Great Lakes Institute of Management

Presents

LESSONS FROM LEGENDS

- Powerful quotes from visionaries

- Ms. Vinita BaliFormer Managing Director, Britannia Industries Limited.

“These are invaluable quotes taken from the

excerpts of speeches made by various guests in

Great Lakes Institute of Management.”

These excerpts were taken from Ms. Vinita Bali's speech

at Great Lakes Institute of Management.

LESSONS FROM LEGENDS

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Success is less to do with strategy and

more to do with authenticity and integrity.

There is nothing enduring about strategy.

The truly enduring things are values,

character, genuineness, and authenticity.

Whatever you do is an idea; it is a belief,

a principle. If you have this

understanding, it is going to be easy for

you to change the strategy or its

execution.

– IMPORTANCE OF CORE VALUES

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Leadership surrounds us everywhere.

Leadership is not a position, but is what

you do. Leadership is who you are.

Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader.

But he neither had a title nor an office.

– LEADERSHIP IS DEFINED BY

ACTIONS, NOT TITLES

Each of you is a leader. Each of you

can go out and make a difference.

Some of you will follow your dreams

and become entrepreneurs; others will

join companies or NGOs, but wherever

you are, remember that anything you

do in life is largely up to you.

– EVERYONE HAS A LEADER IN

THEM

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Nobody is successful by luck alone.

People are successful because they work

at it and believe in what they do. This is

true for great politicians and business

people.

– HARD WORK IS THE KEY TO

SUCCESS

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Another quality of leadership is the ability to

effectively communicate and share your

dream with others. There are enough

people who will come together with you to

create the change you want to make, but

this requires great energy, great discipline,

and effective communication.

– GOOD LEADERSHIP DEMANDS GOOD

COMMUNICATION

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There are enough leaders who have great

ideas but if an idea cannot be converted into

action, nothing really happens. Leadership

is the ability to transform the way we

behave, live, to transform societies, cultures,

to create progress. Whatever you do is an

idea; it is a belief, a principle.

– LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT ACTION

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Leadership is not just about conviction. It is

about converting that conviction into action.

a. Leaders are people who believe in who they are and

believe in others.

b. Leaders are people, who have a vision for the future

and a trust that it can be attained.

c. Leaders are people who galvanize action and never

give up.

d. Leaders are people who create around them a

group of energetic people, who share their dream,

and also work towards fulfilling the dream.

– QUALITIES OF A LEADER

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