Mrityunjaya Hikkalgutti authored a white paper on leadership dated May 5th 2011. He has 19+ years of experience in software engineering and management. In the paper, he discusses the importance of true leadership, having an innovative mindset, properly evaluating one's skills and weaknesses, learning from failures and mistakes, and creating a better world by connecting with and mentoring others. The overall message is that true leaders listen to ideas from all levels, make decisions that consider end user needs, and help guide and develop their teams to achieve the right results through an open exchange of thoughts and lessons learned.