N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes
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Infosys is an absolute meritocracy. Even in a meritocracy, other things being equal, you have to give opportunity to the more experienced candidate.
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It is a well-known fact that bringing in technologies in retail sector is good for consumers.
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A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
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We have to change the mindset of our corporate leaders and, obviously, we have to raise the level of corporate governance.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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All developmental activities for the common man such as education, healthcare, shelter and food distribution should be handled by reputed private sector institutions. It should be a competitive market in order to prevent the formation of monopolies.
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I have always focused on the bottom line.
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I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data.
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In order to improve healthcare, we'll have to spend more on it, increase accountability and decentralize services, enforce standards and reinstate people's faith in it.
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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
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Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.
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The lack of financial strength to avail healthcare is a major challenge.
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The biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change.
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Infosys demonstrated to the world that an Indian company could implement standards of quality, operations, finance that compare with the best. That is a legacy I am happy with.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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Respect, recognition, and reward flows out of performance.
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The primary difference that I have found between the system of education in India and other countries, particularly the U.S., is that they focus on problem solving and relating theories to reality around them. These two things are lacking in the education system in India.
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Effective use of technology is important to deliver healthcare. By leveraging technology, you can bring down lack of access and cost of healthcare.
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Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible.
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Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck.
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If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc.
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Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
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Kumar Mangalam Birla is one of the most respected business persons.
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I have known Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla for a long time. He is a good man. He is a decent man.