“If you aren’t playing to win, you will never win”
I owe my success to
Teachers, family, relatives and colleagues who were a part of my journey
Most important decision
Marrying Hamsini
Sounding board
R Gopalakrishnan, KK Dadiseth, KK Sridhar, V Balaraman
Greatest strength
Resilience
Most touching moment
When someone else trusts you
Humbling experience
Receiving the distinguished alumnus award from both IIT-M and IIM-C
Greatest gratification
Seeing people you have worked with go to greater responsibility
Special work moment
Nokia topping the most trusted brand survey, supplying shampoo charts with Rajnikant Sabnavis for CK Prahalad’s book The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Biggest fear
If you’re not constantly learning and unlearning, you will not be relevant
Most difficult decision
Shutting down Nokia Money
An all-time challenge
The search for authenticity
If I could redo something
I would go international much earlier, as a middle manager
My dream
To leave a legacy, write about contemporary society and management issues
This story is from the March 03 2017 edition of Outlook Business.
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