Ravi Subramanian Quotes

The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people.

I'm not big on reading business books. I get copies of all of them, because people want me to put a comment on the jacket. Every once in a while, I'll get interested and read one all the way through.

The most important ingredient for the success of any company is the quality of its people, starting with its leadership team.

I spend more time in suits than anyone in the corporate world.

If you're trying to get ahead in the corporate world, appearing smart in meetings should be your top priority. This can be hard if you find yourself daydreaming about Mexico, margaritas or queso cheese dip.

The culture or environment of a company starts from the top. The leadership. The leadership of a company sends a message to its employees of what is tolerated and what is not.

Everything isn't about synergy.

I had, at a point in time, decided not to write on the corporate world. But if people expect me to set stories in a work environment, then why go away from it?

Strong succession planning is a critical element of all the Johnson enterprises.

No one gave me a recipe for how to create company culture. I wish I had had one.

If you want to build a sustainable culture, you have to have a strong philosophy and then let people do with it what they will and be OK with that.

After having grown the brand and elevating the overall reputation of TFC both at home and abroad, it seems I no longer serve a purpose.

MindTree has grown into a strong company and has a great leadership team at its helm which can continue to propel the company in the future.

The important thing for my father bringing me on the board of HCL Technologies was to expose me to our largest asset, which is HCL Technologies.

I think the presumption is, for some reason, anybody who comes from the business or the corporate world is corrupt.

I am fully supportive of the strategy and leadership team at Valeant.

I often wonder what the world would be like if more companies were like Apple.

When employees join executives in truly owning the responsibility for business success, an exciting new sense of teamwork takes hold.

I don't think managers have the opportunity to think in terms of a long-term vision for a club.

I had read everything Peter Drucker ever wrote.

Most managers are just trying to survive. That's why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try.

I truly believe Accenture is a magnet for top talent in the new, not only because of the work we do for clients but because our culture supports employees who want to make a difference in the community where we live and work.

Culture used to be viewed as the 'touchy-feely' side of business, but that's no longer the case. If you don't have a defined culture behind you, then you aren't going to be effective at executing your strategy.

I grew up in the IBM school of management.

As board members, we only meet infrequently and are not as engaged with the front line, necessarily. The first thing I did as CEO was I left this board room.