Leadership Project Presentation

Group 13

Gaurav Singh PSN Vamsi Vishal Shetty

You shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them

There is more hunger in the world for love and affection than for bread.

"A life not lived for others is not a life."

Mother Teresa 1910-97

Early Life
Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje(now the Capital of Macedonia), she was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu by her parents. By the age 12 was convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. She arrived in India in 1929, and began her novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains She took her first religious vows as a nun on 24 May 1931 and her solemn vows on 14 May 1937

By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus

Mother Teresa-A living saint

Founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 in Calcutta In 2012 it consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries Runs orphanages, AIDS hospices and charity centres worldwide, and caring for refugees, the blind, disabled, aged, alcoholics, the poor and homeless, and victims of floods, epidemics, and famine For over 45 years, she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion

Other initiatives

1952 opens Nirmal Hriday for the dying.

1955 opens Nirmala Shishua for lost children or children's home. 1957 opens Shanti Nagar a home for lepers. Her order became well known for this work!

When Mother Teresa received the Nobel prize, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?

She answered Go home and love your family

Recognitions
1962 - Padma shri award 1971 - Pope John XXIII peace prize 1975 - Albert Schweiter international prize 1976 - Pacem in Terris award 1978 - Balzon prize 1979 - Noble Peace Prize 1983 - Order of Merit 1985 - Medal of Freedom 1994 - Golden Honour of the Nation [Albania] 1996 - Honorary citizenship of USA

1998 - Pope John Paul II begins the process to make her a saint. This process is still going on !

According to Sister Mary Prema

(Current Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity)
Mother Teresa had played an active role in the orientation of new novitiates Always made an effort to get to know each of her people's strengths and needs Mother Teresa was also a great listener and focused a great deal on helping others grow Mother Teresa was completely focused on helping one person at a time

Leadership Style

Servant Leadership

Transformational Leadership

1. Listening 2. Empathy 3. Healing 4. Foresight 5. Stewardship

Engaging the hearts and minds of others

Requires trust, concern and facilitation rather than direct control

The final days

March 13th 1997 she stepped down as head nun and is replaced by Sister Nirmala. September 5th 1997 She died of a massive heart attack in Calcutta at the age of 87. Her funeral was on the 13th of September 1997. She was given a state funeral

Thank You