Sanjay Kothari learnt leadership lessons from 'The People’s Tycoon', based on Henry Ford

Italy remains KGK Group Vice-Chairman's favourite because of its look and history.

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Sanjay Kothari, Vice-Chairman of KGK Group
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Sanjay Kothari, Vice-Chairman of KGK Group, expresses his love for European cities, especially Italy because of its history.

Music
I am very fond of Indian classical music and enjoy spending time in my music studio at home.


Book
'The People’s Tycoon' by Steven Watts, which chronicles the life of Henry Ford. It taught me how to be a leader and how to look at innovation through a new prism.

When Being A Lefty Helped Ratan Tata, Mark Zuckerberg And Others With Life Lessons
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A recent study in Biology Letters suggests that lefthanders have an advantage in high speed sports. It's time to pay homage to quick-reacting lefties in the boardroom.
A recent study in Biology Letters suggests that lefthanders have an advantage in high speed sports. It's time to pay homage to quick-reacting lefties in the boardroom.
When Ratan Tata took piano lessons, he had a problem. "I could not relate my left hand to do something different from my right hand," he said in a television interview. But when it comes to running his group of companies, even from behind the scenes, Tata's left arm has few equals. Till 2015, Tata's trusts would even give scholarships to the Indian Left-Hander Club. Perhaps it is one of the reasons some Tata vehicles in overseas markets have a left-hand drive.
When Ratan Tata took piano lessons, he had a problem. "I could not relate my left hand to do something different from my right hand," he said in a television interview. But when it comes to running h..
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If Ratan Tata learned piano, Amar Bose tooled around with a violin. And like Tata, his musical talents were not much to sing home about. However, the violin lessons helped him develop an ear for high quality sound. It set him on the path of launching audio products that played a seminal role in enhancing the experience of listeners. Tata spoke of his admiration for Bose in the interview referred above. Bose is also known to have been a lefthander. Great minds work alike.

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If Ratan Tata learned piano, Amar Bose tooled around with a violin. And like Tata, his musical talents were not much to sing home about. However, the violin lessons helped him develop an ear for high..
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Some guys have all the genes. Jobs had personality, drive and a powerful intuition. He was also blessed with ambidexterity. "I'm ambidexterous," he said in an interview to Newsweek in 1984. At the time, much of the Apple staff was left-handed. Jobs, a rebel and aesthete, seemed proud of this fact. "Most of them are also left-handed, whatever that means," he told Newsweek of his colleagues. "Almost all of the really great technical people in computers that I've known are left-handed. Isn't that odd?"
Some guys have all the genes. Jobs had personality, drive and a powerful intuition. He was also blessed with ambidexterity. "I'm ambidexterous," he said in an interview to Newsweek in 1984. At the ti..
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Some 20 years after Jobs made this comment, another great technical person in computers was getting ready to take on the world while at Harvard University. With the help of smart colleagues, he set up Facebook. And he too, reportedly, was left-handed. Zuckerberg has not said much on this important subject. But there is one photograph that proves beyond doubt that he is handy with his left hand. It shows him feeding a calf on a farm in Wisconsin.
Some 20 years after Jobs made this comment, another great technical person in computers was getting ready to take on the world while at Harvard University. With the help of smart colleagues, he set u..
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Codex Leicester has nothing to do with Jamie Vardy's goalmouth strategy. It is a 16th century notebook of scientific ideas and diagrams belonging to Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian inventor and artist. In 1994, Gates bought the 72-page journal from an auction for a record $30.8 million. The great Italian, whose intellect and skill had far reaching impact on science art and life as we know it now, was a lefthander. And so is Gates. "There's a little bit of higher variance of talent, high and low, for left-handers. But it's never been explained," Gates said.
Codex Leicester has nothing to do with Jamie Vardy's goalmouth strategy. It is a 16th century notebook of scientific ideas and diagrams belonging to Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian inventor and artist..
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Holiday
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I love to visit European cities like Budapest, Venice and Prague. Italy remains my favourite because of its look and history.

Restaurant
Meraaki Kitchen in Jaipur. Their 'khao suey' and 'thai tofu bao' are out of this world.

Style
My style is understated and sophisticated. I love Shanghai Tang for suits, shirts and jackets, Raghavendra Rathore for bandhgalas, Pal Zileri and Canali for suits, Hermes and Ferragamo for ties.

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On Ratan Tata's 80th Birthday, Some Life Lessons From The Man Himself
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Ratan Tata turns 80 on Thursday. From starting his career on the shop floor of Tata Steel in the 1960s, and handling the blast furnace, to heading the Tata Group as Chairman, it has been a long and eventful journey for him. Being a part of a large conglomerate like the Tatas and leading it came with its own set of challenges. And, naturally, Tata has gone through plenty of ups and downs - failed ventures, disputes, losses - in his professional life. But, like a true fighter, he has always managed to overcome all odds.

As the business icon turns a year older, here's looking back at some of his oft-used quotes that have been his life mantra.

Ratan Tata turns 80 on Thursday. From starting his career on the shop floor of Tata Steel in the 1960s, and handling the blast furnace, to heading the Tata Group as Chairman, it has been a long an..

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"Life is unfair and it’s nowhere written to be fair. But it’s not only you or me, it’s for everyone. My talent differs from yours and yours from another person’s, but we have equal chances to succeed in our respective fields. When there’s a will, there’s a way."

"Life is unfair and it’s nowhere written to be fair. But it’s not only you or me, it’s for everyone. My talent differs from yours and yours from another person’s, but we have equal chances to succeed..
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"We always complain some external factors for our failure and misery. But the reality is none of them affect your dreams unless you give them the power to do so. Be focused on what you want to do and go ahead, success won’t be far from you."

"We always complain some external factors for our failure and misery. But the reality is none of them affect your dreams unless you give them the power to do so. Be focused on what you want to do and..
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"A life without excitement, ups and downs is too much boring and dull. You need to be a storyteller to your grandchildren, why don’t prepare for that from now? We get this life only once, experience every aspect of it. No one ever have grown without falling once, fail as many times as you can, then only you can succeed. So quit complaining and start exploring."

"A life without excitement, ups and downs is too much boring and dull. You need to be a storyteller to your grandchildren, why don’t prepare for that from now? We get this life only once, experience ..
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“Take the stones people throw at you, and use them to build a monument.”

“Take the stones people throw at you, and use them to build a monument.”

“I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can’t respect him.”

“I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can’t respect him.”

“No one can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise, no ne can destroy a person, but its own mindset can!”

“No one can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise, no ne can destroy a person, but its own mindset can!”

“The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.”

“The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.”

"The people you meet in this life, all won’t be good to you. Some will criticize, some will de-motivate and some will try to pull you down. All you have to do is ignore them and move on. You don’t need to explain them your journey nor let them control your dreams. This is your life, live as you want."

"The people you meet in this life, all won’t be good to you. Some will criticize, some will de-motivate and some will try to pull you down. All you have to do is ignore them and move on. You don’t ne..
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"Businesses need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.”

"Businesses need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.”

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