Report

On
Liberal learning course
By
Mr. Bhanudas Shravan Kasekar
(Roll No-1556005)
B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering

KASEGAON EDUCATION SOCIETY’S

RAJARAMBAPU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
RAJARAMNAGAR
(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE, AFFILIATED TO
SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR)
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2017-2018
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It gives me immense pleasure to express my deepest sense of gratitude and sincere thanks to our
highly respected Prof. P.M. Jadhav and Prof.G.L.Suryavanshi who has helped me for selecting
the liberal learning course.
I am very grateful to Prof. P.M Jadhav for his continuous support. We are also grateful to Head
of Department Dr.S.K.Patil and our director madam Dr. S. S. Kulkarni for providing all
necessary facilities to carry out the this liberal learning course.

Bhanudas Shravan Kasekar

 ABSTRACT
Leadership skills form an essential part of the personality and are an asset in one’s career. This
course attempt to develop the Leadership skills along with some necessary qualities require to
being prepared for our role in our professional life. The primary goals of the course were to
introduce a lifelong learning process that allows me to extend my knowledge horizon beyond
engineering, helps me appreciate the interplay of engineering and other disciplines, and make me
better learner. Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has influenced my life, by his leadership qualities
and attitude on and off the field. Dhoni has an arsenal of leadership skills that can apply to students,
businessman and entrepreneurs. As we know we can learn better when we relate our interest to our
work, learning from MS Dhoni’s skills make me understand more and brings deep sense of critical
skills. This course is provided with real life case studies in corporate world that supports the
qualities of MS Dhoni. Case studies helps to realize more about the topic.
 INDEX

Sr .no Chapter name Page no.

1 Introduction 1

2 Awards and Records 4

3 Five leadership Qualities 5

4 MSD for students and corporate aspirants 7

5 Conclusion 12
MS Dhoni-My Coach

1. Introduction:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni commonly known as MS Dhoni born on7 July 1981 is an Indian cricketer
who captained the Indian team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket
from 2008 to 2014. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket keeper, he is
widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. He is a regarded to be one
of the best wicket keeper in world cricket. He made his One Day International debut in December
2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against SriLanka.It. It was under
his captaincy that India climbed to No. After winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final
Tendulkar mentioned that it was Dhoni's calm influence that was rubbing off on all his teammates
and described Dhoni's handling of pressure was incredible. Only eleven players have captained ten
or more Tests playing as a wicket keeper. Dhoni leads the table with 60 Tests as captain, 35 ahead
of Mushfiqur Rahim in second place March 2013, Dhoni became the most successful Indian Test
captain when he eclipsed Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 victories from 49 Tests. Ganguly also
said in an interview to a news channel that Dhoni is the all-time greatest captain of India and he
has a great record to support this credential. Dhoni's final game as the Indian limited-overs captain
was on 10 January 2017 in a warm-up game between England and India during the limited-overs
leg of England's tour of India. Dhoni stated he would still fulfill his duties as captain in various
domestic team. World Cup Dhoni has captained India in two World Cups.

2007 Cricket World Cup:

Dhoni played his first ODI World Cup in 2007 at the Caribbean. India made an early exit from the
tournament in the Group Stage. In three matches India played, they managed to win only one
against Bermuda while losing the rest from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In their first match against
Bangladesh, India was all out in just 191 in 49.3 overs. India lost by five wickets. In the next
match against Bermuda, India posted the then Highest Score in the World Cup 413/5 in a must-
win match. India was required to win their last group match against the Lankans but they lost by
69 runs. Chasing the target of 255, India crumbled to 185 all out in 43.3 overs. Dhoni was out for
zero for the second time in the tournament in his very first ball by Muttiah Muralitharan. Thus,
India was out of the world cup in very first round. The Team was criticize for their performance.
Some 200 fans attacked Dhoni's under constructions house in Ranchi after the Bangladesh loss.

