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It is all about transformation of change, a big ticket change, paradigm change! 3 points for true leadership 1. Courage -
a. To take tough decisions b. To go against majority if needed C. To do unconventional stuff
d. To make youth sacrifice 2. Character
a. Will stand by you in hour of tough decisions b. To do right things
C. To say I will give away this opportunity since I believe in my values 3. Generous
a. People would need him/her during crisis b. is able to form a team that will give a life for a mission
C. Its about we & us and not I and me Leaders do take calculated risks, so be courageous and take decisions He came across a set of extra ordinary talent and wanted to take advantage. Hence decided to try out entrepreneurship and started Infosys. Others factors like availability of super computers, unbundling of hardware from software, availability of industrial strengths and availability of talent were also favored. Leaders to be ready to deal with adversity Observe, analyse and come up plan of your own after analysis To have moral integrity is critical. You can build 1000 crore company taking short cuts but not 100,000 crore which will sustain for 100-200 years. You need to build institutions by core values. Important responsibility of the leaders is to create people better than him or her. The best way of importing lessons & values and ideas is lead by examples. Mahatma Gandhi was a finest leader. How do we pass these values to next generation? We can transfer these by way of institutionalization of aspirations, values and competencies. To ensure this Infosys decided to create sufficient leaders, we started leadership program.
• Our company is our campus • Our business is our curriculum
Our leaders are our teachers 1. Campus is a place where exchange of ideas happen, discussions and debate happen, finally the
best idea comes on the table. 2. Unless a person fully understands in-out of our business, he/she won't be able to become a
leader. 3. We felt the best way we can teach our future leaders is to bring people who have ability,
competency, people who have demonstrated their worth in tough situation, in an environment
that all the courses will be taught by our own leaders. Modesty & humanity Surely middle class background helps
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