India’s Railway Man Quotes

“Our body completes its growth by 21 years. The only factors then to grow are the mind and the intelligence, which constitute the inner personality.”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“When the mind is organized, everything one does will be organized.”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“The triumph of a leader also consists in identifying and grooming a competent successor.”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“When one’s mind is qualitative, organized and disciplined, whatever one does will also be equally meritorious. Discipline,”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“If you don’t know your job, you must learn it. If you can’t learn it, engage someone who will help you to execute the job properly. This”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“It is a fundamental fact that if you know your job well, naturally you have all the confidence to do it well.”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“Have a strict decision-making process: Decisions cannot wait because each day you delay a decision, it costs, so decision making in a project has got to be very fast.       Timely delegation of powers: You delegate powers to trusted people in charge at pivotal points. Trust them. They may make mistakes, sometimes. Sreedharan”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“I think the four major pillars of work culture are punctuality, integrity, professional competence, and a sense of social responsibility or accountability.       I”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“Whatever tasks are entrusted to us, we should carry them out to the best of our abilities, with total dedication and commitment, without expecting any rewards or recognition.”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

“The four cardinal pillars of the value culture I practise are: integrity; hard work and commitment; professional excellence; and commitment to society. I”
― Rajendra B. Aklekar, India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan