“Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.”
"In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime."
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Awareness
"Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?"
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Awareness
"Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?"
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Awareness
"My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed."
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Courage
"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation."
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Motivation
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."
- Harvey Mackay
Leadership
"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."
- Angela Ahrendts
Leadership
"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."
- Stanley McChrystal
Leadership
"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
- Jack Welch
Leadership