N Venkatram, CEO, Deloitte India speaks on leadership and priorities

Technology and the human element are not two ends of a spectrum but a balanced blend demonstrating efficiency with fairness and transparency. To N Venkatram, CEO, Deloitte India, the need of the hour is building a digital organization but with leaders who profess intellectual honesty and empathy while translating vision to action. As he righty puts it, care, connect and commit will remain the mantra for years to come.

Mr. Unnikrishnan AR, MD – Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. speaks on key leadership traits.

We are proud to have Mr. Unnikrishnan AR, Managing Director – Saint-Gobain India Private Limited – Glass Business launch the LeaderSpeak series on the occasion of TATE LC’s 8th Anniversary.

Mr. Unnikrishnan says unprecedented challenges come with unprecedented opportunities. Organizations need to embed digital in every aspect of business. Opportunities are diverse and requires one to adapt quickly, he says, emphasizing that digital alignment is not just a time bound project; it is a state of perennial agility. Mr. Unnikrishnan has touched upon 3 very critical factors that can help organizations survive and thrive.

Aarti Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder & COO of Crayon Data speaks on Leadership qualities.

What would be the top 3 priorities towards growing business? For Aarti Ramakrishnan, Co-founder & COO of Crayon Data, top priorities would include, as she puts it, getting the `right crayons in the box’. Aarti considers discovering the right talent on the right basis is key to a promising future, and keeping them engaged and relevant is even more critical.

Ranjit Punja, Co-Founder, CreditMantri, speaks on Leadership

`When you’re finished changing, you’re finished’. In today’s world scenario, Ben Franklin’s words ring truer than ever before. This also finds an echo with Ranjit Punja, Co-Founder of CreditMantri, where he lists the constant need to change as one of his top priorities for his organization. For Ranjit, attention to team, execution and adaptability is a top priority. He says ability to adapt and retain the team that remains adaptable will be a huge area of focus this year.

Launching TATE LeaderSpeak Series Part 2

The most powerful #leadership​ tool you have is your own personal example – John Wooden

Am happy to present the second series on Leadership from #TATE​ #LeaderSpeak​ Series coinciding with our seventh anniversary. Our chosen leaders bring in new perspectives, fresh thoughts and unique insights which underpin leadership effectiveness.

Sonal Agrawal speaks on Leadership traits

With over two decades of leadership hiring behind her, Sonal Agrawal’s perspectives on the top three leadership qualities make for interesting listening as she kicks off Series two of #TATELeaderspeak​, coinciding with our seventh anniversary.

Hailing from the family that pioneered management consulting in India, Sonal co-founded and serves on the global board for AltoPartners. Relating leadership to the current context, decision making in volatile situations, according to Sonal, is a must-have leadership attribute.

Qualities of leadership by Ms Gowri Kailasam

Great leaders are not only committed but also connected. When employees are emotionally bonded to the organization, performance exceeds expectations.

This week’s LeaderSpeak features Ms. Gowri Kailasam, President, Rane Madras Limited. Gowri touches upon that subtle but significant aspect of leadership which is emotional connect, a quality that can help bind a common purpose across the organization.

Dr Saundarya Rajesh speaks on Leadership

The world is now talking a great deal about fostering a secure, diverse and inclusive workplace. Dr Saundarya Rajesh had advocated diversity and inclusion over two decades ago. To her goes the credit of introducing the concept of second careers for women in India’s workplace. Her book, The 99 Day Diversity Challenge: Creating an Inclusive Workplace, aims to help organizations and individuals develop a D & I mindset within 99 days.

Happy to present Dr. Saundarya, social entrepreneur and Founder-President of Avtar in our #TATELeaderSpeak​ series. She talks about `healthy overdose of guilt’ that women leaders tend to feel when they compare themselves to role models of bygone eras. If this helps, she says, in a better decision making style, then it is indeed an attribute!

Ms Rajani Seshadri speaks on Leadership Traits

Gender equality, a state that provides equal opportunities to both genders, along with the overarching inclusiveness and independence to participate and take decisions, has been gaining prominence like never before since the last decade. Rajani Seshadri, has been a pioneer in this area, advocating diversity and inclusiveness at the workplace for over 2 decades. Taking gender parity beyond the workplace, Rajani co-founded ‘indePenn’ to provide a timely helping hand to women aspiring to get back to work after a break.

I am privileged to present Rajani Seshadri, executive coach, mentor and veteran champion of gender parity, in the LeaderSpeak series where she picks out a quality, that of taking perspectives, as a much needed attribute in a leader.

Dr. Ranjini Manian speaks on Leadership traits

Dr. Ranjini Manian, entrepreneur, cultural ambassador and author is presently Founder-Chairperson of Global Adjustments Foundation whose mission is to empower women and girls by providing them life leadership coaching through the ChampionWoman workshops in educational institutions and corporates.

