Raise the bar on talent and diversity, says Mitra
Leadership by example, empathy, agility, creativity and rapid technological adoption are key to winning in today’s VUCA environment, shared India’s top CEOs at the 2020 India Edition of House of Rose Professional’s Break the ceiling touch the sky® – the success and leadership summit for women held recently.
This was the fifth annual India Edition of the summit which brought together (online this year) the best in India to share best practices on leadership, diversity & inclusion and success.
“In these challenging times, inclusion has become even more important. We must set a great leadership example, listen more, and encourage our teams to be their best authentic selves,” said Christina Ruggiero, CEO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd.
“In times of stress and uncertainty, physical and psychological safety are forefront. This is the time to remove all barriers preventing true diversity and inclusion – real and perceived.”
“Raise the bar on talent and diversity. Have empathy and provide the right environment and enabling culture to enable women leaders to succeed across roles in organizations. Men must play a proactive role in enabling greater opportunities for women leaders for organizations to benefit more holistically,” added Kaushik Mitra, VP and CFO, PepsiCo India.
“Agility, creativity and technology. ACT. Focus on these three skills and focus on having a positive impact on those around you,” stressed Richa Arora, President, Packaged Foods, India at Tata Consumer Products.
“Ensure that women leaders have not just a seat at the table but a voice at the table. This is essential to leverage the unique skills of women leaders and deliver rich results on the business,” commented Manoj Adlakha, SVP & Country Manager – India Business and CEO, American Express Banking Corp India.
“Focus on three things of all the things you want to achieve in a day. You can have it all just not at the same time,” added Lara Balsara, Executive Director, Madison World.
“Value the time you have. Your time is the most important to you. Think of it like a Finance Manager does – opportunity cost! Focus on what you are doing. Add quality versus quantity. Drop the guilt of not being able to achieve everything,” advises Niranjani C, Finance Director, Hersheys India.
Flipkart CHRO Krishna Raghavan called for over-communicate during these challenging times. “Do not assume that people know. Overcommunicate and while communicating actively listen!”
“Seek out new mentors. Proactively choose the leaders you wish to learn from and enrol them as mentors. Commit to being the best version of yourself you possibly can be,” said Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional and best-selling author of the book Break the Ceiling, Touch the Sky: Success secrets of the world’s most inspirational women.
The 2020 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® was sponsored by Diversity champion companies Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Ecott. The India edition is an important part of the global Break the ceiling touch the sky® brand that inspires leaders to success in Asia, North America, Australia New Zealand, the Middle East and Europe.
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