Sustainability has to be a way of life to be a way of business.
If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.
The more you drive positive change, the more enhanced your business model.
The glamorous side is SUVs, but frankly, the tractor side is where we are number one in the world.
Sustainability is a part of our 'rise' philosophy. You cannot rise if you take more from the community than you put back.
XUV is a living proof of the value of MRV. In that sense, the XUV was a wonderful validation. The XUV grew along with MRV. As the institution was built, the product was created.
The job of automobile manufacturers is to passionately build something that others love to own.
Nobody understands how the world will change. The only way you can plan for the future is to have scenarios. You have to have the courage to take a leap of faith on one of them.
A lot of people who can afford a vehicle are deciding against owning one. They just need access to transport. So, our job is to offer wider choices to consumers with more innovative models.
The Rise credo is about accepting no limits, alternative thinking, and driving positive change - the three pillars.
There's this old Frank Sinatra song: 'If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere'... that song was about New York, but it applies to America. People know that if you make it in America, you can make it anywhere, and that is both in terms of sophistication and customer satisfaction.
Autonomous tractors would enable a farmer to focus on the work that matters the most on a farm.
Our credo says that, in the end, we want to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world, enabling them to rise.
You have to treat every day as a new challenge, and you have to remain paranoid, as they say.
Can a person be inspirational? Does a person have global sensibility? That's the hardest thing to find.
It is imperative for us to protect the flora and fauna around us.
I have fond memories of my kabaddi exploits at Lawrence School. I also enjoyed tennis and swimming.
The market will evolve into two segments: cars that provide ease of access to transport and are shared by many people, and cars that are exclusive, high-end symbols of the owner's status and aspirations.
To me, every decision needn't be a 'big-bang' reform but a signal of proactive decision-making and removal of red tape and bureaucracy.
My aspiration is that M&M become one of the most customer-centric organizations in the world. If we focus on understanding our customers, we will be able to develop customer-centric innovations.
