Indian Business Corporations and the Quest for the Servant CEO

Abstract

This write-up begins with a small portrayal of Indian business leaders. To illustrate the point, the examples of two unethical business chiefs are given. The essay further analyses the difference between country and a company and explains how some families would like to run the country as they run their family business. Servant leadership is shown to be the best alternative and antidote to the evils of unethical corporate culture. Some salient qualities of servant leadership are presented, and the need for it is exemplified. The write-up further elaborates on the need to form leaders in this new mould of leadership. The author concludes by pointing out that future corporate leaders need to be servants as well as mystics, engaged in the marketplace.