Here's what Cyrus Mistry has been 'accused' of

Given his designation as the Tata Sons chairman, the world may want to hear more from him. Unfortunately though, Cyrus Mistry is a man of few words, at least as far as public speaking goes.

He admits to being often "accused" of keeping his speeches short, in a foreword that he has penned for colleague, N S Rajan's latest book.

NS, as Mistry refers to him, is an avid tweeter, in addition to his day job as the group chief human resources officer, Tata Sons. His book is a compilation of his tweets over the span of a year.

And while his boss may not share his own thoughts on the microblogging website as enthusiastically, he surely appreciates the snappy 140-character limit per tweet.

"In my mind, the power to make an impact lies in the context and content rather than length, which may be a poor substitute," Mistry writes. And to underscore the power of brevity he invokes inspiration across the spectrum — from Abraham Lincoln's two-minute-long Gettysburg address to Japanese Haiku (a poem of just 17 syllables).

This CEO, sure, is a champion of minimalism.