N Chandrashekaran rose from rank
and file (Intern) to become Chairman of Tata Sons. He replaced Cyrus Mistry.
In an interview to Quint (appeared
on 22 January 2018) , I felt, in some replies, the question remained unanswered:
"What’s the goal for Tata Motors in the commercial vehicle segment, and
how quickly do you hope to achieve that market share?
As far as the commercial vehicles segment of
Tata Motors is concerned, I am extremely happy with where we are. The progress
that we have made this year has been excellent. I come from running a company
where we were industry leading in terms of revenues, margins, and profits. I
don’t sacrifice one for the other. We are sensible about building our business
and let’s wait."
My comment: The answer for goal
for Tata Motors in the commercial vehicle segment could not be found.
What can we expect in 2018 on retail?
The way to look at our agenda is by themes.
The themes are going to be simplification, synergy, and scale, and will play
out in every segment. Simplification will mean sometimes holding cross-holding
and sometimes consolidating entities, sometimes getting out of some entities.
So, it could be any one of those things. But the major verticals are 6-7. We will
play these themes across these verticals. So, I can’t sit here and tell you
what exactly I will do in retail. Because there are multiple companies and
strategies have to be formed for these companies which make sense for these
companies, shareholders. So, it is a lot of detail work.
My comment: The answer for retail could not be
found.
Further, on working relationship, Mr.
Chairman replies “There’s no friction at
all. There was no interference at all.”
I wonder
whether Mr. Chandrasekaran will be in a position to say No to Mr. Ratan Tata if
there is disagreement.
I wish to share herein a interview:
“12-14. Do you think leaders in
military contexts exhibit the same qualities as organizational leaders? Why or
Why not?
This is a interesting question to
answer, in my opinion I believe that each all leaders are unique. In the
military realm of leadership, I believe that these types of leaders do exhibit
some qualities that can be found in the corporate world. Effective command
presence over groups of individuals as well as the ability to inspire and
motivate groups of people to accomplish a goal is imperative for all leaders. I
do however believe that some military leaders do not have all the
characteristics of the corporate style leadership. I say this because some
leaders within the military are promoted through acts of valor or distinguished
merit. Some of these leaders are promoted without the proper guidance and are
simply placed into the position of leadership due to higher-ranking officers
becoming killed or no longer able to participate in combat, forcing some people
into leadership roles. I feel that military leaders gain much experience as a
leader more in the aspect of “OTJ” or “On The Job” style, gaining leadership
qualities through trial and error.”
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