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  3. Leading according to time, place and circumstances. Hence A leader should be as hard as a Thunderbolt and as soft as a Rose petal. True. Each follower is in different position. leader has to help him differently. All glories to Radhanath Swami.

  4. thank you Maharaj for such inspirational thought, unless dependents feel love and warmth coming from their authorities the strictness of the authorities will not evoke complete surrender.

  8. HH Radhanath Swami maharaj has really given a very true definition of a leader. Who will not like to have such a leader?

  9. Srila Prabhupada, Radhanath Swami and all our acharya’s are living examples of this!

  10. What an amazing yet simple definition of a true leader. Radhanath Swami, you are just amazing

  12. What a beautiful understanding!! Radhanath Swami presents the perfect balance which every one of us need to imbibe being leaders to whatever extent we are.

  14. Leadership is a delicate balance as Maharaj has pointed out.Only the one who understands this can be a successful leader.Hari Bol! to Maharaj.

  15. His Holiness Radhanath Swami’s definitions are appealing to all the general masses.
    My colleague at work place (Jeeten) greatly appreciated Radhanath Swami’s deep understanding about every facet of life. He loves to receive these kind of quotes in his mailbox. Thanks maharaj for inspiring today’s youth to take up the eternal path of bliss.

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  21. Only a person of the caliber of Radhanath Swami can guide the leaders to become true leaders, for the welfare of entire world.

  23. Thank you very much Maharaj for such a nice teaching. Radha Gopinath Temple is the source for converting a common man to a leader for the higher purpose of life, beyond the material life. I beg your blessings Maharaj, so that I can put my efforts to fulfil your instructions..

  24. Radhanath Swami teaches us that spirituality is like a dynamic balance of self and our interaction with others.

  25. How beautifully Radhanath Swami has revealed the qualities of a true leader.

  27. Thanks Swami ji for putting up such a wonderful and all time GREAT thoughts..Hare Krishna

  28. Maharaj is like that, when he is on Vyas aasan he is strong and very heavy on atheistic scientist. And very mild and humble he is off Vyas aasan. HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj ki Jai!!!

  29. Whatever Radhanath swami speaks he himself is practicing, that means preaching by example and thats why his statements have very profound effect. So many comments are proof of this.

  31. Whatever good people do the common man follow
    Radhanth swami being a sadhu he showed us how to live a life from his life.

  32. I deeply feel that this statement of Radhanath Swami should be taught in depth in Management Schools, actually, it should be taught everywhere because one or the other way we come on position of a leader in life. Radhanath Swami is a real management Guru. Such a fantastic statement.

  33. HH Radhanath Maharaj along with his many god brother’s making ten’s and thousand’s of such woderful leaders all over the for the ultimate welfare of the world.

  35. We have observed Maharaj that you perfectly follow what you say. Hence you are Maharaj perfect leader.

  36. What a profound explanation about good leader Radhanath Swami has given to all of us

  38. Radhnath swami is bringing out so many valuable lessons applicable in the modern days. THank you so much.

  43. Thank you Radhanath swami to telling the characteristics of a true leader in nutshell

  44. The qualities of a leader as mentioned by Radhanath Swami are just befitting any leader in any field.

  46. Thanks Radhanath swami…i realised that this applies to teachers also

  49. In the professional world, we see that leaders are often ‘hard as a thunderbolt’, but seldom soft as a rose. In fact most of the times, even if you do well, it is not necessary that your boss is ‘pleased and satisfied’, but he wants you to extract more work from you. Thus ‘soft as a rose’ is possible truly on a spiritual platform. Radhanath swami’s teacher Srila Prabhupada would say, ‘I am 80-90% linent (soft), but remaining 10-20% very strict (hard as a thunderbolt). So this proves that Radhanath Swami’s comment on leadership is followed by all spiritual teachers.

  50. This is great quote by radhanath swami ,which shows the balance between softness and hardness shown by a leader

  52. This quote clearly shows what a wonderful realization Radhanath Swami has, and he dearly is a perfect leader who creates leaders

  53. yes i accede with the definition of leader given by Radhanath swami , because leader is like father and mother of the subordinates. i mean that he should act according to time ,place and circumstances with individuals as per the capacity of the individuals.

  54. yes i accede with the definition of leader given by Radhanath swami , because leader is like father and mother of the subordinate. i mean that he should act according to time ,place and circumstances with individuals as per the capacity of the individuals.

  56. Radhanath Swami is a perfect example of the leader in the quote. Not only being one, he has made many such.

  58. Thanks Maharaj for your shining exemplary leadership. You truly teach us how to be soft like a rose and hard like a thunderbolt. Thanks.