2011 Cricket World Cup:

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 World Cup. In the final against Sri Lanka, chasing
275, Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order, coming before an in form Yuvraj Singh. When
he came to bat India needed more than six runs per over with three top order batsmen already
dismissed. He started building a good partnership with Gautam Gambhir. Due to good stroke play
and active running between wickets, they kept up with the required run rate. Dhoni was on 60 off
60 balls, but later accelerated with a greater flow of boundaries, ending with 91 not out off 79
balls. Befitting the occasion, he finished the match of in style with a huge six and won Man of the
Match. Later in the post-match presentation, he admitted that he came up the order so as to counter
the Muralitharan spin threat as he was very familiar with Murali's bowling, who was his team-
mate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings. He had come after the
dismissal of Virat Kohli, also a right-handed batsman. By partnering the left-handed Gambhir, he
ensured a right-left combination at the crease that makes it difficult for bowlers to settle into a
rhythm. The bat used by Dhoni in the final match was sold for ₹ 72 Lac. The money goes to Sakshi
Rawat Foundation, operated by Dhoni's wife Sakshi Rawat to help orphan children.

2015 Cricket World Cup:

For the 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, Dhoni was named the captain of the
30-member squad by the BCCI in December 2014. Under his captaincy, India was able to go
through to semi-finals with ease, beating Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. However, they lost to
Australia in the semi-finals held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The team won 7 consecutive
matches in this world cup and won 11 all consecutive in world cups. With the win against
Bangladesh, he became the first non-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches, and first Indian
captain to achieve the mark. He is also the third captain to win 100 matches, after two
Australians, Ricky Ponting, and Allan Border.
Captaincy record
M.S. Dhoni is the only captain to win all ICC tournament cups.

Captaincy Record in Test Matches

Venue Span Matches Won Lost Tied Draw

At Home Venues 2008–2013 30 21 3 0 6

At Away Venues 2009–2014 30 6 15 0 9

TOTAL 2008–2014 60 27 18 0 15

Table 1.1: Captaincy record in test matches

 Captaincy Record in One Day Internationals

Venue Span Matches Won Lost Tied N/R

In India (At Home Venues) 2007–2016 73 43 26 1 3

At Away and Neutral Venues 2008–2016 126 67 48 3 8

TOTAL 2007–2016 199 110 74 4 11

Table 1.2: Captaincy Record in One-Day Internationals

Captaincy Record in Twenty20 Internationals

Venue Span Matches Won Lost Tied N/R

In India (At Home Venues) 2007–2016 20 10 10 0 0

At Away Venues 2007–2016 23 13 10 0 0

At Neutral Venues 2007–2016 29 18 8 1 2

TOTAL 2007–2016 72 41 28 1 2

Table 1.3: Captaincy Record in Twenty20 Internationals

2. Awards and Records:
Honorary awards and appreciations

• ICC ODI Player of the Year : 2008, 2009

• ICC World ODI XI: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2013
• LG People's Choice Award : 2013
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honor given for achievement in sports, 2007–08.
• Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University in August 2011
• Castrol ODI Cricketer (2010)
• Prestigious Padma Shri Award (2009)

Some important records of MS Dhoni:

Most successful captain across all formats:
Only captain in history to have won all three International Cricket Council's (ICC) global trophies
- World Twenty20 (2007), World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy (2013).

Most successful Indian captain:

He led India in 60 Tests with 27 wins. In ODIs, he was at the helm for 199 matches, winning 110
and losing 74 (4 tied and 11 no results).In 72 T20Is as captain, he won 42 and lost 28 (2 no results).

Most experienced skipper (in terms of matches):

Dhoni has led Team India in 331 matches (including Tests, ODIs and T20Is) which is most by any
captain in the world. Due to the immense amount of experience and his ability to remain calm even
in pressure situations, he has earned the reputation of 'Captain Cool'.

Fifty plus win percent in ODIS & T20Is:

As a skipper, MS Dhoni's win percentage in ODIs and T20Is is 59.57%, 59.28% respectively. With
a win percentage of 45% he has won 27 Tests as India captain, making him the most successful
Indian Test skipper.
Took India to No.1 position in Tests:

Dhoni was the captain of the Indian side when Team India became number one in Tests in 2009.
India held that position for 11 months before England defeated them in 2011.
3. Five Leadership Qualities:
1. Stay Calm:

No matter what the situation is, MSD is the coolest person you could find on the cricket field. You
will never find him succumb to the pressure and the thing that makes him special is his ability to
take rational decisions in tough situations. In our life also, we encounter numerous pressure
situations and the only thing that matters is how we react to such situations.
Fletcher feels Dhoni's attitude has enabled the team win three ICC events - the 2011 World Cup,
the T20 World Cup in 2007 and the Champions Trophy. The One-day cricket is all about handling
extreme pressure when the side is down; understanding where the game is poised at that stage and
finding your way out of that situation to end up on the winning side. "The team has been led by
MS Dhoni's attitude. Most other sides cannot do it because under such pressure, you lose your
cool, the decision-making becomes cluttered and you lose your way. Because MS is so adept at
soaking in the pressure, we have done well in those situations

