A seminar on ‘leadership in the Connected World’ under the aegis of Army Management Studies Board, HQ ARTRAC was conducted at the Infantry School, Mhow on Tuesday.
The connected world on Wednesday has encroached into the spectrum of not only the civil leadership but also the military and the seminar provided an ideal platform to evaluate existing military leadership styles to arrive at a model for leadership in the connected world.
It was intended to generate thoughts and ideas related to leadership in Indian armed forces in the contemporary times.The focus was on leadership Paradigmsin the tech-savy environment, the challenges posed and modifications needed by the current and new generationleaders.
Eminent speakers,lt Gen VG Patankar (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, VSM, lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM**, VSM**; Rear Admiral MD Suresh, Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimalla, Brig Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd) distinguished fellow IDSA and Amitabh DeoKodwani, IIM Indore participated in the seminar, which was attended by faculty and students of Infantry School, Army War College and Military College of Tele Communication Engineering, Mhow.
lt Gen KH Singh UYSM, AVSM, YSM, Commandant, Infantry School, Mhow delivered the opening remarks and highlighted the complexities of leadership in today’s media and net savy environment.
lt Gen P M Hariz, AVSM, SM, VSM,GOC-in-C ARTRAC was the Chief Guestand reiterated the importance of leadership and Connected World, highlighting its absolute relevance for the Armed Forces.