2. This is a Story of a
Successful Leader

3. A small town boy
from Ranchi,
Jharkhand made
his way the
biggest stage of
cricket...

4. Making the biggest dream come true
for 1.20 billon cricket fans

5. And took India on a top of CRICKET World…..

6. Over one billion shareholders watch him deliver
annual result with heady expectations of record
breaking profits and revenue. Each shareholders
thinks he can run the company better.

7. The Captain of Indian cricket Team delivered a
dream result for his shareholders, the joys of
which surpassed the benefits of any dividend or
bonus.

9. Dealing with different team members….
LegendExperienced
Destructive
Aggressive

10. One must keep in mind that when dhoni took over,
Dravid and Tendulkar were Stars
“I am the Captain but you are far better and senior
than me”.
M.S.D.
Sachin T.
Dealing with different team members….

11. “
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Executive Director
ICICI
This is something to be cherished. A
statement like this makes senior
secure. It’s an important quality from a
great leader to recognise the
extremely capable in the team, rather
than feeling insecure about their
presence.
”
Dealing with different team members….

12. Positive Manipulation – Support with a stick
When Dhoni comes out and tells the media that
Zaheer Khan is a great bowler and he will deliver,
he is being positively demanding.
Zaheer Khan
Dealing with different team members….

13. The confidence expressed
in public puts positive
pressure.Some leaders
do this by invoking fears.
“Team building is just a part
of the Job”
In context to corporate world

14. V.Sehwag
Dealing with different team members….
Dhoni never ask sehwag to change his batting style
though he played some risky shot in the start of
his Inning.
He always push him
as a GAME
changer.
And Records says
that he is only
Indian to Score
300+ consecutive
occasions.

15. Shreesant
Dealing with different team members….
“When you are representing your country, you
try your best to win games... but you always
have to be on the right side of that line,”
Dhoni
Dhoni always calmed
Sreesant, the
message was clear
Irritate opposition,
not your own
team. And utilises
his aggression for
the benefit of the
team.

16. Dealing with the competitors and handling volatile
situations
Top marks for innovatingg and experimenting
Nehra for Ashwin | Raina in for Pathan

19. “ Getting the best of your team doesn’t
mean you don’t face tough situation
yourself .
Dhoni isn’t afraid to put himself on the
firing line even at the risk of personal
failure – as he proved in the final.
”
In context to corporate world

20. •Leading by being part of your TEAM.
•Building the Team & Acceptance as
the trusted Leader.
•Strategizing smartly using the
resources available.
•Have enormous self belief and self
confidence.
•Humility is at the hallmark of his
leadership style.

21. •Operates unflappably to ensure that
all are grounded.
•Keep cool, focused & determined.
•Always ready to lead from the front
specially when in crisis.
•Be In present and not in past.
•Gives straight feedback without any
malice.

22. Dhoni understands the
pulse of each player in
team India.
He leads players Sachin
Tendulkar, Murali Vijay
only by being part of the
team.
Gave opportunity to
Yuvraj Singh to play world
cup when his competency
was questioned.
Leading by being part
of your TEAM

23. Building the Team & Acceptance as the
trusted Leader
Dhoni has build a image and
charisma of the trusted leader
with his down to earth, simplistic
approach, personal standards of
excellence and natural
motivational ability.
People know there is no hidden
agenda or politics behinds his
actions or thinking. What you see
is what you get.

24. Building the Team & Acceptance as the
trusted Leader
Dhoni utilizes every team member
at his disposal and brings out the
best performance whether he is a
senior or junior player.
He provides opportunity for every
team member to prove
themselves and contribute to the
best of their abilities whether it is
Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Nehra,
Ashwin,etc

25. Another learning from Dhoni is
about, optimal utilization of
resources, which is vital for any
business.
Instead of giving excuses for lack
of best resources, especially with
the current scenario economic
crisis,
it is better to perform in whatever
resources a leader has to his
disposal.
Strategizing smartly using the resources
available

26. MSD has used his resources
brilliantly whether it is using the
weak bowling attack, the vast
experience of Sachin, the picking
the sharp brains of Sehwag,
Zaheer Khan or the coach and
support staff.
He also trusts his gut instinct to
visualize the end result and
achieve it even if it meant going
against the conventional or
traditional methods.
Strategizing smartly using the resources
available

27. MSD has enormous self belief on himself and his team
members to take the risk and shock the competition.
This results in team members having great self-
confidence and giving their best. Also this helps in
admitting the mistakes and moving on to make amends.
Have enormous self belief and self confidence