2. Stay Grounded
You never see M S Dhoni getting depressed after a defeat or jumping with exhilaration after a
win. He knows that losing and winning are part of the game. Even after achieving everything in
world cricket, he never lost his ground and that is why he is one of the most respectable cricketers
in the world. One should learn to acknowledge the success, accept failures and bounce back. After
victory, Dhoni invites ground staff also to have a official photoshoot. While captaining CSK side
in IPL Dhoni came across lots of youngsters, he treat them with a respect as of national cricket
teammates.

3. Lead from the Front

On numerous occasions, Mahi single handedly won matches for India. He has been amongst the
ICC top 10 batsmen in ODIs for past any years and is a tremendous and an extra-ordinary finisher
of the game. A team leader should be able to lead by example especially when the team needs the
most. No one can forget the inning played by MSD in 2011 World Cup Final at Wankhede,
Mumbai. Team India were eager to clinch the World Cup in 2011, 28 years after their last win in
1983. While all hopes were pinned on the men in blue winning the finals in Mumbai, things began
to look bleak after Sri Lanka posted a decent total of 274/6 in the first innings and had India reeling
at 114/3.However, that is when MS Dhoni decided to lead from the front. The wicket-keeper
batsman had a terrible World Cup until he walked out to bat in the final. He promoted himself
above the in-form batsman Yuvraj Singh and made his chance count. Dhoni strung 109 runs with
Gautam Gambhir, 54 runs with Yuvraj Singh and finished the match off with a six. Captain Cool
remained unbeaten on 91 and led India to a six-wicket victory.
4. Encourage Others to Perform
MS Dhoni encourage his teammates to give their best performance sometimes he just told to play
your natural games sometimes he gives tips then even the player feeling the heat at that moment
can do wonders. The world was in shock in ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Final when Dhoni gave
the ball to Ishant Sharma in a crunch situation, who was got smacked all around the park in his
previous over. What happened next? He picked two valuable wickets that eventually led to India
winning the championship. It is always important to trust and back your team members when they
need you.
Rohit Sharma is not performing well when he debut and comes to four or five down MS then open
the inning with Rohit Sharma and rest is history.
During ICC T20 world, cup 2007 final match Dhoni handed over the last over to unexperienced
bowler Joginder Sharma and told I will take all the responsibilities if any mishap is happen.

5. Share the Credits

You will never find MSD take the credit for the team's victory. Be it in the interviews, post-match
presentations or press conferences, he never boasts about himself, rather he talks about the team
effort. This is necessary to bring out confidence in team members, make them feel secure and
inspire them to perform. When team India lost any match MS Dhoni alone attained the post-match
presentation and press conference, and when India wins the match Dhoni send player of the match
to attained post match presentation and keep him besides while attaining press conference. Many
of the time, when Virat Kohli contribute more to win the matches Dhoni share the credit with him.
After winning ICC 2011 world cup Dhoni share winning trophy with Sachin Tendulkar, he most
admires Yuvraj Singh.MS Dhoni handed over the captaincy to Sourav Ganguly in his last test
match.
4. MSD for Students and corporate aspirants:
Dhoni has an arsenal of leadership skills that can apply to business and entrepreneurs.

Being confident
Even though Dhoni hails from a modest rustic background, he never let this hold him back. He is
always confident, forthright and often surprises audiences and media with his comments. Not
holding back and being true to yourself carries you far in the corporate as well as the sporting
world.
Case Study: The project Nano was a dream for Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata. He announced
with a confidence that Tata group is going to launch one-lakh-rupee car, which is aim at providing
a safe and comfortable mode of transport to millions of Indians at an affordable price and history
was made in Mumbai on March 23 when Tata Motors launched the much-anticipated people car,
the Nano.