Ranjini has the distinction of having served on the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board and it is my pleasure to feature her in our LeaderSpeak series. Ranjini stresses on the quality of networking as a vital contribution by a leader to the business and the organization. Leveraging the network towards the greater good is a mission, Ranjini says, for all leaders.

Ms. Latha Rajan, Co-founder Ma Foi group, speaks on Leadership

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Inspired by Mahatma, organizations have been identifying a greater purpose beyond profit and Ma Foi stands ahead in this endeavor. This week, LeaderSpeak features Latha Rajan, Co-Founder, Ma Foi Group & Managing Trustee, The Ma Foi Foundation. Latha speaks about the importance of a leader being connected within one’s organization with passion and resilience in order to achieve a shared vision.

Ms. Meena Ganesh speaks on Leadership.

Whatever you do put your heart and soul into it, says Meena Ganesh, one of India’s foremost business leaders and most successful entrepreneurs. CEO of Portea Medical, India’s largest and fastest-growing home healthcare company, Meena has three decades of experience across industries.

In this week’s LeaderSpeak, Meena touches upon the very critical leadership attribute of handling conflicts. Managing conflicts without being disagreeable, according to Meena, is a very important trait for a leader.

Lulu Raghavan, MD, Landor & Fitch speaks on Leadership traits.

We conclude the second of our TATE LeaderSpeak series with Lulu Raghavan, a leading authority on branding and design and the Managing Director of Landor & Fitch, a prominent global brand strategy and design firm. While Lulu talks about the three critical attributes of a good leader, she stresses on a sharp mind coupled with a warm heart. Indeed, as the Dalai Lama states, combined with warm-heartedness, intelligence becomes positive and constructive.

Hon’ble Minister for Tamil Language, Tamil Culture & Archaeology, MaFoi K. Pandiarajan speaks…

As part of TATE Leadership Consulting’s “Leaderspeak Series”, here is the first video from Hastha’s mentor and well-wisher of TATE, Hon’ble Minister for Tamil Language, Tamil Culture & Archaeology, Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan.

Hastha Krishnan CEO of TATE Consulting Speaks on the occasion of TATE’s Seventh Anniversary.

On the occasion of TATE Leadership Consulting’s seventh anniversary, our CEO Hastha Krishnan speaks on the journey thus far, the plans ahead and the launch of “LeaderSpeak Series”.

Mr. T. Krishnakumar, President, The Coca-Cola Company, India & Southwest Asia speaks on Leadership.

Mr. T. Krishnakumar, President, The Coca-Cola Company, India & Southwest Asia touches upon 3 fundamental aspects of leadership that make a true leader. In a crisp manner, Mr. Krishnakumar stresses the importance of people leadership which can achieve a high level of effectiveness and create a positive influence.

Mr. Anand Ramachandran, COO, Sterling Holiday Resorts speaks on Leadership

For Mr. Anand Ramachandran, COO, Sterling Holiday Resorts (A Fairfax Holdings Company), personal integrity, which is representative of financial, verbal and behavioral integrity, ranks as the highest and most important quality in a leader.

Mr. Ganesh Kumar, COO – Lifestyle Business, Raymond Limited highlights 3 critical leadership traits.

Humility, a commendable quality in a leader, is actually the outcome of an inner belief of confidence. And this quality becomes a positive driver of open organizational culture. Ganesh Kumar, COO – Lifestyle Business, Raymond Limited highlights 3 critical leadership traits that can help one become an effective and results-oriented leader.

Mr. Prashanth Doreswamy, Country Head- Continental India speaks on Leadership qualities.

Leaders of the future are already expected to handle much more work related to human emotions. Mr. Prashanth Doreswamy, Country Head- Continental India & Managing Director – Continental Automotive, says leaders need to be intuitively connected with their employees. Employees lose trust if they do not get what they expect from the leader.

Mr. Chandru Kalro, Managing Director, TTK Prestige Limited speaks on Leadership qualities

Mr. Chandru Kalro, Managing Director, TTK Prestige Limited rates agility of the mind as one of the most important and pertinent of traits required in a leader in today’s times. A leader needs to adjust to the current pandemic scenario and further adapt to the dynamics of a post-pandemic future.

Mr. Ranganath N K, MD & CEO, Grundfos Pumps speaks on Leadership traits

Dr. Jairam Varadaraj, MD, ELGI Equipments speaks on Leadership traits.

Mr. Amit Gossain, MD, Kone Elevator India, throws light on leadership characteristics.

Mr. Aswath Ram, Managing Director & ABO Leader, Cummins India, speaks on Leadership Traits

Mr. Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India, speaks on the qualities of a leader.