May 17, 2021
Prof. Chatterjee aptly summarized the three key learnings from Gandhi’s life that are essential for aspiring managers: authenticity, productivity, and connectivity. By staying true to ourselves, instilling productivity in our body and minds, and investing time in building strong, relatable connections one can strive to not just attain success, but also to live a life worth living. He further elaborated how Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi taught the world to channelize the power of emotions for a just cause and how lessons on conflict resolution can be derived by switching from autonomy to agency. A historic case in point, on how to be a good leader one needs to be very skilful to construct bridges of empathy with people.