten, it is
Kabir Khans chance to get himself, his country
and his team to the winning stand, once again.
But this time all he gets is a bunch of girls who
do not really believe in playing for the glory,
victory and the country. He has a team that lacks
the spirit. Kabir shakes them to wake up the
winning spirit. The girls however have their own
interests. They are more into other things than
playing hockey. Kabir motivates them to look
beyond these ordinary things and to play the game
for pride, glory and victory. Thus Kabir proves
to be a great leader.
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BHUVANS LEADERSHIP

• Think of Problems as Opportunities.
• When Captain Russel challenges Bhuvan to a
  cricket match, Bhuvan accepts it because he knows
  that there is really no option. It is a risk, but
  without taking risks, there are no rewards.

• Dream Big and Define the Goal.
• Once Bhuvan accepted the challenge, his dream was
  three years of no tax. It may have seemed
  unrealistic or even improbable, but then thats
  what dreams are. He not only dreamt big but also
  put in place a strategy to make that a reality.

• Give Examples to Enhance Understanding.
• Even though Bhuvan didnt know the difference at
  that time, he simplified the challenge of
  learning cricket by portraying it as something
  similar to gilli-danda. By doing this, he made
  the impossible seem achievable, he made the
  mountain seem climbable.

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BHUVANS LEADERSHIP

• Make a Beginning
• Bhuvan did not wait to start. He did not see
  around. He made a bat and a ball, got the kid
  interested and started. The first time Bhuvan
  hits the ball, he does so in public, in full view
  of the entire village. He makes it seem easy, he
  makes them want to participate.

• Building the Team
• Building the team is like recruitment. One needs
  to select the right people and motivate them.
  Just watching Bhuvan go from one to eleven offers
  a lot of learning. He understands the pressures
  and the soft points of people, and uses this
  knowledge to make them part of his team. Bhuvan
  talks to each of his team members. Each one is
  treated as special, as being different.

• Allocating Roles
• Bhuvan also assigns responsibilities to each of
  his people. Just getting the people on board is
  not good enough. They have to be told what the
  goal is. Just as the hand consists of a thumb and
  four fingers, a team consists of different
  individuals. The objective is to make them all
  work together like a fist, like a team.

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BHUVANS LEADERSHIP

• Leading from the Front
• Bhuvan is always there - encouraging, talking,
  making the decisions. He knows that having taken
  up the challenge, he has to take the fight and be
  there till the end.

• Make the Best of Limited Resources
• We can see how Bhuvan makes the bat and ball with
  limited resources and later how the pads are
  made. When Bhuvan and his team are practicing at
  night - the entire village is gathered around
  their team with mashaals to create the light. The
  villagers of Champaner have limited resources,
  but they make the best use of them.

• Its about Team Spirit
• However good and passionate Bhuvan was, he could
  not have won the match on his own. Cricket is a
  team game. So is business. Individual brilliance
  means a lot, but as Bhuvan showed, an average
  group filled with team spirit and playing with
  passion can overcome a group of talented,
  experienced but under-motivated individuals.

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KABIR KHANS LEADERSHIP

• Fair and Impartial
• The way coach Kabir Khan selects the Captain of
  the team shows that even though there were senior
  players expecting to be captain, he chose the one
  who showed the character of a leader.

• Prioritize the Team Goal

Sixteen girls from different parts of India were
selected to play for the country. One had come
against her family's wish, other wanted 2 teach a
lesson to her boyfriend, etc.. But no one had any
plan for the team they were about to play for.
Kabir Khan made them realize the value and the
priority of the team goal and made them
compassionate to play for nothing but the gold.

• Sometimes, its good to be bad

There is a dialogue between Kabir and a senior
player in which he says "there has to be only one
goonda in every team and I'm the one for this
team. This comment was a reply to that players
wrong behavior and was necessary to handle that
particular situation.
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KABIR KHANS LEADERSHIP

• An eye for the opportunity
• The way Kabir Khan gets the job of the coach of
  team shows that he has a good understanding of
  the situation. He tells the authority that they
  dont have any other option but him only.

• Meritocratic

Kabir doesn't care where a player hails from. His
only criteria of judging a player is performance.
He even denies the senior most player a position
in the team.

• Making impossible the possible
• Kabir says "Jo ho nahi sakta wohi to karna hai".
  As winning world cup for Indian women's hockey is
  like impossible. But Kabir Khan takes it as a
  challenge and conveys his vision to the team
  members though he is opposed by many but he is
  sure what he is doing.

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LEADERSHIP TRAITS
FUNCTIONS OF LEADERSHIP
ACHIEVING THE TASK
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING THE TEAM
DEVELOPING THE INDIVIDUAL
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LEADERSHIP TRAITS
FUNCTIONS OF LEADERS
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LEADERSHIP TRAITS
THE UPWARD SPIRAL OF LEADERSHIP
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LEADERSHIP TRAITS OF KABIR AND BHUVAN
KABIR KHAN
BHUVAN

• OUTWARD LEADER
• - Leads outside the team, but on its behalf
• - Represents the team, its needs or
  interests
• 2. EXEMPLAR
• - Re-affirms norms, standards and values of
  the team
• - Pulls the team back on track

• INWARD LEADER
• - Focuses on task performance
• - Crystallizes the teams vision, values and
  direction
• ECCENTRIC
• - The creative innovator
• - Sees the opportunities and possibilities
  in situation

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SIMILAR TRAITS OF KABIR AND BHUVAN

• ALERTS TO CHANGING DEMANDS, NEEDS AND PRIORTIES
  AND FLEXES ACCORDINGLY
• - Both of them showed great flexibility when
  needed
• GOOD MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS
• - Both of them used the conflicts as a
  fighting tool in their winning streak
• 3. GREAT MOTIVATORS

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A Leader is One Who Can Lay a Firm Foundation
With The Bricks Others Have Thrown At Him
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