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Leadership Coach, Corporate Trainer - Answered on Mar 16, 2023

Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai is the director of the Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies, University of Mumbai.
He holds a PhD in leadership from the University of Mumbai and has 25 years of industry and academic experience training and mentoring future leaders and PhD aspirants.
Dr Pillai is an expert on Chanakya's Arthashastra, an accomplished TEDx speaker and has written 17 books on Chanakya including the bestselling Corporate Chanakya.... more
Asked by Anonymous - Mar 16, 2023Hindi
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Arrogance is a man's greatest enemy. According to Chanakya how can one ask for help from a teammate who is too arrogant to share his wisdom or knowledge with the team? Especially if s/he is an important team member?

Ans: In that case ask your question indirectly to the team mate and learn from him / her. For example if the team mate is good in finance and you have a financial challenge. Ask "What should a person do facing financial challenge?" (Don't say I have a financial challenge - you may not get the right advice). Indirectly method works....
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