Who’s the Greatest? I like to emulate folk with a high Emotional Quotient (EQ) which is more important than IQ. Education and experience bring success. Success brings confidence. Confidence breeds arrogance. We tend to forget that everything we do needs teamwork, and the smallest person in our family, office or home can help us succeed. It’s important to give everyone importance. Empathy is all about putting ourselves in the other person’s shoes.

At work as a Team Leader, I found that the most annoying demotivated engineer on my team could be converted into the most productive, positive guy. I spoke to him as a friend and created the space for him to find expression in meeting his own long term goal. In the bargain, his new positive attitude influenced the rest of the team and my project was a huge success. I didn’t do it. They did. Giving everyone importance is all about teamwork. My role model is one who remains humble in the face of success because he knows its a result of good teamwork.

This spirit of cooperation is inbuilt with every tribal community as with the Warli tribals of Maharashtra shown here where all the villagers dance together around the Tarpa player.