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Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. International Leadership Guru Father of “Soft Leadership” Opinion Columnist, CEOWORLD Magazine Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India.

Teachers Serve as Ladder to Their Students

“Nobody can teach you the art and craft of Improve the Mindset of Students teaching. Teaching is a passion that comes from within.” —Professor M.S. Rao Currently, students are much smarter and brilliant Educators must be ethical. They must lead by their students because the present generation of than teachers because of technology and access to On November 16, 2020, I delivered a guest lecture information from the internet. Therefore, teachers to MBA students of an eminent business school in must research regularly and innovate their teaching India. In the Q&A session, one of the questions was and training methodologies as per the changing asked about the qualities essential for educators to times and technologies especially in the postinspire students. The list is lengthy. Here are some coronavirus world to stay relevant and competent qualities the educators must have to become globally. Additionally, educators must emphasize successful. changing the mindset of the students apart from example. They must inspire their students with their Educators must embrace change. They must character and commitment. They must convert appreciate the fact that the only thing constant in information into knowledge and share it with this world is change. They must change before they students with their anecdotes, examples, and are forced to change. They must understand that illustrations. They must learn, unlearn, and relearn what works now may not work in the future due to constantly. They must show the location of fish artificial intelligence and the Fourth Industrial rather than teaching the art of catching the fish to Revolution. sharing their knowledge. students is smart enough to learn the art and craft of Research shows that most Nobel Laureates are catching the fish. successful because they were guided by their

teachers in their career at the initial stage. So, the students is leaning on the right side of the wall. teachers must identify the hidden talents in their To go further, they must serve as ladders for their students and enlighten them to pursue proper students. careers. It helps students, in the long run, to be “Students must love learning, teachers must love leaders. They must ensure that the career ladder of successful and stand out from others. Passionate teachers are life-long learners and don’t hesitate to learn even from their students. To Teachers are Gemologists and Students are conclude, passionate teachers are gemologists who Gems can identify gems in students, transform them, and teaching, and parents must love nurturing to groom “If someone asks me a question, ‘What is it you see students as global leaders.” ―Professor M.S. Rao when you look out the window that is visible but not yet seen by others’ I will answer, ‘I see a world Teachers are gemologists with unique expertise, filled with people with a huge potential lying mindset, toolset, and skillset. They are blessed with untapped. If I can identify their strengths and a unique ability to identify the gems. They must inspire them to unlock their potential, I feel that I identify the passions and talents of students to guide have made a difference in the world.’” —Professor them in specific careers and groom them as global M.S. Rao groom them as global leaders.

References

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Author Bio:

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. International Leadership Guru

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. is the Father of “Soft Leadership” and Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He is an International Leadership Guru with thirty-nine years of experience and the author of forty-nine books including the award-winning ‘See the Light in You’ URL: https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132. He is a C-Suite advisor and global keynote speaker. He brings a strategic eye and long-range vision given his multifaceted professional experience including military, teaching, training, research, consultancy, and philosophy. He is passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others. He trains a new generation of leaders through leadership education and publications. His vision is to build one million students as global leaders by 2030.

URL:http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030one_31.html.

He has the vision to share knowledge freely with one billion people globally. He advocates gender equality globally (#HeForShe). He was ranked #1 Thought Leader and Influencer in Business Strategy globally by Thinkers360. He invests his time in authoring books and blogging on executive education, learning, and leadership. Most of his work is available free of charge on his four blogs including http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com. He is a prolific author and a dynamic, energetic, and inspirational leadership speaker. He can be reached at msrlctrg@gmail.com.