IDOL OF TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, AND FAITH.
             Gandhi was a man who possessed three distinct qualities that every successful leader can testify to as invaluable. First, he could proclaim his message to a crowd of thousands as if he were speaking to each individual one on one. Gandhi had an incendiary sense and talent of communication which set him above everyone else. Second, Gandhi had humility. He was one of the masses; he humbled himself to the level of the common man. People relate more to someone that shares in their daily struggle. Lastly, the great man never gave up faith. From his early years, to the day he died, Gandhi followed the Satyagraha, his campaign of peaceful, nonviolent civil disobedience. The goal was ever present in his life.
             Trust is the most important element of a team, without it nothing happens. Gandhi understood this principle, and implemented it in three ways. He was consistent, he treated everyone (including himself) the same, he gave credit to the people for his successes and took the blame for their losses. As a result of this, Gandhi was called "mahatma" or "great soul."
             Gandhi was a leader not only from his talents and faith, but also his accomplishments; it is these victories that made him creditable. Some examples were his salt march, his protest of the marriage law, and his persistent attacks on British colonialism. His words got the people's attention; his triumphs got their allegiance.
             A Japanese proverb states, "If he works for you, you work for him." Gandhi proved this statement by creating unity between him and his people. He humbled himself in many ways. He wore the same clothes as the common man, he fasted and starved along side the people on the street, and he saw the fundamental role of cohesiveness as the key to a team's success.
             Conflict was dealt with in a methodic way. Communication was the first step. Gandhi procl
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