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Military lessons for university top brass | Times Higher Education (THE)

Academia and the armed forces may seem worlds apart, but officer training has valuable lessons for university managers, says former Indian army veteran-turned-professor Vikas Rai Bhatnagar

Dharmic Leadership for Tackling Grand Challenges

In a world marked by war and ecological degradation, we need leaders who are conscientious, other-centred, and committed to making societal impact.

Dharmic leaders understand the ideal way something should be done and they do it; their team members are autonomous, selfless, and guided by their own consciences.

By contrast, feudalistic leaders demand obedience and misuse power, dysfunctional leaders promote loyalists and do the bare minimum to create the right impressions, transactional leaders deliver results but are slow to adapt and implement innovations.

To help students become dharmic leaders, business schools should teach holistically, display core values, and embody the very values they espouse.