Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata

JRD Tata
- an icon of unbelievable humility and sensitivity.

Who was JRD?

referred to as the Man of steel...

... was a one man show! This one individual was able to build the complete infrastructure our country India has as on date. Most industrial houses believe and live on the surmise that monetary gains are the first priority. For JRD Tata it was the last priority.

Biography

 

Born: July 29, 1904 Died: on November 29, 1993 was a visionary far ahead of his time. An industry leader with a deep commitment to India's development Leaders raise the aspirations of their people to achieve what was previously thought impossible

His father Ratanji Tata was the first cousin of Jamsetji Tata, founder of the Tata industrial empire. JRD joined the Tatas in 1925 after his early education in France, Japan and India. After his father's death in 1926, JRD became a permanent director of Tata Sons, Sons, the holding company of the group.

Achievements: He had the honor of being India's first pilot; was Chairman of Tata & Sons for 50 years; launched Air India International as India's first international airline; received Bharat Ratna in 1992. JRD Tata initiated a program of closer "employee association with management". He received the Padma Vibhushan in 1957 on the eve of silver jubilee of Air India.

India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat RatnaRatna-one of the rarest instances in which this award was granted during a person's lifetime. In the same year, JRD Tata was also bestowed with the United Nations Population Award

Diversification


THE GROUP SEEMED TO MAKE EVERYTHING AND DO EVERYTHING

Tata entered several new businesses-- from businesses-airlines to hotels, trucks to locomotives, soda ash and other heavy chemicals to pharmaceuticals and financial services, tea and air conditioning to lipsticks As an industrialist, JRD Tata is credited with placing the Tata Group on the international map As a patron of the arts , the Tatas became the biggest buyers, promoters and supporters of the art world in India. And as a philanthropist, he was respected for keeping alive and building up the tremendously active Tata charitable trusts.

The leader and the motivator



Leadership, according to JRD meant motivating others. 'As chairman, my main responsibility is to inspire respect To be a leader you have got to lead human beings with affection. Tata spotted talent easily 'One of the qualities of leadership is to assess what is needed to get the best results for an enterprise It is important that leaders fight for the right cause. JRD was among the first to realize that employees are among the most important resources in any organization.

quality had to match innovation. He stressed: 'If you want excellence, you must aim at perfection. . I know that aiming at perfection has its drawbacks. It makes you go into detail that you can avoid. It takes a lot of energy out of you but that's the only way you finally actually achieve excellence. A company, which uses the name Tata, shares a tradition. The symbol 'T' has to be a symbol of quality.'

Quality first

5 guiding principles of JRD:

Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought & hard work. One must think for oneself & never accept at their face value slogans& catch phrases to which, unfortunately our people are to easily susceptible.

Good human relations not only bring great personal rewards but also are essential to the success of any enterprise No success or achievement in material term is worth while unless it serves the need or interest of the country & its people is achieved by fair & honest means.

One must forever strive for excellence or even perfection in any task however small &never be satisfied with the second best

DEATH: He died in Geneva, Switzerland on 29 Geneva, November 1993 at the age of 89



MOST OF OUR TROUBLES ARE DUE TO POOR IMPLEMENTATION. WRONG PRIORITIES & UNATTAINABLE TARGETS