28. He has dared to play Nehra in the
semi-finals against Pakistan ( much
against popular sentiments and
naïve logic) and took a chance with
the temperamental Sreeshanth in
the finals or opening up the bowling
with Ashwin.
He was candid enough to admit
that in the semi-finals he read the
wicket wrong hinting that he did
gamble in the team selection
Strategizing smartly using the resources
available

29. When Ganguly was playing his last
match, as a gesture of respect,
Dhoni asked Ganguly to take
charge of the team. Whenever he
has an opportunity, he showers his
players with praises.
He was candid enough to admit
that in the semi-finals he read the
wicket wrong hinting that he did
gamble in the team selection
Humility is at the hallmark of his leadership
style

30. In most pictures that the press published, of the winning team taken
MSD is conspicuously missing or relegated to the background just
reinforcing his humility in acknowledging collective team effort.
Humility is at the hallmark of his leadership
style

31. As opposed to the current trend of
aggressive, credit snatching,
attention grabbing leaders; MSD
like the perfect leader lets his team
members believe that they
achieved it themselves.
Leaders need to be assertive yet
humble and must rarely allow their
personal egos to be an obstacle for
the success of their organization
and that’s what M.S. Dhoni
showing us through his current
leadership style.
In context to corporate world

32. And the success story continues
the new rejuvenated and confident
team India is there to conquer every
aspect of game.
Indian team was never so confident
as it looks now because the way
dhoni has tuned team India under
his leadership…….

33. Operates unflappably to ensure that all are
grounded
MSD is never animated nor excited no matter what the situation is.
This makes him an exceptional leader, for controlling ones emotion
under stress and thinking clearly under the crisis is the mark of the
excellent leaders.

34. The calm manner in which he
readily agreed to taking the toss a
second time when there was a mix
up in the toss in the final.
Giving Sreesanth’s 8 overs despite
having alternatives, promoting
himself in the batting order despite
having a poor run with the bat are
testimony to his maturity and
temperament.
Operates unflappably to ensure that all are
grounded

35. Keep cool, focused & determined
Dhoni always speaks with respect for other teams &
criticizes his co players in a nice way only post match
instead of on field.
He takes criticism but always converts it into positive
energy and lets his performance speak.

36. Always ready to lead from the front specially
when in crisis
Sometimes a leader has to take
charge and lead by example. The
leader gains respect by walking the
talk and showing to the team
members that he is ready to face
the fire.

37. By promoting himself in the batting
order over Yuvraj Singh in the final
inspite of his poor form as it would
help the team (having let hand-right
hand combination) he took charge
out there in the centre and lead by
example.
In the post match ceremony
mentioning that the coach endorsed
his decision to bat higher up in the
order, he recognized the
contribution of the coach Gary
Kirsten and valued his counsel.
Always ready to lead from the front specially
when in crisis

38. Be In present and not in past
Lot of the leaders boast about
their past achievements or give
their own examples when they
were of their team members age
or experience.
Also, he has mentioned at
several forums that he believes
to live in the present and not
worry about future or past.

39. Be In present and not in past
According to him -
• “It doesn't matter whether people say we
are the best team or not or whether we
have won or lost the previous match. In
every match, one has to start from the
scratch.
• It is important that we carry the
momentum in the game. During the
series we had the motivation, we had the
plans and most importantly we executed
those plans well”

40. In acknowledging Gambhir’s crucial innings in the finals, he
was candid enough to articulate that he would have loved
Gambhir to have got a century but that Gambhir had only
himself to blame for getting out.
Similarly he intervened to pull up Sreesanth when Graham
Smith complaint of Sreesanth passing personal comments to
him.
Gives straight feedback without any malice

41. Gives straight feedback without any malice
A leader should give frank
feedback both positive and
negative. He should be
careful enough to focus on
the issues rather than on the
person.
In case of failure, encourage
him / her to introspect and do
it next time with more vigor
and better planning.

42. The inaugural of Twenty20 in 2007 was crowned to India
under his lead .
Raising the Bar

43. Raising the Bar
Take India to No. 1 Position in Test Ranking.

44. Raising the Bar
Kapil dev was only world cup winning captain of
India Dhoni broke the barrier in 2011.

45. Raising the Bar
Won 2 IPL finals in four years.
.

46. IPL WIN
Achieving the Impossible
Test victory in
Australia
20-20 WC
WIN

47. Who says Hard Work wouldn’t pays you ?
Dhoni is on the Top of the
Richest Cricketers in the
World.

48. Youth Icon of India

49. SUMMARY
1. Forward Looking
2. Ability to motivate people
3. Ability to stand against critics
4. Cool and Calm
5. Team first
So Any leader must learn these qualities
from DHONI, Some of closely observed
and appreciated qualities are: