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N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman, N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys Technologies Ltd Infosys Technologies Ltd

N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman, N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys Technologies Ltd Infosys Technologies Ltd

"I'm a capitalist in mind, a socialist at

heart."

K V Kamath, CEO of ICICIK V Kamath, CEO of ICICIK V Kamath, CEO of ICICIK V Kamath, CEO of ICICI

“To build a successful business, you have to be

able to pick entrepreneurs very early and get them

embedded into the business. They need to go out into the

ecosystem, demonstrate their abilities, nurture the business and build it up.”

Azim Premji, Chairman and Managing Azim Premji, Chairman and Managing Director, Wipro CorporationDirector, Wipro Corporation

Azim Premji, Chairman and Managing Azim Premji, Chairman and Managing Director, Wipro CorporationDirector, Wipro Corporation

"We give people major responsibilities even if

they are only 60 per cent ready. Our experience is

that people are pretty elastic when you give

them responsibility, and they just grow rapidly

with the job."

Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO of Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO of Mittal Steel CompanyMittal Steel Company

Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO of Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO of Mittal Steel CompanyMittal Steel Company

“Everyone experiences tough

times, it is a measure of your

determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come

through them.”

                            

J. J. Irani, Director of Tata Sons, J. J. Irani, Director of Tata Sons, J. J. Irani, Director of Tata Sons, J. J. Irani, Director of Tata Sons,

“To be a leader you need two attributes: the environment and training. Equally

important is recognition of the fact

that this is an opportunity and one

has to grab it.”

Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director of Titan, Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director of Titan, Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director of Titan, Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director of Titan,

"Unless you show extraordinary

performance in your journey to being a good leader and prove your managerial capability,

organisations don't throw you up into

leadership positions."

                            

Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation Architect of Microsoft Corporation

Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation Architect of Microsoft Corporation

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of

learning.”

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they

can't lose.”    

George Soros, Chairman of George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management LLCSoros Fund Management LLCGeorge Soros, Chairman of George Soros, Chairman of

Soros Fund Management LLCSoros Fund Management LLC

“Well, you know, I was a human being before I

became a businessman.”    

Henry Ford, Founder of Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford, Founder of Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company

“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability

to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as

well as from your own.”

“A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a

bad one.”

“Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more

intelligently.”

Larry Page, Co-founder and President of Larry Page, Co-founder and President of products at Googleproducts at Google

Larry Page, Co-founder and President of Larry Page, Co-founder and President of products at Googleproducts at Google

“You don't need to have a 100-person

company to develop that

idea.”

Thomas Edison, InventorThomas Edison, InventorThomas Edison, InventorThomas Edison, Inventor

“Genius is 1% inspiration and

99% perspiration. Accordingly a genius is often

merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.”

                            

Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin groupgroup

Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin groupgroup

“I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I

wasn't really interested in being an

entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to

become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine

going.”

                        

    

  

Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's CorporationCorporation

Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's CorporationCorporation

“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you

get.”

“It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The

important thing is to have principles when you're

poor.”

Peter Drucker, writer, management Peter Drucker, writer, management consultant and university professorconsultant and university professorPeter Drucker, writer, management Peter Drucker, writer, management consultant and university professorconsultant and university professor

“Some of the best business and nonprofit CEOs I've worked with over

a sixty-five-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders. They

were all over the map in terms of their personalities, attitudes, values,

strengths, and weaknesses.”

“Executives owe it to the organisation and to their fellow

workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in

important jobs.”

Li Ka Shing,Li Ka Shing, Chairman of Cheung Kong Chairman of Cheung Kong HoldingsHoldings

Li Ka Shing,Li Ka Shing, Chairman of Cheung Kong Chairman of Cheung Kong HoldingsHoldings

“The future may be made up of many factors but where it

truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your

dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and

humanity of mankind.”

                        

    

    The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind.    

                        

    

    The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind.