SPIRITUAL TRAITS THAT AFFECT THE LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE – REFLECTION FROM VIDURA NEETI

Spiritual traits are characteristics shown by individuals that are fundamental to their development of our inner being for achieving happiness, peace and fulfillment. Organizations are constantly on the lookout for leaders who display good performance. Performance of an individual is dependent on various factors starting from the self, the organizational context he is working under, his team members and the customer/ stakeholders who need to be satisfied with the outcome. In this paper, we provide a qualitative analysis of how people with high spiritual traits display leadership performance based on lessons from Vidura Neeti. A spiritually sound organization can look for these traits in new hires for long term sustenance.