The economic development of a country is largely dependent upon the industrial growth and development. It is in this context that industrial peace acquires significance. Disturbed and non-conducive industrial environment proportionately affects the industrial growth adversely. And, therefore, the relationship obtainable in any industry is a matter of great concern.
Industrial environment is the outcome of the interaction among the actors of industrial relations. In this context, trade union leaders become a very significant actor as the activities of their followers which build the industrial environment is the outcome of their actions.
Industrial peace has to be established by all means and that is the need of the hour. This cannot be achieved without positive and constructive role of the trade union leaders.
Trade union leaders have been viewed by authors as agents of adversarialism and it has been pronounced that they cannot imagine themselves making common cause with capital or even recognise that they have shared interest. Such impressions have been perceived by assessing the actions of their followers i.e. the workers. It is also argued that the leaders are not at all sensitive about their social responsibilities. The actions of workers or the followers of trade union leaders are directly proportional to the faith and confidence the followers have in their leaders. It is, therefore, very apt to assess and gauge the impression carried by the followers about their leaders.
In the present scenario it is desirable that the leaders and their followers understand each other and their mutual relationship is harmonized to the maximum extent.
A leader must have the capability to get himself acquainted with the developments taking place and communicate and direct his followers accordingly. The followers desire that their leader should rise from the level of fairly good to the level of exceptionally good.
This maiden attempt of the author, Dr. Bhim Singh automatically gains significance and importance as he has been able to correlate the followers perceptions about leadership qualities desired by the followers and its linkage with creation of industrial peace.

Dr. Bhim Singh, a student leader, an engineer, a researcher, a social scientist, an advocate, professor, writer and a politician par excellence has multi-dimensional skills and motivations to bring reform in the society. He has always been striving for bringing grassroot happiness in the rural areas of Bihar.
Born at Bedauli village of Gaya District on November 30, 1962, in the family of Late Bishwambhar Singh and Late Jasomati Devi among seven children, Dr. Bhim Singh has excelled in several walks of life. After completing his Matric from Zila School, Hazaribagh with First class, he joined Patna University for Intermediate of Science from where he also completed his B.Sc (Engineering) & Diploma in Industrial Safety Management successfully with first class. He has also done double Masters in Labour & Social Welfare and Sociology. He did his LL.B. and finally Ph.D. from the same University.
Right from the college life he has actively participated in the students and employees politics of Patna University. He has served the people in several capacities in committees, commissions, senate and political parties.
He has written a good number of articles in different journals, magazines and always remains in news space both in electronic and print media. He is fond of tourism and travelled widely inside and outside the country including Hong Kong, Maccau, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka.
Presently he is a member of Bihar Legislative Council as well as Hon’ble Minister of Rural Works and Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar.
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