Full Interview – Professor M.S. Rao

Professor M.S. Rao Author, Professor & The Father of “Soft Leadership”.

Professor M.S. Rao

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., is recognized as a prominent 21st - century philosopher and a pioneer of the 'Soft Leadership' conceptual framework. He is an internationally acclaimed authority on leadership, with a distinguished 45 -year career spanning military, academia, business, consulting, and thought leadership. He has authored fifty -six books, including the best -selling title, "See the Light in You ". An avid lover of words and quotes, he has published over 300 papers and articles in prestigious international journals, such as Leader to Leader, Thunderbird International Business Review, Strategic HR Review, Development and Learning in Organizations, Industrial and Commercial Training, On the Horizon, and Entrepreneur. He has multiple roles as a soldier, entrepreneur, educator, author, explorer, thinker, researcher, mentor, motivator, reformer, traveler, blogger, storyteller, volunteer, activist, futurist, analyst, strategist, and coach. He serves as a C - Suite advisor and a global keynote speaker.

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Professor M.S. Rao

Professor M.S. Rao

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., is recognized as a prominent 21st - century philosopher and a pioneer of the 'Soft Leadership' conceptual framework. He is an internationally acclaimed authority on leadership, with a distinguished 45 -year career spanning military, academia, business, consulting, and thought leadership.

He has authored fifty -six books, including the best -selling title, "See the Light in You ". An avid lover of words and quotes, he has published over 300 papers and articles in prestigious international journals, such as Leader to Leader, Thunderbird International Business Review, Strategic HR Review, Development and Learning in Organizations, Industrial and Commercial Training, On the Horizon, and Entrepreneur. He has multiple roles as a soldier, entrepreneur, educator, author, explorer, thinker, researcher, mentor, motivator, reformer, traveler, blogger, storyteller, volunteer, activist, futurist, analyst, strategist, and coach. He serves as a C - Suite advisor and a global keynote speaker.

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Vaishali Jain

Vaishali Jain

Vaishali has been working in the media industry & Journalism for more than 14 years. She had her own CEO talk show on Bloomberg TV India called Biz Lounge, a show that she anchored and produced. Biz Lounge explored the business aspects of each company, as well as the company's leadership, corporate culture, as well as each leader's personal side including how he/she spent their free time.

Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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