R Gopalakrishnan (Gopal) has spent over 50 years in executive roles at both Unilever and the Tata Group. He is one of the most celebrated leaders and incisive authors in the corporate world today. Harish Bhat is a marketer, bestselling author, poet and columnist. Harish has spent all 37+ years of his career with the Tata group, and until recently Harish was Brand Custodian of the group.
In this episode, Subbu, Gopal and Harish dive into the legacy of Jamsetji Tata. They discuss how the philosophy of one of the greatest Indians of the 19th century has left a lasting impact on successive generations of business leaders of the Tata Group.
Key points:
- Tribute to Shri Ratan Tata
- How the experience of working at the Tata Group shaped our guests' outlook towards life
- How Mr. Bhat found a writing mentor in Mr. Gopal
- How the book idea for Jamsetji Tata came to be
- Why is Jamsetji Tata among the greatest Indians of the 19th century?
- Is 'enlightened capitalism' an oxymoron or can community and enterprise go together?
- The river source as an analogy to the birth of organizational philosophy
- How Jamsetji Tata focused on worker welfare by way of pension, insurance and more
- Learning from failures - the story of Tata Shipping Line
- People are tougher to build than factories!
- How successive leaders have groomed talent at the Tata Group over the years
- Hire for attitude, train for skills
- Note of thanks
