The RSB Group is helmed by two illustrious and brilliant entrepreneurial leaders and S K Behera is the younger of the two. Inspired by "Excellence", SKB - as he is popularly known - strives for excellence in every moment of his life, at place of work, with his customers, vendors, his RSBians and commitment to society in action with silent deeds. "Excellence is the beginning and end in my every endeavour," he says.

SKB does not believe in ‘aiming'. "What I do is ‘hit the bull's eye' straight, clear and concentrated. Life has two rules: (1) Never quit. (2) If difficulties surmount, I refer to Rule No.1," he says matter-of-factly.

Importantly, SKB believes in running the day and not the other way around. "I know there is no royal road to anything and the one that moves fast withers rapidly whereas I believe in taking one at a time with dedication and put my whole and sole, grow steady and endure in each of my initiatives," he adds.

So what has been the biggest challenge in his professional journey and how did he deal with it? "Looking back, our earlier years were most challenging when we took hits after hits and many of our friends closed their shops for good; that's where I and my elder brother, R K Behera, stood steadfast, learned to smile in depressed scenario, used our every acumen with patience. I remember in late 1970s I used to pedal in my bicycle around Jamshedpur to do everything which will keep us afloat," he recalls with humility and pride.   

Of course, when he looks back today, he feels delighted that their (his brother's and his) efforts and ethical business while keeping quality as their top agenda (RSB is a world-renowned Deming Award Company for Business Excellence) has made the Group today a leading engineering institution.

The Group has 13 manufacturing plants spread over seven locations in India; namely Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Dharwad (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), Cuttack (Orissa) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh); and one each in Homer (USA), Silao (Mexico) and partnered venture  at Brazil. 

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