Throughout his professional career that has spanned forty years on two different continents, Rashpal Singh Todd, hand in hand with his son Mandhir Singh Todd, has developed a Leadership Programme that focuses particularly on what he considers to be the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

The programme had been written by Dr Stephen Covey and had become a huge success worldwide. Rashpal Todd says that he was fortunate enough to be taught by Covey in Los Angeles in the early 1990s and found it inspiring. As a result, he and Mikey Todd took the decision to buy the programme in England to become exclusive partners through a company which, at the time, was the Learning Partnership.

The importance of a good leadership programme, by Rashy Todd and Mikey Todd

Over the years, Rashy Todd has developed a powerful passion for the leadership programme, delivering it in a variety of ways. From training within his own companies to external courses. From professional courses to free training. But the specialist has also acquired new knowledge for himself, enabling him to achieve new approaches.

According to Mandhir Singh Todd, his son, Rashy continues to focus on the 7 habits as the basic material on which he started his development, but he has been incorporating other materials and texts as well. It is about thinking and focusing on more than one’s own personality. Promoting principled leadership from the inside out.

Rashpal Todd’s participation in Medha

Through the years, Rashy Todd has participated in various programmes. One of the most prominent is Medha. Medha teaches, counsels and mentors students so that they can find employment and careers of interest to them after graduation.

The organisation was set up in Uttar Pradesh about ten years ago and is a non-profit organisation working in several states. Today, it has gained the respect of other organisations, achieving international sponsorship and strong interest in academy. In this regard, Todd attended and worked with 120 team members for a day.

According to the feedback from the attendees themselves, people have gained interesting insights from Rashpal Singh Todd. They especially highlighted his contextualisation and personalisation of content for the social sector, helping all team members to connect each lesson to their own work. In this way, he contributed to a better practice of the profession.

Personalised training

A survey conducted after Rashpal Todd’s participation in Medha shows that 90 per cent of people were very happy and engaged. They claimed to have learned something new and to have received a strong positive impact during the session.

Those who attended the event themselves also highlighted the personal energy brought by the specialist. This worked as an incentive to increase interest and enthusiasm.

The programme on habits offered by Rashy Todd was the first time in more than 10 years of history that the organisation had received such an experience. Attendees report that the lessons have stayed with them and have been integrated into their daily work. But also into their personal lives.

This reception by the people of Medha functions, the specialist explains, as an incentive also to continue in the education of effective people’s habits. An opportunity for those who receive these courses to change their actions in their professional and personal life, achieving the best results. This experience and others that Rashy Todd and Mikey Todd have had in teaching young people demonstrate the usefulness of the leadership programme proposed and implemented by him and Mikey Todd. For this reason, the specialist explains, he will continue to develop it, while continuing to expand the foundations and fundamentals of the programme.

The automotive industry in India has seen exponential growth over the years. Today, the country has the potential to become the number one automotive market in the world, leading the small car market in particular. Specialist Mandhir Singh Todd explains why this phenomenon is taking place and what the prospects are for the sector.

Automotive sector: a booming industry in India

According to data published by the National Investment Promotion & Facultative Agency, between April 2021 and March 2022, India’s automotive industry produced a total of 22.93 million vehicles, including passenger, commercial, two-wheelers, three-wheelers and quadricycles. The sector currently contributes 7.1% of the country’s GDP, while accounting for 49% of manufacturing GDP.

According to Mandhir Singh Todd, passenger vehicles have recorded the highest ever sales in FY2022-23, as of November 2022. But, in addition, the industry is expected to be able to register a 16% growth in 2023.

Another interesting data point to note, according to Mandhir Singh Todd, has to do with the truck market. The data shows a four-fold growth projection for the year 2050, from 4 million in 2022 to 17 million by that year.

In addition to the above, the specialist explains that the Indian automotive industry is currently worth more than 222 billion dollars, while contributing 8% of the country’s total exports. By 2030, it is expected to become the third largest in the world.

The role of the electric vehicle market in India’s automotive sector, according to Mandhir Singh Todd

In addition to the data mentioned above, part of the exponential growth being witnessed in the Indian automotive industry goes hand in hand with the option for electric vehicles. Mandhir Singh Todd maintains that the electric vehicle market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 49% between 2022 and 2030, reaching annual sales of 10 million units by 2030. But, in addition, it is estimated to be an industry that will be able to create a total of 50 million jobs between direct and indirect.

Mandhir Singh Todd explains that a market size of $50 billion has been identified for electric car financing in 2030. This represents 80% of the current size of the retail car finance industry in the country, worth as much as $60 billion today.

On the sidelines of Auto Expo 2023, renowned brand Suzuki stated that electric vehicles alone will not be enough to achieve the country’s goal of finding carbon neutrality. In that context, the firm said it will explore other technologies, such as hybrid, flex-fuel and compressed natural gas.

The future of the industry with India at the forefront

With sustained growth, India has already overtaken Japan to become the third largest automobile market in the world, after China and the United States. However, based on the above data, Mandhir Singh Todd explains that a new growth in the sale of new vehicles in the country is to be expected. Thus, the automotive sector in India comes to represent one of the greatest opportunities for economic and manufacturing growth in the country.