Ratan Tata is described as shy, lonely, and a loner but also warm and outgoing when motivating others. He is future-oriented and instrumental in changing the risk-averse culture at Tata Group to take on more ambitious projects. Ratan Tata focuses on making Tata an internationally recognized brand through acquisitions like Jaguar and Land Rover while also serving the needs of India through creating an affordable car for the middle class. He is described as a deep thinker and perfectionist who is strategic, objective, and prepared to lead others through change.

3. The 4 Basic Preferences
Energy Flow/Attitude
Data Gathering
Decision Making
Orientation to the Outer World/Lifestyle

4. "These are some of things I look
almost like occupational hazards
you have to deal with”
- Thinks to Speak
The words used
most often to
describe Ratan
Tata are Shy and
Loner
The US-educated bachelor lives
alone with his two German
Shepherds in an apartment in
downtown Mumbai
However, warm,
outgoing, able to
motivate He travels alone even on long
business trips

5. “One hundred years
from now, I expect
the Tatas to be much
bigger than it is now.
More importantly, I
hope the Group
comes to be regarded
as being the best in
India…”
- Future Oriented
Tata Nano - Born from the thought of
a safe & affordable car for the middle
class family
- Abstract
Ratan Tata was
instrumental in
changing the Tata
Group's attitude toward
risk. Earlier, the Group
had been risk averse,
and had had very few
ambitious projects
- Risk taker

6. Making Tata an internationally
recognized brand. Tata Motors is
listed on the New York Stock
Exchange and bought the luxury
brands Jaguar and Land Rover
- Objective
“A company that constantly
changes and accepts that there are
better ways to do things than the
way they are done today, is a
company that will survive in the
global market that we face”
- Clarity
No success in material
terms is worthwhile unless
it serves the needs of the
country and its people,
and is achieved by fair and
honest means
“He’s a deep thinker and
extremely strategic” –
Alan Rosling, ED, TATA Sons

7. Puts everything in
place and reviews
work thoroughly in
order to make it
precise
- Perfectionist
Cautious in his
approach. A Cautious
person is inclined to be
careful in order to
minimize risk and reduce
any impulsive behavior.

8. "Systems Builders"
Prepared to lead