IRON WOMEN OF

“Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.” -Indra Nooyi

BIOGRAPHYBorn on 28 Oct 1955 MBA from IIM, Calcutta

in 1976

Master’s degree in pubic and private management

from Yale School of Management

Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo since 2006 Padma Bhushan in 2007

Why Indra Nooyi inspires me…

VISION• “Business leaders need to think about generations not just quarterly returns.”

LEADER-SHIP

• “Demands of the short term & responsibilities on the long term is the defining leadership.”

ETHICS• “Being a good company does not come with the expenses of being successful one.”

WORK BALANCE

• “Don’t tell your parents that you are busy. I run a Fortune 50 company and I still call my mother two to three times a day.”

LEARNER AND

OBSERVER

• “The most important lessons in life come not [just] from the people in front of you; but from those sitting behind you.”

REASONS BEHIND HER

Quick decision making ability.Sticking to the work until it is accomplished.Treat everyone equally.Balance between corporate life and family life.High dreamsOutstanding communication skillsTake care of employeesStrength of convincing

SUCCESS!!

INDRA NOOYI AND PEPSICO

5th CEO of PepsiCo

Lead in the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998, and merged with Quaker Oats Company.

Since she become CEO , the company's annual revenue have risen about 72 % . While net profit doubled to $ 5.6 billion in 2006.

Relationship with employee

She decided to write personal letters to each of her direct

reports' parents thanking them for "the gift" of their children.

LEADERSHIP STYLE

RISK TAKING AND CONCRETE DECISIONS

• Making a big shift in the company product line.

• Changing the business plan.

PROMOTING THE COMPANY’S

MISSION

• “Performance with purpose.”

• From “Fun for you” to “Good for you”

CONNECTIVITY

• Great orator• With public

through social media (more than 3,00,000)

EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP

• Family oriented employee benefits

• incentives

PROS

Lower employee turnover

High employee

satisfaction

Happier work

environment

Clear goals and plan of

action

cons Too much attention on

employee orientation

might negatively

affect profit management

Ideas of motherhood

in the business

environment might have a

negative impact

1. No limits to what you can do.

2. Never stop learning.

3. keep an open mind.

4. Central pillar for success – family , friend , faith.

5.Aim high and put your heart into it.

HER MANTRA FOR SUCCESS

HONOURS AND AWARDS• In 2010 she was named #1 on Fortune's list of

the "50 Most Powerful Women" and #6 on Forbes' list of the "World's 100 Most Powerful Women“.

• In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report.

• In January 2008, Nooyi was elected Chairwoman of the US-India Business Council (USIBC).

• In 2007 she was awarded Padma Bhushan by Govt of India.

Referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo

http://www.pepsico.com/docs/album/annual-reports/pep_annual_report_2013.pdf?sfvrsn=2

https://www.businessvibes.com/blog/facts-and-figures-global-food-and-beverage-industry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Nooyi

http://www.centerforworklife.com/leadership-qualities-indra-nooyi/

http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2011/08/08/live-from-blogher-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi-on-the-leadership-principles-that-guide-her/

http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/an-introduction-to-organizational-behavior-v1.0/s16-leading-people-within-organiza.html

“If you want to improve the organisation, you have to improve yourself and the organisation gets pulled up with you .”

-Indra Nooyi

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