“'Fit leader' is an interesting way to put it. However, seeing someone take on each day with energy, zeal and spirit definitely ensures that the team feels the same way.”
Women leaders in business, sales and marketing tell us how they are spearheading change in the industry.
"Growing the overall pie has a compounding effect on growth of your share of the pie."
"The pandemic years have been quite a blur... fitness played a key role in helping me navigate it."
"I don’t like the word 'retirement’. It is not in my dictionary. I have just moved from one phase of life to another phase—one that is even more fulfilling."
“There are many CEOs, mostly men who are Imperial, because somehow the belief is that when you become CEO, you've been anointed kind of king. That's not what people expect from the CEO. The people around them, including the board has to keep them under check. When boards allow CEOs to be Imperial, boards have failed in their duties,” said Nooyi at the NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum 2022.
Kang joined Wipro as a part of the Alight acquisition in 2018 and has over 28 years of technology and business leadership experience.
Ram Raghavan opens up about his journey from management trainee to marketing director to managing director, in an exclusive interview with Storyboard18.
"Because the world is changing fast, so you have to be in learning mode: learn, unlearn and relearn."
Borrowing from the leadership playbook of legacy companies, new-age firms and startups are bringing more people with different backgrounds, including sales/marketing, into leading business roles.
A set of principles unique to Indian leaders, shaped by culture, beyond the simplistic labelling based on pedigree or nationalities, helps them shine globally.
"No one goes around saying Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos is so humble. What matters is that they are innovative and have a point of view." - Kanishka Sinha
Dentsu International's Asia-Pacific CEO and India chairman Ashish Bhasin says he has put in his papers to pursue personal interests, starting with an Advanced Management Program at Harvard.
Gucci President and CEO Marco Bizzarri on what’s important for a business leader, and why he admires author James Patterson.
"The first step is to show up for work, consistently and religiously like one does for a run. The second is to ensure that you chip away at a small goal, leading to an ultimate larger goal." - Rajiv Mehta
Good sportsmanship tells us we must lose with grace, and learn to celebrate the winner with as much enthusiasm. In the moment we resent the other. How do we change this?
T.N. Hari and Sanjay Swamy draw on their own experiences at Big Basket and mChek, respectively. They also give examples where companies like Johnson & Johnson harnessed or squandered an opportunity.
Indra Nooyi's book 'My Life in Full' should be read by women who aspire to leadership roles, but also men who are unaware about the barriers women face.
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd Vice-Chairman, Managing Director and CEO Gagan Banga on his active lifestyle, leadership style, and on navigating the new normal.
Gaurav Malhotra adds he's looking forward to "being anywhere with close friends" for "some chit-chat, some fun".
Noma has once again been named the world’s best restaurant. To think that its famous cofounder, Rene Redzepi, became a chef only because he had few other prospects.
"The pandemic has universally changed our perspectives at work and put us on the fast track to some seminal changes."
Virat Kohli has made it clear in the past that his job as captain is to win matches, not popularity contests. While constructive criticism is okay, it is unfair to vilify him for speaking his mind.