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Kumar Birla is a Transformational Leader. He has transformed the company from $2bn turnover to $33bn turnover under his leadership. Kumar Birla believes that Transformational Leadership is about turning aspirations into reality, converting setbacks into opportunities.

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Transformational Leader

Kumar Birla is a Transformational Leader. He has transformed the company from $2bn turnover to $33bn turnover under his leadership. Kumar Birla believes that Transformational Leadership is about turning aspirations into reality, converting setbacks into opportunities.

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Transformational Leadership

Transformational leadership Definition

Transformational leadership is a leadership style where one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality

Four Key Elements of Transformational Leadership


The Four Is: Idealized influence

Inspirational motivation
Intellectual stimulation Individualized consideration
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Idealized influence Leaders serve as an ideal role model for followers and is admired for this.

Inspirational motivation Transformational leaders have the ability to inspire and motivate followers

Intellectual stimulation transformational leaders challenges followers to be innovative and creative.

Individualized consideration Transformational leaders demonstrate genuine concern for the needs and feelings of followers which brings out the best efforts from each individual

Assumptions
The prime assumption is, that people will willingly follow a leader who inspires them. The vision and passion of one man can transform his followers and together they can achieve great things. Energy and enthusiasm are the tonics that get things done.

Transformational Leader

According to Kumar Birla transformational leadership


Transformational leadership is about turning aspirations into reality, converting setbacks into opportunities. It is the end result of a highly energized process that combines human ingenuity with its spirit to make new things happen and create value

BIOGRAPHY
Born on 14, 1967 Chartered accountant, MBA from London business school 2002: Awarded as transformational leader 2005: Chosen as young entrepreneur 2009: Entrepreneur of the Decade Award 2010: Business leader of the year

Transformational leadership qualities of Kumar Birla

On 1995, At age of 28, he has become the CEO of Aditya Birla group In 1995,turnover was $2bn, under the strong leadership of Kumar Birla turnover spiraled up to $33bn Third largest business house Started with business of textile, cement and aluminium then diversified into BPO, telecommunication, software and asset management

Lessons to be learned from Kumar Birla

Transformation is the process that need to be managed Time management Energy management Corporate identity simply to have a group identity that would serve as a corporate logo. Communication Transformation succeed because communication has worked

Team achievement Aditya Birla awards are given to the employees of the organization every year. Mergers and acquisition Integrate with different culture and practices. Health survey methodology The Organizational Health Survey is the barometer of the 'happiness at work' index in the group.

About N. R. Murthy

Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited.
He was born on August 20, 1946 in Karnataka, India. He obtained his B.E. degree from University of Mysore in 1967 and his M.Tech. from IIT, Kanpur in 1969.

He founded Infosys in 1981 along with six software professionals.


He was also awarded Padma Bhushan.
Infosys Technologies Limited 2004

Milestones

In 1987 Infosys got its first foreign client.


In 1993, Infosys became a public limited company and received ISO 9001/TickIT certification. In 1999, Infosys crossed $100 Million and was listed on NASDAQ. In 2006, Infosys completed 25 years of its existence and its revenues crossed $ 2 billion. Today Infosys has more than 50,000 employees and has presence in more than 20 countries across the world. Its corporate headquarters is in Bangalore.

Infosys Technologies Limited 2004

Key Success Factors


Sound Management Skills Nurturing Working Atmosphere

Commitment To Values, Speed ,Imagination and Excellence


Personnel Management Infrastructure
Infosys Technologies Limited 2004

Other Success Factors

Invest in well understood, proven product & not just R&D. While dealing with investors, always underpromise and over deliver. Have a healthy sense of paranoia and respect for the competition. Leaders in the making.

Infosys Technologies Limited 2004

Benifits

Widely research intuitive appeal. Focues on followers too. Emphasis on followers needs,values ,and moral. Enthusiastic work atmosphere. Innovations. Higher output and efficiency. Develop future leaders. People will work for leaders even if monetary compensation is less.

limitations
Lacks conceptual clarity. Fixed trait or malleable state. Potentially elitist and anti-democratic. Totally depends on ability of leaders. Leaders might lack the required characteristics.

Conclusion

Kumar birlatransformational leaders are few and far between. They emerge from the times and circumstances and all too often, from the ashes strewn around them. Commanding leadership and easy times rarely go together. Narayan Murthy is a visionary who applied his leadership skills to build one of the biggest IT companies in India. Stress on Building and maintaining relationships.

Innovation is the only means to sustain customer loyalty in a flattening world. Lead and inspire people. dont try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead.

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