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2. A LEADER
KNOWS THE WAY
GOES THE WAY
&
SHOWS THE WAY

4.  Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy is the Chairman of
the Board and Chief Mentor of Infosys
Technologies Limited.
 He was born on August 20, 1946 in Karnataka,
India.
 He obtained his B.E. degree from University of
Mysore in 1967 and his M.Tech. from IIT,
Kanpur in 1969.
 He founded Infosys in 1981 along with six
software professionals.

5.  His first position was at IIM
Ahmedabad as chief systems
programmer.
 After IIM Ahmedabad, he then
joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune.
 Before moving to Mumbai, Murthy met
his wife Sudha Murthy in Pune who at the
time was an engineer working at Tata
Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd.
(Telco, now known as Tata Motors) in
Pune.

6.  In 1981, he founded Infosys with six other
software professionals.
 He served as president of the National
Association of Software and Service
Companies, INDIA from 1992 to 1994.
 Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on
NASDAQ in 1999. He served as the
Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief
Mentor from 2002 to 2006.
 Infosys was also ranked No. 14 among the
most respected companies in the world by
Reputation Institute's Global Pulse 2008.

7.  Vision “To be a globally
respected corporation
that provides best-of-
breed business solutions,
leveraging technology,
delivered by best-in-class
people."
 Mission “"To achieve
our objectives in an
environment of fairness,
honesty, and courtesy
towards our clients,
employees, vendors and
society at large."

8. The style of Narayana Murthi has mixture of
some styles that are given below……
 POSITIVE STYLE- Mr. Murthi has a positive
style of leadership i.e. a leader promote
his follower to work hard by offering them
rewards. Mr. Murthi promote his
employee as per their ability.He always
believe in Honesty and Loyalty.

9.  DEMOCRATIC STYLE- Also known as
participative style. The authority is
decentralised.AS IN Case of Mr. Murthi,
he founded INFOSYS with 6 other
professionals. The decision are taken
wholeheartedly. He was the CEO of the
company for 21 years, from 1981 to 2002.
 Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on
NASDAQ in 1999.
 He served as the Executive Chairman of
the Board and Chief Mentor from 2002 to
2006.

10.  Mr. Murthi is a good leader for his
employers as for being a good leader
one has a clear vision and a clear
objective for himself and for his
employers,that he had.
 He started infosys at the share of $250 in
1981 and this time share of infosys are
more than $2 billion U.S.

11.  Mr. Murthy articulated, designed and
implemented the Global Delivery Model
which has become the foundation for
the huge success in IT services
outsourcing from India.
 He has led key corporate governance
initiatives in India.
 He is an IT advisor to several Asian
countries.
 Mr. Murthy serves as an independent
director on the boards of several global
companies including Unilever, NV,
Unilever, plc and HSBC

12.  Mr. Murthy is the recipient of numerous
awards and honors.
 The Economist ranked him 8th in the list
of the 15 most-admired global leaders in
2005.
 He was ranked 28th among the world's
most-respected business leaders by the
Financial Times in 2005.

13.  In 2004, TIME magazine identified him as
one of the 10 global leaders who are
helping shape the future of technology.
 In 2006, TIME magazine voted him as one
of the Asian heroes who have brought
about revolutionary changes in Asia in
the last 60 years.
 He was featured in BusinessWeek's "The
Stars of Asia" for three consecutive years
- 1998, 1999 and 2000.

14.  Mr. Murthy was voted the "World
Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst &
Young in 2003.
 He was chosen as the "Business Process
Innovator" by The Economist in 2007.
 He was awarded the "Padma
Vibhushan", the second highest civilian
award by the Government of India in
2008.
 The Government of France conferred
the Officer of the Legion of Honor in
2008.