𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐄𝐎𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰.
Yesterday, I asked Siddhartha Pandey (CEO, HRD India) about making tough decisions.
Instead of corporate jargon, he brought up military legends.
That's when I realized I was in for something different.
Here are 5 lessons that surprised me:
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲
When I asked Siddhartha sir about tough decision-making, he didn't give a corporate answer. Instead, he talked about Sam Manekshaw and Subash Chandra Bose. "True leadership requires audacity," he said. The best leaders don't just make decisions, they make bold ones.
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
"What almost killed your company?" I asked. He leaned forward and shared the decision that nearly destroyed everything. Your biggest failures become your greatest teachers.
𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧
"How do you handle industry pushback?" "You don't change minds, you outlast doubters." Disruption isn't about being liked. It's about being right long enough.
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞
"Are you the same leader who started this company?" "God, I hope not." The leader who got you here won't get you there.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡
When I asked "Is HR just a support function?" the room went silent. Then came the most passionate 15 minutes of our conversation. The questions that make people squirm reveal what matters most.
Here's what I learned about interviewing CEOs:
→ They don't want softball questions → They want to be challenged, not praised
→ They prefer conversations over interviews → They respect curiosity over politeness
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
The podcast drops soon. But the lessons? They're already changing everything. A big thanks to Koyal . for managing the shoot.
Koyal
With Regards
HRD India
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