JRD Tata Quotes

JRD Tata Quotes

JRD Tata was the famous Indian Entrepreneur. He was the Chairman of Tata Sons from 1938 to 1988, the key company of TATA Group. He became TATA Sons at the age of 34 years and in 50 years, TATA Group was a conglomerate of 95 businesses in different sectors under his leadership.

Here are some few famous quotes from JRD Tata.

- Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it.?

- Never start with diffidence, Always start with confidence.?

- To be a leader, you’ve got to lead human beings with affection.?

- I never had any interest in making money. None of my decisions were influenced by whether it would bring me money or wealth.?

- Uncommon thinkers reuse what common thinkers refuse.?

- When you work, work as if everything depends on you. When you pray, pray as if everything depends on God.?

- Cleanliness is the Hallmark of perfect standards and the best quality inspector is the conscience.

- Quality is first engineered; only then it is inspected.?

- Making steel may be compared to making a chappati (tortilla). To make a good chappati, even a golden pin will not work unless the dough is good.?

- Common people have an appetite for food; uncommon people have an appetite for service.

5-guiding Principles of JRD:

1. Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought and hard work;

2. One must think for oneself and never accept at their face value slogans and catch phrases to which, unfortunately, our people are too easily susceptible;

3. One must forever strive for excellence, or even perfection, in any task however small, and never be satisfied with the second best;

4. No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means;

5. Good human relations not only bring great personal rewards but also are essential to the success of any enterprise.

- Most of our troubles are due to poor implementation, Wrong priorities and unattainable targets.

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