From

Mohan
to

Mahatma
Born in India, made in South Africa

Who was Mohan?

A man who had the fear of speaking even a single English sentence in public A failure as a barrister Went to South Africa to earn livelihood Son of Dhiwan of a princely state A father at 15 A devout Jain and was religious a trait inherited from his mother A mediocre Student A normal person with high ethical values and a self critic who looked back critically and improved himself

Crucibles - Events that transformed Mohan

Thrown out of a First-class coach in a Train Asked to remove his turban in the court by the European magistrate Drew inspiration from the various religious and philosophical books he read Asked to travel in the driver seat of the stagecoach and beaten up Seeing the poor facility of the locality in which Indians lived Empathy with the sufferings of the indentured labors

A Crucible is a transformative experience through which an individual comes to a new or altered sense of identity
- Warren Bennis

Works that Transformed Mohan

The Kingdom of God Is within you - Tolstoy

Unto this Last - Ruskin

- The Gita - The Quran

Symbolic actions through nonviolent behavior

Burning passes Strike to fight against infamous laws such as three pound tax Fasting Propaganda tours

Clothing

Dilemmas Faced
Self/Family Vs People Expectation to always do the right thing The Quest for truth in every aspect of life Over-reflection of every action whether right/wrong How to react to Failures. Should Enemies be trusted? When General Smutz did not uphold his promise Manipulate Family and others to accept his way of living and follow him

Gandhi is NOT - A Transactional Leader

Focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers

-No new taxes = votes. - Sell more cars = bonus. - Turn in assignments = grade. - Surpass goals = promotion. The exchange dimension is so common that you can observe it at all walks of life.

TRANSACTIONAL

Gandhi is NOT - A Pseudo transformational Leader

-Leaders who are - Transforming but in a negative way - Self-consumed, exploitive, power-oriented, with warped moral values

Focuses on the leaders own interests rather than the interests of their followers

- includes leaders like - Adolph Hitler - Saddam Hussein PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL

Gandhi A Transformational Leader

Leader is attentive to the needs and motives of followers and tries to help followers reach their fullest potential

Mohandas Gandhi raised the hopes and demands of millions of his people and in the process was changed himself
TRANSFORMATIONAL

Process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower

Support Structure As a Leader

Social background
Jain ideas and practices powerfully influenced Gandhi particularly through his mother who was a devout Jain

Education
English barrister Made people believe him and listen to him

More leaders have been made by accident, circumstances, sheer grit or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together - Warren Bennis

He went to the people and was among them living their life and suffering as they did He had a strong will power and a strong commitment to never yield to pressure He respected himself very much and also taught that everyone must learn to respect one selves as they are He always put community in front of even his own family and himself. For him the people always came first When the people were faced with problems with no way to proceed forward he brought them together giving them a common goal/direction He continuously evolved as a satyagrahi and he urged his followers to do the same

One with the people Strong Will power Self respect Selfless Provide common direction Continuous Self Development

Questions
Did he really rally and group the people or Just give a direction for people already driven to corner by British? Is it a necessity for a leader to sever all ties to serve the community better?