10 Quotes by Kumar Mangalam Birla on Business and Innovation

The one important factor that keeps me going is the kind of people I work with.

First create jobs, and then provide skills to people.

Well, I think the golden rule I can think of is the fact that you must follow your passion and do something that's close to your heart. And I think that that's very important, well, to be successful and to be happy.

It's not a good idea to always look for new frontiers, especially when you have opportunities in your existing businesses, in your own backyard.

The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.

Failure is not fatal, it’s inevitable. If you don’t fail, it perhaps means you aren’t taking enough risks.

I think a leader has many roles to play. So, you know, one role is incubating talent; the other is being a strategist. It's a very interesting job I've got.

Being a conglomerate, each of our businesses has a different challenge; the business landscape is different for each business. It makes it challenging as well as exciting.

If you cannot collaborate, you cannot succeed. The joy of accomplishing something as a team is far greater than any individual achievement.

Individual brilliance can only take you so far. From business to any other field of activity, teamwork is the key to success.