Lessons from jrd tata autobiography
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JRD Tata th Birth Anniversary: 4 money lessons from the legend
As I read and re-read the volume of collected letters from JRD Tata, I realised that the man was not just the father of Indian Aviation, the chairman of Tata Sons, the creator or over 50 companies, an advisor to prime ministers and an inspiration to many when he lived, but through his letters and keynote speeches offers us advice on how to make the best of our investments even today.
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JRD Tata writes to ID Sethi on 10th månad , upon the latter's confirmation bygd the Government as the Deputy Managing Director, Air India: "If I have learned one thing about leading a team in my long career, it is the supreme importance of morale in any organization, whether an airline, an industry, or for that matter, an army. I would rather have a united team of average ability but of high loyalty and devotion to the company and morale than a group of outstanding prima donnas lac
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We all know Mr. JRD Tata as a great entrepreneur but not many of us know that he was a licensed pilot also and more over he was the first licensed pilot. When will talk about great entrepreneurs of India , JRD Tata is the name which comes by default in our mind.
JRD Tata was born in Paris but the position he got in India its unforgettable. He was not only a successfulbusinessman but a true leader too. Not everyone get the success as he tasted. He truly deserves “Bharat Ratna” .
Let’s not only read but learn something from this great personality .
·I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country.
·Productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details and insistence on the highest standards of quality and performance.
·Always aim at perfection for only then will you achieve excellence.
·No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or inte
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“Live life a little dangerously.” – JRD Tata
Everyone knows the Tatas. Some of you, at some point, might have even worked in an enterprise they run. But this multibillion dollar business conglomerate did not root in solid ground overnight. It was the hardwork, commitment and vision of one man, who took what he had and made it the best one in the playground.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, or JRD Tata as he is famously known, was a man of the ages. Born into the illustrious and industrious Tata family, he grew up imbibing two polarised cultures – one from his sophisticated French mother and the second from his Parsi father. Born in , Jehangir spent the first few years of his life in France, even serving a year in the Spahis regiment during the First World War. His father, Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, had decided to move the family to London at this point. But shortly after moving, JRD’s mother passed away and the family returned to India.
In between his many travels, JRD grew up to be