2. • Letter from Narayan Murthy
• Biography
• Career
• At Infosys
• Leadership Style
• Murthy on Education in India
• Links
• Conclusion with quotes
3. • Dear folks,
In the recent months, our company has gone
through challenging times. However, we should all be
optimists. We have overcome tougher and bigger
challenges before.
But we have much to do. The need of the day is to
focus on our employees; take quick, tough and firm
decisions; communicate these decisions with clarity and
speed; execute these decisions with speed, imagination
and excellence; and exceed the expectations of our
customers and investors .
4. • Birth : August 20, 1946, Mysore
• Parents : Sri R H Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni
• Spouse : Mrs. Sudha Murthy
• Children : Akshata and Rohan
5. • Born in a poor but educated family
• Father : High School teacher
• Interested Subjects : Physics and Maths
• College : National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
Think Big. Don’t Hesitate to Start Small
6. • IIM Ahmedabad as chief systems programmer
• Company named Softronics.
• Patni Computer Systems
• Idea of starting Infosys
• Independent director on the corporate board of HSBC
• Director on the boards of DBS
Bank, Unilever, ICICI and NDTV
7. • 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."
8. • The doctrines that had assisted Infosys become the well-
respected organization and an icon of India‟s Infotech
development consisted of –
„We wanted build a fortune lawfully and lawfully.‟
„We believe in good evening's rest is value a billion
money dollars.‟
„A small percentage of a growing pie is better than a large
part of a shrinking pie.‟
9. • 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.
10. • PARTICIPATIVE STYLE-
Also known as participative style. The authority is
decentralized.
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
11. • “Performance leads to recognition. Recognition brings
respect. Respect enhances power. Humility and grace in
one‟s moments of power enhances dignity of an
organization,”
“The real power of money is the power to give it away.”
• “Progress is often equal to the difference between mind
and mindset.”
• “A plausible impossibility is better than a convincing
possibility.”
• “When in doubt, disclose.”
12. • Efficient leader who boosts the morals of people
• Employee Associations
• Hikes in Payment
• Increasing investor confidence
• Re-appointment to increase the dwindling shares of Infy
• Catamaran
14. • Routine teaching tasks
• Converting men into machines
• No focus on innovation and leadership development
unlike MIT and Harvard
15. • Sayaji Ratna Award in 2013
• Philanthropist of the Year 2013
• Chosen as the "Business Process Innovator" by The
Economist in 2007
• Padma Vibhushan – 2008
• 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time
by Fortune magazine
• Padma Shri – 2000
• Father of Indian IT sector by Time magazine due to his
contribution to outsourcing in India
16. "It's a dream team. I'm leaving it in safe hands," was
what N R Narayana Murthy said when he retired
from Infosys in 2011. He was referring in particular to K V
Kamath his successor in the chairman's position, Kris
Gopalakrishnan, the executive co-chairman , and S D
Shibulal, CEO & MD.
