Zitat des Tages von Kumar Mangalam Birla:
The License Raj in India was a time when, to set up an industry, you needed a license. Which made the government an omnipresent and sort of all-pervasive authority.
Well, I think the golden rule I can think of is the fact that you must follow your passion and do something that's close to your heart. And I think that that's very important, well, to be successful and to be happy.
The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.
The one important factor that keeps me going is the kind of people I work with.
The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.
It's not a good idea to always look for new frontiers, especially when you have opportunities in your existing businesses, in your own backyard.
Jack Welch is someone who I have always admired. In India, Narayana Murthy is someone who I have great respect for.
Very often, we think of leadership being at the very top of an organisation. I think what's unique about ABG is that we have a very strong cadre of leaders across the organisation who are highly empowered and therefore play a very major role in the growth and evolution of the organization.
I think a leader has many roles to play. So, you know, one role is that of incubating talent; the other is that of being a strategist. It's a very interesting job I've got.
First create jobs, and then provide skills to people.
One feels very blessed to be born into a family like the Birla family, which is a household name in India, which stands for tradition, is yet contemporary, stands for trust.
In 1991, the government unleashed the power of India and created a partnership between itself and industry. As a result, India has emerged as an economic success story, and that is a matter of pride for all of us.