Campaigned for Social Reform and was a prominent slavery abolitionist.
Manufacturer of High Quality Potter ( The company he setup in 1759 that exists till today !)
( Credited ) as the inventor of Marketing ( direct mail, money-back guarantees, traveling salesmen, self-service, free delivery, buy one get one free, and illustrated catalogs et al )
Invented Pyrometer [...]
Another of his interview, that has gems in each of his answers. He talks about Apple’s Focus, Strategy, Employees, Work Style, Ups & Downs. Click here for the link. Some key takeways:
Make products you personally want to own.
Consultants/Market Researchers Excuse! Never hire a consultant, just make a great product.
Focusing doesnt mean saying Yes to [...]
“Focus on speed,imagination,excellence in education and meritocracy”-N R Narayana MurthyChairman and Chief Mentor,Infosys Technologies Limited.
One of the very fewly cited term “speed”.The speed with which you ideate,execute and deliver is critical to the product being used by innovators or laggards.
Here’s an article on TIME magazine on Mandela’s (Nelson ofcourse…do you know anyone else?) style of Leadership.I suggest you read the entire article(the snippets are amazing) .Here’s a brief:
1.Courage is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others to move beyond it
2.Lead from the front — but don’t leave your base behind
3.Lead from the [...]
So we have heard about Vision 2020, Mr. C.K.Prahalad, another visionary believes in India @ 75.Here’s a brief on his address to the students of ISB,Hyderabad.I quote Mr Prahalad:“…India should have the right and the ability to “shake the emerging world order” – be it in the area of human rights, world trade, agri-policy, IP, [...]