Thought Leadership Discussion 2022

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Thought leadership

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Dr. APJ Abdul kalam as the thought leader....................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
Thought leadership is content marketing which is made with the help of the experience, talent,
and passion. There is a specialized field in which the leader is recognized and rewarded for the
achievements. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is also a thought leader as he has gained experience and has
provided the same to others for their development. The discussion about his attainment and other
aspects will be made in detailed manner.
Dr. APJ Abdul kalam as the thought leader
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was a scientist and also the 11th president of India. He was born on 15
October 1931 in Tamil Nadu. He was born in a Muslim family and was youngest among the five
siblings. He was an average student in school but was highly interested in mathematics and
worked hard in the same (Gupta, 2012). According to him, “knowledge without action is useless
and irrelevant and knowledge with actions converts adversity into prosperity”. He graduated in
physics and further studied aerospace engineering in madras institute of technology. He was a
hard-working student and this was proved when a project to design the low-level attack aircraft
was given to him with other students and he completed it in provided deadline.
He was given the title of missile man of India and was awarded various prestigious awards for
his achievements. This title was given to him because of the role played by him in the nation’s
civilian space program and also in the development of military missile. He started his career as a
scientist at the aeronautical development establishment of DRDO (Dwivedi, 2006). The
presidentship was given to him in 2002 but before that he assisted prime minister as the chief
scientific adviser.
The transfer has been given to him from DRDO to ISRO in 1969 which made him happy. He
directed the project there identified as SLV-III. It was used to deploy the Rohini satellite on July
1980. He started working in 1970 for the development of polar satellite launch vehicle by which
India will be able to launch its remote sensing satellite and it was launched in 1993. He used to
say that “Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you
sleep” and this vision helped him in making his dreams come true (Jeevaraj, 2012). He was