Jonar Nadar (Chairman, Logictivity Pty Ltd.) keeps the concept of teamwork aside and focuses on building the teams that work , in conversation with Sushmita Yadav

Q. You have conducted courses on technology, leadership, management, thinking skills, employee engagement, teamwork, advertising, change, fraud, terrorism and politics. What is the mantra behind managing so many diverse roles? What do you enjoy the most?

A. At the conclusion of my lectures, some people ask questions like, ‘Where do you get your material from?’, ‘Which books do you read?’ This points to a common problem: people presume that the answers lie in source material. Where have all the thinkers gone? I never read books to bolster the content for my lectures. The mantra behind my work is, ‘Know it first-hand’. I go out and enquire, probe, seek, investigate, research – first-hand. When I speak about a topic, it would be only after I have understood it for myself from the point of pain – meaning I go to where the pain (or opportunity) lies, and I make contact with the people at that front line. As for which I enjoy the most; I dare say that I cannot isolate my life. I am in a constant state of appreciation. When I fall or stumble, I am appreciative of the energy to pick myself up and try again. When I hit a brick wall and can see no immediate way out, I am grateful for the fighting spirit within me that spurs me to keep trying. I am glad that I have the skills to work independently, so that no one can ever hijack my success by saying something daft like, ‘Sorry, this cannot be done.’

Q. What do you consider as a leader’s most challenging job?

A. On the modern stage, leaders are constantly judged and misjudged. The hardest of all is to resist the temptation which says, ‘Given that I cannot please everyone, maybe I ought to please myself and make a decision that secures my position.’ It is at this point of ‘selfishness’ that the leader fails. To remove self-interest must be the toughest of all the tasks. Teaching about the duty of the leader, I implore young people to understand the seemingly inconsequential actions that compromise them – whether a free dinner hosted by a lobbyist, or a free gift disguised as a token of appreciation. All these things grow until the dinner becomes a large reception in their honour; and the token becomes a major stipend for services rendered. Such are the foundations of corruption. Corruption of the soul, in incremental, imperceptible steps, damages the leader’s independence. Click here to read more...

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The biggest tool, is in the form of an open and transparent communication to all concerned regarding the plans, including sharing of vision, mission and desired business objectives.

Q. How do HR priorities undergo a change to support the turnaround?
A. HR has to act as a facilitator, guide, mentor, communicator, strategist, path- breaker, and torchbearer. HR should play this role during the various facets of a turnaround plan, strategy and even at the execution stage of turnaround blueprint, including implementation of the 3R turnaround strategy, retrenchment, repositioning and reorganisation.

Q. Is there a turnaround story that has inspired you? Please share with us.
A. The turnaround story that really inspires me even today is that of Indian Bank. This happened close to late 1990s, and it was undertaken in a well-planned and systematic manner. The result of the same is in front of us; Indian Bank continues to operate successfully as a nationalised bank with branches all over the country. Several case studies have been done and written over the turnaround of Indian Bank.

Q. What are the employee issues that are unique to the Indian corporate set up when an organisation undergoes this change?
A. Typical employee issues that may be unique to the Indian set-up are many. The first in this list is job stability, including retrenchment and repositioning. Other issues of importance are: changed culture, new management introduced, new leadership team, new processes and systems, financial stability, dislocation, career progression, re-engineered HR policies and processes, reorganisation and changed organisational design, talent management, and decision making to name some. Read more..

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