Last evening was the inaugural session for the course Leadership Readiness - being offered as a part of the Management / HR elective. Though SZABIST still needs to create some difference between Management and HR electives. I had decided to take the first half of the class as a trial (a practice quite regular during the evening students) to get to know the course outline and the teacher as well. Another reason for attending the course was I had no other option but this one to complete my degree requirements.
It was the first time I have attended the course led by Sir Wali Zahid. My initial apprehensions soon gave way when Wali saheb discussed about his expertise at teaching leadership course.
I realised that his teaching style was similar to that of Sir. Sohail Alavi (teaching Mgmt courses at SZABIST and a Mgmt and training consultant himself). As with Sohail saheb, Wali saheb also do not plan to follow a particular book. One as discussed that there are as of now none available and secondly it would make the course more open if not haphazard as per any other persons perception.
As the session entered almost into Namaz break I had decided to continue taking the class till end rather.
Before and after the Namaz break there were some enlightening comments from Wali saheb and the students - at-least for me they were. I got to knew some , rather different perspective of being ready. Especially “Luck is being ready when the opportunity comes..”
I could somehow relate this with us as Muslims being ready for the eternal abode.. But Are we ready enough? As for me I believe I am not.
However there is still one point in my mind that has lingered on since last evening? we will be discussing about the different aspects of readiness and not the leadership itself. Or leadership in the perspective of how ready a person is in taking up a leadership role. I believe anyone or Wali saheb can shed some light on this matter.
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Faisal Naik
