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Today's Quotes Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says "Go!" - a leader says "Let's go!" ~E.M. Kelly A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. Leadership is action, not position. ~Donald H. McGannon You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. ~Gene Mauch The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. ~Elaine Agather You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. ~Albert Schweitzer Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. ~Robert Jarvik You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. ~Thomas J. Watson If two or three persons should come with a high spiritual aim and with great powers, the world would fall into their hands like a ripe peach. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson A leader is a dealer in hope. ~Napoleon Bonaparte Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders. ~Tom Peters One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you. ~Dennis A. Peer A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. ~John C. Maxwell A leader is best When people barely know that he exists. ~Witter Bynner, The Way of Life According to Laotzu The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way. ~Henry Miller, The Wisdom of the Heart If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination, and bid him conquer. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827 I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep. ~Charles Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Périgord A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him. ~Mark Brouwer I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. ~Indira Gandhi Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present. ~Rudy Giuliani A leader leads by example not by Force. ~Sun Tzu A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. ~Golda Meir The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. ~Theodore Roosevelt He led his regiment from behind - He found it less exciting. But when away his regiment ran, His place was at the fore, O. ~W.S. Gilbert Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow. ~Vince Lombardi We have great managers who haven't spent a day in management school. Do we have great surgeons that haven't spent a day in surgical school? ~Henry Mintzberg Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers. ~Author Unknown The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. ~Tony Blair Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn" Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. ~Anne Bradstreet A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. ~Ralph Nader Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. ~Charles Simic Management is nothing more than motivating other people. ~Lee Iacocca There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them. ~Alexandre Ledru-Rollin I am not a labor leader. I don't want you to follow me or anyone else. If you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of the capitalist wilderness you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into this promised land if I could, because if I could lead you in, someone else could lead you out. ~Eugene V. Debs To lead the people, walk behind them. ~Lao-Tzu Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. ~Eric Hoffer A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. ~Author Unknown Leadership is action, not position. ~Donald H. McGannon You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. ~Gene Mauch The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. ~Elaine Agather You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. ~Albert Schweitzer Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. ~Robert Jarvik You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. ~Thomas J. Watson If two or three persons should come with a high spiritual aim and with great powers, the world would fall into their hands like a ripe peach. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson A leader is a dealer in hope. ~Napoleon Bonaparte, attributed Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders. ~Tom Peters One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you. ~Dennis A. Peer A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. ~John C. Maxwell A leader is best When people barely know that he exists. ~Witter Bynner, The Way of Life According to Laotzu The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way. ~Henry Miller, The Wisdom of the Heart If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination, and bid him conquer. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827 I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep. ~Charles Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Périgord A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him. ~Mark Brouwer I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. ~Indira Gandhi Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present. ~Rudy Giuliani A leader leads by example not by Force. ~Sun Tzu A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. ~Golda Meir The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. ~Theodore Roosevelt He led his regiment from behind - He found it less exciting. But when away his regiment ran, His place was at the fore, O. ~W.S. Gilbert Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow. ~Vince Lombardi We have great managers who haven't spent a day in management school. Do we have great surgeons that haven't spent a day in surgical school? ~Henry Mintzberg Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers. ~Author Unknown The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. ~Tony Blair Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn" Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. ~Anne Bradstreet A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. ~Ralph Nader Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. ~Charles Simic Management is nothing more than motivating other people. ~Lee Iacocca There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them. ~Alexandre Ledru-Rollin I am not a labor leader. I don't want you to follow me or anyone else. If you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of the capitalist wilderness you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into this promised land if I could, because if I could lead you in, someone else could lead you out. ~Eugene V. Debs To lead the people, walk behind them. ~Lao-Tzu Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. ~Eric Hoffer Finance Attain the Financial Freedom 102 Finance Tips RBI Finance Education Basic Fundamentals Advanced Finance Read More... Communication Communicate Effectievly 10 Tips for better communication Body Language Online Dictionary Speaking Skills Art Of Asking Everyone is a Sales Person Executive Presence Voice Power Read More... Business Get the Top Tips for Effective business launch. 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Today's Thought-The Leela Story Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Whether it's been tactical maneuvers on the war front or corporate strategies in the company boardroom, Captain CP Krishnan Nair (or Capt. Nair, as he is fondly addressed) believes that the key to success is to learn to do something right. Then do it right every time. It is a philosophy, which has underlined much of his life, at least from year 1950. "I was at a crossroad. On one hand was a promising career in the army - it was a profession I always wanted to grow in, and on the other my wife's insistence to do something for the upliftment of the handloom industry in which she was actively involved in. So taking courage I spoke to my senior. What he advised changed the course of my life. All he said was that in the army you can only reach to the highest rank but then what. In the road your wife has envisaged sky is the limit. So I made a promise to my wife that I will walk the unpredictable path she has foreseen and make it a success. And so it has been," he says. Though the initial years after his foray into the world of business were riddled with hardships, he was able to withstand them. "As a company we were able to contribute substantially to make handloom grow into a Rs 3 billion industry in the early 1960s. In fact the major impetus to the handloom industry came when the government, then led by Jawaharlal Nehru, heeded to a simple suggestion, I made on the behest of the All India Handloom Board of levying a 1 paisa cess to develop handloom. In one year, the government had accumulated over Rs 300 crore which was used to further fuel the growth of the handloom industry," he says. Just as handloom business was surging ahead, Capt. Nair, in the early 1960s, decided that he had had enough of success and money. His quest turned towards peace, tranquility and God and led him to Swami Sivananda in the Himalayas but the Swami advised Capt. Nair not to take up sanyas as that was not the chosen path for him. "He told me my calling was to serve people by shaping the fortunes and livelihood of innumerable people," states Capt. Nair. His return to business proved even more successful. After consolidating in India, Capt. Nair established his textile export business in '70s and started to supply to America and Europe. His company pioneered a unique form of textile manufacturing technique - 'Bleeding'. The export business flourished and then he suddenly veered tracks to enter an entirely new segment - hospitality. "Travelling has been my passion. I have been fortunate to stay in the best hotels in the world. I wondered whether it was possible to offer such hospitality with the essence of India. After much research in the industry and belief in the growth of the Indian hospitality industry, I made a decision to venture into this arena. From our first property in North Mumbai, where at that time no major hospitality player wanted to venture, we have carved a niche in India's hospitality sector. Currently, we have three hotels in Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa, and few in the pipeline in Chennai, Udaipur, Hyderabad and Delhi as well as internationally in Malaysia and Doha," informs Capt. Nair. Read More... WYD Team posted by Win Your Dreams @ 8:17 AM

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