Soup for Academic Leaders: Acquire Teaching Tools to Achieve Your Academic Leadership Success (Paperback - 2013)

“In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.”—Lee Iacocca

The book effectively integrates various aspects of education, leadership, coaching, and success. It underscores the importance of educators who lead from the front with their example and passion, and are the real leaders in the society. This book,

Emphasizes on academic leadership, and unfolds author’s new teaching tool – ‘Meka’s Method’ to engage the students effectively in the classroom to ensure effective teaching outcomes.
Outlines tools and techniques in teaching and training methodologies.
Unveils challenges for educators and students, and explains with ideas to overcome them successfully.
Eulogizes the role of educators in shaping students and the nation.
Implores to see positive things in others and excel as leaders.

The book contains interesting case studies, stories, anecdotes, and illustrations. It provides a series of practical, proven, easy-to-apply ideas, and strategies that help you become a successful academic leader. It is an inspirational book for educators, students, coaches, trainers, leaders, and learners, especially for those who are passionate to share their knowledge with others, and aspire to excel as academic leaders.

Professor M.S. Rao is recognized as one of the world’s leading leadership educators, authors, speakers, coaches and consultants. He has more than three decades of experience in leadership development, and conducts training programs for various corporates and educational institutions. He is a Success Coach and Motivational Speaker, and delivers Guest Lectures upon request. His areas of interest include Leadership, Coaching, and Learning and Development.

He is the Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He is the author of 16 books including Secrets of Your Leadership Success: The 11 Indispensable E’s of a Leader; Soft Leadership: Make Others Feel More Important; Smart Leadership: Lessons for Leaders; Stand Out! Build a Successful Career and Become a Global Leader; and Spirit of Indian Youth: Soft Skills for Young Managers. He has published more than 250 papers and articles in international publications such as Leadership Excellence, Leader to Leader, T+D Magazine (ASTD), Personal Excellence, Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Emerald, Sage, and The Journal of Values Based Leadership (US).

He is the Editorial Advisory Board Member for various prestigious international journals including Development and Learning in Organizations and Industrial and Commercial Training of Emerald Journals (U.K.), International Journal of Business Administration (Canada) and Journal of Business Studies Quarterly (US). He is the reviewer for various prestigious international journals including Emerald.