Leadership Communication Analysis

Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, The Indian Hotels Company and Tata Teleservices.

RATAN TATA Chairman TATA Group

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Born into the famous Tata family

Chairman of the Tata Group A business tycoon Basic Values - Ethics, integrity, social consciousness, and fairness He is single and leads a modest lifestyle

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EDUCATION

Degree in architecture from Cornell University

Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School

14 Honors, awards and recognitions

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CAREER

Joined the Tata Group in Dec. 1962 Was first sent to Jamshedpur to work at Tata Steel. Director-in-charge , National Radio & Electronics Company (NELCO) 1971

Chairman of Tata Industries in 1981

Took over the Chairmanship from JRD Tata in 1991

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VISIONARY

One hundred years from now, I expect the Tata's to be much bigger than it is now. A hundred years from now we will spread our wings far beyond India. -Ratan Tata

RISK TAKER

If you put a gun to my head, you had better take the gun away or pull the trigger, because I'm not moving.-Ratan Tata

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Trust Builder

With Ratan as a leader, the management style of the entire group changed, trust became a huge facet and theme of the group. - Muthuraman (Non-Executive VC) Tata has shown that there is no other way he will do business other than do it ethically. - Gopalakrishnan. Ex-CEO (TCS) I will continue to trust all my managers, but once they lose that trust, I will go after them. Ratan Tata

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Story Teller

I was travelling in my car and I saw a family of 4 on a 2 wheeler combating bad weather and bad roads to reach their destination. Ratan Tata

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Direction Setter

He is a deep thinker and extremely strategic. He is always 2-3 steps ahead.- Alan Rosling. ED, Tata Group Ratan was the chief architect of the Corus deal. I was worried about the magnitude and the amount of money. But he instilled confidence. - Muthuraman (Non-Executive VC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVIbmd4nUrA&feature=fvst

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TATA bets on air powered cars?

MiniCAT

Car uses compressed air It will have a 125-mile range Top speed of 68 mph Air tank refill would only be around $2 Worlds cleanest car, with zero emissions Launch in August, 2012

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What does Ratan Tata's Signature says about his personality ?