  59. perfect balance….it’s really formula for success for all the leaders in any position.

  63. Amazing. My manager in company should learn from this quote of Radhanath Swami.

  64. This statement reveals the versatile personality of Radhanath Swami who despite being nowhere connected with the commercial and corporate world personally is giving one of the most important lessons for all leaders

  65. Radhanath maharaj has the wisdom to change the way we think about leadership and management.His profound knowledge of Wisdom scriputre and his ability to connect with every human being is just outstanding.There is a lot that corporate world can learn from this monk.

  66. Radhanath Swami’s simple teachings is his speciality. Radhanath Maharaj-Krishna’s favourite child. Hare Krishna

  68. A very practical and thought provoking statement. The key would be to unerstand when to act like a thunderbolt and when like a rose.

  70. Very powerful, yet true and heart penetrating statement given by Radhanath Swami. I have experienced this in my own life. For proper training, a leader has to have both these qualities in a balanced manner. Ultimately, everything depends on Krishna. We have to use these qualities in service of Krishna and Radhanath Swami personally exemplifies this.

  71. Herein Radhanath Swami is telling the basic foundational quality for a leader … really admirable to everyone …

  72. It is difficult to practice this in proper consciousness unless we take shelter of pure devotees like HH Radhanath Maharaj

  73. Leadership is balance of both right and left functions…and HH personifies that…

  75. Radhanath Swami is easily the best corporate inspirational leader. Management gurus and organisation leaders will definitely vouch for this quote of Radhanath Swami.

  77. What a quote!! This is a good learning for me. Both qualities are needed in a leader. Thank you.

  78. Radhanath Swami Maharaj himself is a expert leader because he is following another expert leader Srila prabhupada. And now Radhanath Swami by his example is teaching that we have to be a good leader by following the standard.

  79. Radhanath Swami had explained clearly the qualities of a good leader that he should be like a thunderbolt to throw demoniac out and protect the innocent

  80. Trying to practise these teachings have benefitted me a lot. They helpede to uncover my impurities and allowed me to perform practically any service, which otherwise, I wouldn’t have become capable to do.

  81. This quote makes so much sense and dispels several misconceptions.
    Radhanath Swami is a wonderful leader, following in the footsteps of Srila Prabhupada.

  82. So as per Radhanath Swami, a good leader has to do a fine balancing act otherwise he cannot be effective in his role. Radhanath Swami himself is a good example of a great leader. He chastises his disciples for any slackness which can derail the spiritual progress. At the same time, he acknowledges any good quality a person may possess even if it’s in a very small measure, so as inspire him to progress even further.

  83. Looking at Radhanath Swami’s own personal example of being a Spiritual leader with regards to this quote:

    For a Sadhu of the likes of Radhanath Swami to be soft like a rose is understandable, however very difficult to imagine why hard as a thunderbolt. This can be understood from looking at our hearts that has all wrong attachments and desires. We know they are wrong, they are endangering our progress, however we are completely attached to them. So to correct and cut our illusions, great Sadhus as a service to us they become hard as thunderbolt and strike to destroy our ill motivations and misgivings.

    Radhanath Swami is such an expert Spiritualist that many a times he manages simulatenously do both! How? through his humour. He gives such amazing humourus responses with very deep meaning – we laugh, feel lighter and happy (like getting a rose) and when we contemplate the meaning, it strikes thunder in our heart of misgivings and thus elevate us to higher platform

  85. radhanath swami is a ultimate management guru in addition to his vast knowledge in spiritual literature, just following him in his footsteps will fulfill all the essential needs to be a perfect human kind in the society, thank you maharaj for your special qualities which are nothing but the true compassion of a true vaishnava,

  86. A quote which is very much applicable to the modern world corporate scenario. This is what vedas and ancient hindu scriptures have already mentioned and its being spoken through this spiritual leader…..called Radhanath Swami….

  89. Radhanath Swami based on scriptural injunctions has said what most of the popular management books have mentioned.
    Our society has a dearth of good leaders, Radhanath Swami’s quote can be a guiding light for many.

  90. Radhanath swami Maharaj has very nicely explained the quality of good leader which is very important for each individual to understand.

  91. Never came across such a apt quote on leadership, as this one by Radhanath Swami.

  94. these are mantras for sustenance in the corporate world. Never imagined that we would get such valuable guidance from Maharaj especially for a grahasta like me. Thanks a lot Maharaj !

  95. In the corporate world, we are taught to be “ruthless” (hard like a thundebolt) as well as to “encourage and recognize” (soft as a rose). So, our scriptures and sadhus can give us occupational and life lessons, if only we choose to listen to them.

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