When he appeared on our show Masterstrokes on CNBC, Sourav Ganguly said that good leaders got their decisions right seven times out of ten. Rather modestly he gave himself a five but said that even if he was wrong the team trusted him and believed that he made mistakes while trying to do his best for the team. No wonder he was credited with changing the fortunes of the team as captain! It is a wonderful position for the leader to reach and highlights why generating trust is one of the fundamental tenets of leadership.
