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Business Today India
|November 24, 2024
A. Manimekhalai, through her strategic vision, is setting new benchmarks in banking
AT WORK, A. MANIMEKHALAI, MD & CEO of Union Bank of India, focusses fully on the goals in front of her; afterward, she redirects her focus to her personal life. In fact, she actively encourages her teams to finish their work for the day by 6 pm and leave the office. "Creating this clear separation is essential for preserving mental well-being and ensuring productivity," she says. This balance, she believes, enables everyone to perform at their best in the workplace while also fully enjoying personal time.
This has been Manimekhalai's mantra ever since she started her banking career with the erstwhile Vijaya Bank as an officer in 1988.
This story is from the November 24, 2024 edition of Business Today India.
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