Handling Success
Dhoni won fame and money at an early stage in his career but he was, and still is, humble and
modest. He maintained a steady path and was not brash, and change himself according to
situations. Managers who gain success too early on often lose their balance and cannot maintain
the poise required for longevity.
Case study: Tata Nano got the fame at very early stage prior to launch even Medias and newspaper
take interest in launching of Tata Nano, which was very good for Tata group. They even do not
need to put extra efforts for marketing as there is viral marketing going on and increase day by
day. Nano – “The cheapest car”. Unfortunately, marketing department unable to handle success of
Tata Nano and after launching Nano not meets its expected volume sales. Because buying a car in
India is associated with social status and prestige; if a person owns a car, he is assumed to be a
successful and settled. Ratan Tata has finally revealed the reason behind sluggish sales volume of
Nano: It is none other than the term that is synonymous with Nano – “The cheapest car”.

Fig 4.1: Domestic sales of Tata Nano

Case Study: a man named William Colgate found Colgate in 1806. In 1857 when William Coalgate
passed away, his shop became Colgate and Company. Colgate and Company wanted to expand
their products around the world instead of just in the United States. In the early 1920s, they
expanded around the world with their products quite fast with a good result and collaborating up
with many different companies around the world to increase their rate of success. In the early
1980s, Colgate made a huge success with their toothpaste. They did research and found products
to put in their toothpaste to prevent cavities, bad breath, whiter teeth results, and gum from
bleeding. The new toothpaste that they named Total was a huge success and made great sales all
over the world. This product was a great success all over the world. This was a huge success for
them and Colgate did not expect to be the leader of the U.S. toothpaste market.

Fig 4.2: Colgate-Palmolive revenue

Staying Focused
Being able to insulate yourself from your environment is vital for success, and Dhoni demonstrated
this during the Champions Trophy when there was controversy over the Indian Premier League.
An ability to cut through distraction and negative energy is one of the best marks of a leader in
every situation. Dhoni competes with himself at all times.

Case study: Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg.

Barack Obama's days were packed with decisions that come from running the most powerful
country on Earth. Mark Zuckerberg's days are packed with decisions that come from running the
most powerful social network on Earth. They each wear basically the same thing every day: Obama
a blue or gray suit, Zuckerberg a gray T-shirt and they do it for the same reason: decisions. As in,
they have to make tons of decisions all the time. And there's only so much mental energy in a given
day, Making decisions uses the mental energy that both them want to utilize for productive work
they doesn't want to spend mental energy on deciding what to wear or what to eat for breakfast.
They are trying to insulate their selves from nonproductive things and decisions to stay focused.

Trust your Instinct

Leaders generally have advisors and data to help them in decision-making, but they also need to
rely on their gut instinct. True captains can do this. In a Champions League final playing against
England, Dhoni chose Ishant Shama over Umesh Yadav to bowl one more over. The match turned
for India. Dhoni clarified in his BCCI. TV interview that his own instinct comes from taking an
educated guess based on knowledge and experience; his decisions do not just come from nowhere.
Case studies: Steve job was famous for making critical decisions at Apple without first consulting
fact-based business data. In 2010, Jobs accurately predicted that the tablet could actually overtake
the PC one day, despite many data reports to the contrary. Following his intuition, in April of that
same year, he launched the iPad, disregarding the many doubters who doomed it to fail. As we
know now, that decision has paid off: Apple sold more than 70 million iPads last year, and
according to prominent Gartner Research, tablets should outsell traditional PCs for the first time
in 2015.
On the other side, there is the example of Motorola and its CEO Gregory Brown. In 1998, Brown
ignored all indications that the mobile phone was taking off and instead invested heavily in Iridium
satellite phone technology, despite it already being obsolete. This failed venture cost the company
$8 billion.

Team Playing
Dhoni backs his players at all times with trust and confidence. This support gives them the ability
to play at their best and endows them with a sense of responsibility to perform well. Entrepreneurs
need to feel safe to experiment- and fail if they need to- on their way to success.

