THE CONTRIBUTOR’S VISION OF CAREER

From Acquisitive Career to Contributive

WHAT IS VISION OF CAREER?

DR.A P J ABDUL KALAM

Missile Man of India

• Graduated in physics in 1954 from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli.

• Graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 1960 from MIT – Chennai.

• As Scientist in Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

• As the 11th President of India from 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007.

Roles performed by him in his career life

IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN HIS CAREER

• Appointed as the Chief Executive Of  Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (I.G.M.D.P).

• He was honored with “Bharat Ratna” from Government of India in 1997.

• He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote of 922,884, surpassing 107,366 votes won by Lakshmi Sahgal.

What capabilities were built in him at each stage of his life

Student: ◦ hard work & perseverance◦ Specific aim in life

Scientist:◦ Self dependence◦ Leadership◦ Team management◦ Creativity

President:◦ Vision of developed india◦ People management◦ Broad thinking for rural areas

Most important choices & inspiration or thought for those choices

Graduation:◦ He was motivated by his

teachers and parents.

Scientist:

◦ He was inspired by his science teacher - Shiv Shubramanium Ayer.

President:◦ On 10 June 2002, the National

Democratic Alliance (NDA) would propose Kalam for the post of President. 

Important Contributions:He played major

role in making Agni Missile which put Pakistan and China In our range.

He thought more about common Indian and rural areas and give importance to youth.

Important Contributions:The development of our

country was awesome during his period as president.

He gave more new innovative ideas and things in the aerospace engineering.

India need him back again as a president now.

The Contributor’s Career Strategy

Choose the “Purpose Vision”Choose the “opportunity vision”Choose the “capacity expansion

vision”Choose the “external + inner growth

vision”