3. K 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.”
4. Azim Premji, Chairman and ManagingAzim 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."
5. Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO ofLakshmi 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.”
6. 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.”
7. 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."
8. Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief SoftwareBill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software
Architect of Microsoft CorporationArchitect 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.”
9. George Soros, Chairman ofGeorge Soros, Chairman of
Soros Fund Management LLCSoros Fund Management LLC
“Well, you know, I
was a human
being before I
became a
businessman.”
10. Henry Ford, Founder ofHenry Ford, Founder of
Ford Motor CompanyFord 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.”
11. Larry Page, Co-founder and President ofLarry 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.”
12. Thomas 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.”
13. Richard Branson, Founder of the VirginRichard 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.”
14. Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald'sRay 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.”
15. Peter Drucker, writer, managementPeter 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.”
16. Li Ka Shing,Li Ka Shing, Chairman of Cheung KongChairman 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.”