Handling Failure
In the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni and his team were spectacularly successful but then suffered a
string of losses. Dhoni fought back simply by playing well. All businesses tend to suffer some
degree of failure at one point or another, but it requires strength and character to stand up and be
counted from that position. It is one of the most important aspects of leadership. As he explained
in his BCCI.TV interview;
Case study: I would like to share a very interesting incident that happened in 1979 during the SLV
project by ISRO.Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was the Project Director of SLV mission and Prof.Satish
Dhawan was the Chairman of ISRO at that time. The Countdown started and Dr.Abdul kalam
along with six other experts monitoring the launch anxiously. When it was four minutes before the
satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to be checked.
One minute later, the computer program put the launch on hold; the display showed that some
control components were not in order. The experts advised Dr.Abdul Kalam to go ahead with the
launch and they were confident about their calculations. The decision was Dr.Kalam’s has to take
and he decided to bypass the computer, switched to manual mode, and launched the rocket. In the
first stage, everything worked fine. In the second stage, a problem developed. Instead of the
satellite going into orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into the Bay of Bengal. It was a big
failure .Prof .Satish Dhawan, the chairman of ISRO took Dr.Kalam’s to the press meet and made
him sit aside and he took the blame for the team's failure and said, "We failed! But I have a very
good trust in my team that next time we will be succeeding for sure" and made everyone to believe
in the team. Next year, 18 July 1980, the same team led by Dr.Kalam successfully launched Rohini
RS-1 into the orbit! The whole country was proud and cheering for the success of the launch.
Prof.Satish Dhawan congratulated Dr.Kalam and the team and asked Dr.Kalam to conduct the
press conference that day! The rest is History, as we know it. Dr.Kalam led many launches that
are more successful and became the 'Missile man' of India. This would not have happened without
what Prof.Satish Dhawan did on the day of Failure!

Competitor respect
In sport as in business or any other field, you know you have achieved a milestone when your
opponents take you seriously and allow themselves to show a degree of respect to you. Dhoni has
made that happen by his attitude towards sports .In corporate life also we have to respect our
competitor; it seems that next era will be of collaboration rather than that of competition.
Competition is part of life. However, constant criticism and conflict does not have to be. Great
leaders understand that anyone who is working hard and try to achieve the same goals you are,
deserves at least some level of respect and recognition. Rather, than focus simply on putting others
down and winning at all costs, sometimes there is much more to be gained by listening, learning
and even commending others.

Managing egos and legacy personalities

Dhoni was made captain ahead of several other established players and former captains in 2007.
He took his time about making changes and maintained methods that had been proven to work. He
managed the egos of most of his players. This is something new managers in business often have
to contend with. He did not rush to make changes or mark his personal stamp; his focus at the start
of his captaincy was to establish credibility. In this 2014 interview with BCCI.TV, he talks about
learning from the seniors in his team. With two of them being Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid,
that is an important lesson to learn.
Staying calm under pressure
Dhoni manages to stay calm and this influences his whole team to resist caving in. They gain self-
belief and continue to perform at their best, inspired by their captain. This is one of the biggest
gifts a leader can give to his company. In corporate life, also we have to go through difficulties.
As a leader, start practicing today. When anything comes your way that is different in any way,
follow this simple model:
1. Tell yourself: “Do not panic. I’ve got this.”
2. Let your team know that you will get through this.
3. Assess. Gather information. Listen.
4. Ask yourself: “What Does Good Look Like?”
5. Plan.
6. Communicate.
7. Execute.
Instead of being panic stay calm and continue to perform your best.

Versatility
Staying agile in sport and business is another masterstroke. Dhoni can play three formats of the
game; he can bat, keep wicket and bowl. He is popular but does not demand attention. He does not
get over- emotional in victory, or in defeat. Versatility is another key to longevity in business and
in sport! Discover Studying Abroad
Case study: The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani , is India's largest private sector
enterprise. By knowing the market adoption curve and product lifecycle curv, Reliance group
expand their business and now Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and
is the largest private sector company in India.
The company works under different business segments:

• Exploration and Production

• Petroleum Refining and Marketing

• Petrochemicals

• Textiles

• Retail
5. Conclusion:
• Dhoni has an arsenal of leadership skills that can apply to students, corporate persons and
entrepreneurs.
• Being regular and deliberate with our preparations keeps the pressure away at crunch time.
• The more we pay attention to the outcomes of trusting our intuition in combination with
studied facts, the better will be our decision making.
• Rather than cribbing about criticism, we should channelize the aggression to become better
even, and we should use criticism to give our self a competitive edge.
• Handling success as well as failure is very important; by understanding loss and win are
the part of game or life we can sustain.
• Being able to insulate our self from surrounding environment is vital for success.
• Compete with our self all the time, will bring best out of us.
• From this liberal learning topic, I learned how and where I could apply the qualities of
former Indian captain MS Dhoni.
• Leadership qualities are an asset in one’s career and it can be adopt by practicing in our
day to day life.
• We can learn better when we relate our interest to our work.
• A course in liberal learning offers good solution to achieve our preset objective.
• lifelong and interdisciplinary learning are the most critical skills, which we can adopt
continuously with the help of liberal learnings in our interested area.