MSD

A LEADER WHO THINKS

DIFFERENTLY

INTRODUCTION

• MS Dhoni India• Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni• Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand)• Current age 32 years 41 days• Major teams India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand• Also known as Mahi• Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman• Batting style Right-hand bat• Bowling style Right-arm medium• Fielding position Wicketkeeper 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni timeline

Blitzing his way to the top• December 23, 2004 Chittagong An uncharacteristic start ODI Debut• April 5, 2005 Hello, India  captures the imagination of the country by plundering 148 off 123 balls        • December 2, 2005 Tests, here I come• April 20, 2006 At the top of the world, No. 1 batsman in the ICC ODI ranking• September 24, 2007 Sensational in South Africa T20 WORLD CUP• April 11-13, 2008 Test captain• December 6, 2009 India On top of the Test world• April 2, 2011 World Cup comes home•   2013         ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY

AWARDS AND HONORS Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2007 Padma shri 2009 ICC ODI player of the year award 2008,2009 Captain of World TEST XI & World ODI XI Cricket team 2009 Honory rank of Leutenent colonel by Indian Army 2011 Named as Captain of  Wisdon’s  First ever Dream Test XI 2009 Received Hononary Doctoral degree by De Montfort University  2011 Time magazine has added Dhoni in its Time 100 list of most influential 

people of 2011 Topped the list of world’s top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes 

2013, 16th in the list of highest paid athletes in world.  $31.5 million .

7 Leadership lessons to be learned from

M.S.Dhoni’s captaincy

1.VISION• Great leaders have vision. They 

can see into the future. They have a clear, exciting idea of where they are going and what they are trying to accomplish and are excellent at strategic planning.

• Having a clear vision turns the individual into a special type of person. 

2. POSITIVE ATTITUDE• There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. 

The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

• CL FINAL 2013

• Dhoni: Before going in I said, let's first of all get rid of the feeling that it's a 50-over game. It's a 20-over game, and we have seen in IPL and in T20 formats, 130 runs can be a difficult target to achieve. Secondly, nobody looks to the left of the pavilion. That's the side that the rain was coming from. So, I said God is not coming to save us, If you want to win this trophy, we'll have to fight it out. We are the number-one ranked ODI side, so let's make sure that they have to fight for these 130-odd runs. Don't look for any outside help.

3. RISK TAKING ABILITYDares to take risks that make the difference

4. SHOWS THE WAY…Magnetic Personality binds the team

Having Confidence in team members

• Dhoni believed that if a player is in Indian team then he has something in him. It doesn't matters if he is going through a rough phase, what he needs is a little extra push. We all know if we are down we just need a pat on the back saying that yes you can do it. If we have someone in like doing that for us, things will be much easier. 

• The perfect example of Dhoni showing confidence in his team member is selection of out of form Yuvraj for world cup. Every one was disappointed about the fact that he was picked up for the 15 member squad, but what was the result of it, he was the Man of the Series of ICC WC 2011. 

5. CAPTAIN COOLOperates unflappably to ensure that all are 

grounded

6. LEADING FROM THE FRONTInspirational, instinctive, impulsive, intriguing style gives the winning edge

The fist real thing that differentiates a good leader from a bad one is how they understand the concept of leadership itself.

If you expect your team to work hard and produce quality content, you’re going to lead by example. There is no greater motivation than seeing the boss down in the trenches working alongside everyone else.

By proving your commitment to the brand and your role, you will not only earn the respect of your team, but will also instill that same hardworking energy among your staff.

7. RESPECTHumility is at the heart of his leadership style

REFRENCES

• www.bccicricket.org

• http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/645499.html

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sport/

2009/04/090407_ms_dhoni_on_test_win.shtml

• http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/cricket-the-success-story-of-

mahendra-singh-dhoni/1/15061.html

• http://www.sify.com/sports/7-reasons-why-dhoni-is-a-great-leader

news-columns-nhmql6gdead.html

• http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/317484.html

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Dhoni the best captain I have played under - Tendulkar

I want to go to war with this guy ( Dhoni ). I have read that great leaders in the world give credit to others when things are going well and take responsibility when things are going badly. MSD is that to the Team. - Gary Kirsten

THANK YOU Abhishek