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Narayan Murthy
Presented By:
Amita Joshi
Prachi Singh Baghel
Rashmi Chauhan

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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.

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• His first position was at IIM Ahmadabad as
chief system programmer.
• After IIM Ahmadabad , he then joined Patni
Computer Systems in Pune.
• Before moving to Mumbai , Murthy met his
wife Sudha Murthy in Pune who at the time was
an engineer working at Tata Engineering and
Locomotive Co. Ltd. (Telco, now known as Tata
Motors) in Pune.

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• In 1981, he founded Infosys with six other
software professionals.
• He served as president of the National
Association of Software and Service
Companies, INDIA from 1992 to 1994.
• Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on
NASDAQ in 1999. He served as the Executive
Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor from
2002 to 2006.
• Infosys was also ranked No. 14 among the most
respected companies in the world by Reputation
Institute's Global Pulse 2008.

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VISSION AND MISSION
• Vision “To be a globally
respected corporation that
provides best-of-breed
business solutions, leveraging
technology, delivered by best-
in-class people."
• Mission “"To achieve our
objectives in an environment
of fairness, honesty, and
courtesy towards our clients,
employees, vendors and
society at large."

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LEADERSHIP STYLE
The style of Narayana Murthi has mixture of some
styles that are given below……
• POSITIVE STYLE- Mr. Murthi has a positive
style of leadership i.e. a leader promote his
follower to work hard by offering them rewards.
Mr. Murthi promote his employee as per their
ability.He always believe in Honesty and Loyalty.

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• DEMOCRATIC STYLE- Also known as
participative style. The authority is
decentralised.AS IN Case of Mr. Murthy, he
founded INFOSYS with 6 other professionals.
The decision are taken wholeheartedly. He was
the CEO of the company for 21 years, from 1981
to 2002.

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• Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on NASDAQ
in 1999.
• He served as the Executive Chairman of the Board
and Chief Mentor from 2002 to 2006.
• Mr. Murthi is a good leader for his employers as for
being a good leader one has a clear vision and a clear
objective for himself and for his employers, that he
had.

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• He started Infosys at the share of $250 in 1981 and
this time share of Infosys are more than $2 billion U.S
• Mr. Murthy articulated, designed and implemented the
Global Delivery Model which has become the
foundation for the huge success in IT services
outsourcing from India.
• He has led key corporate governance initiatives in
India.
• He is an IT advisor to several Asian countries.
• Mr. Murthy serves as an independent director on the
boards of several global companies including Unilever,
NV, Unilever, plc and HSBC

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AWARDS
• Mr. Murthy is the recipient of numerous awards and
honors.
• The Economist ranked him 8th in the list of the 15
most-admired global leaders in 2005.
• He was ranked 28th among the world's most-
respected business leaders by the Financial Times
in 2005.
• In 2004, TIME magazine identified him as one of the
10 global leaders who are helping shape the future
of technology.
• In 2006, TIME magazine voted him as one of the
Asian heroes who have brought about revolutionary
changes in Asia in the last 60 years.

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• He was featured in Business Week's "The Stars of
Asia" for three consecutive years - 1998, 1999
and 2000.
• Mr. Murthy was voted the "World Entrepreneur of
the Year" by Ernst & Young in 2003.
• He was chosen as the "Business Process
Innovator" by The Economist in 2007.
• He was awarded the "Padma Vibhushan", the
second highest civilian award by the Government
of India in 2008.
• The Government of France conferred the Officer
of the Legion of Honor in 2008.

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Lessons from N.R Murthy
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• Think Big. Don't Hesitate to Start small.
In 1981, a determined Murthy started Infosys
with Rs 10,000 he borrowed from his wife. In few
years, Infosys went on to become one of the
largest wealth creators in the country.
• Treat your People Good, but Your Best Better.
Murthy always had a thing for good performers.
And he rewarded them well. When Infosys
decided to give its employees stock options,
Murthy insisted that some shares be given to good
performers through the 'Chairman's quota.'

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• Sharing is Caring.
After the IPO, Infosys decided to share a
portion of its equity with employees. This helped
them retain talent and gave employees a sense
of ownership. Murthy is proud of having given
away stocks worth over Rs 50,000 crore to
employees.
• Talent Spotting and Division of Labour
Murthy is known to have an eye for talent and
a talent for dividing labor. Nandan was given
sales responsibilities while Kris and Shibu did
the tech stuff. N S Raghavan was asked to
handle people and Dinesh was assigned quality.

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• Hold on to Your People but don't stick.
Letting go is never easy but its not good to
cling on to your colleagues either. Amongst the
founders, Ashok Arora, Nandan Nilekani and K
Dinesh have quit Infosys. Infy veteran
Mohandas Pai has also left Infosys.
• You might fail, but get started Learn from
mistakes and move on.
In 1976, Murthy founded Softronics, a
company that lasted a year and a half. When he
realized that his first venture wasn't taking off,
he moved on.

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