My leadership style

1. Delegative
2. Participative
3. Authoritative

It's not about me participating; that's a given for a leader. I encourage people to participate in the running of the firm through their ideas and thoughts.

The leadership lesson I remember best
People resist the imaginary pain of change, they don't resist change.

The political leaders I admire the most
Dr Manmohan Singh and Barack Obama.

The business leaders I admire the most
Alfred Sloan, Robert McNamara, Jack Welch and Prakash Tandon.

Books/movies I would recommend on leadership
Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors, Control your Destiny by Jack Welch, The Leadership Moment by Mike Useem, and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.

The difference between a manager and a leader
A manager manages business complexity, a leader moves people and the community from a current mindset to a future mindset.

The worst thing a leader can do is
Lose the faith of people who depend on him.

— D. Shivakumar, Managing Director, Nokia India
(As told to Kushan Mitra)