My Role Model Leader

This blog is an inspiration from Dr. Mandi's Leadership development class. A wonderful teacher, motivator and one who stimulates thinking and innovation in us. thank you sir. 
My role model leader is Indira Nooyi. 

She says "As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future. "
 


INDIRA NOOYI, Chairman & CEO of PepsiCo., is a BRAND in herself.  

 People believe that Women’s are good at Managing Home and there work should be limited within managing the day to day activities of home only. I do not agree with this fact. Today Women’s are managing the day to day activities of Business also (despite managing the home ‘Work’). They are not only participating in business activities, but there scope of work has been expanded to contribution of revenues, Strategic decision making, leading the business groups, and driving them to growth. One of the best examples that we have today is Indra Nooyi-CEO of PepsiCo.

Born in Chennai, Nooyi did her Schooling from Chennai only. After completing her Bachelor’s in English and PGDM from IIM-Calcutta in 1978, Nooyi got the first job at Johnson and Johnson. After Serving different Managerial Positions at different big MNC s, Indra finally landed up at Pepsi in 1994.Nooyi being an Indian understands the needs of Indian people well and restructures the Indian Pepsi business in such a way that Pepsi sales have Started Rising up. Today, Pepsi is the Market leader in India and its arch rival Coke has been pushing hard to increase its sales. Coke vs. Pepsi.

Early Achievements

• Responsible for the divestiture of its business into Yum brands. The business decision helps the Corporation to make an entry into the Fast Food business and connects to the Fast Food Target Market.
• Lead the acquisition team of TROPICANA Juices in 1998 and merger with the Quaker Oats Company, which also brought Gatorade to Pepsi Co.

It was 2000 when the CFO position of Pepsi Co has been offered to Indra and finally in 2007, she became the fifth and first Women CEO of the hundred year odd Company. She concentrated on each and every function of the organization equally. She not only focused in Increasing the Marketing and Sales Activities, but also manages the finance and operation domains well. In fact the global Supply Chain Model of Pepsi has been planned by Nooyi only.Indra has been a very Supportive leader and driving there Workforce from the front and giving them chances to participate in the growth of the company.

Indra Nooyi has been named the third most Powerful Women and the first Powerful business Women on Earth for 2009-10 by Forbes.She was also in the list of TIME top 100 most Influential Person. She was also awarded as one of the best American leaders and the top global Supply Chain leader.  She has been conferred for fellowship in Yale University and now serves the board of different Companies as Independent director in top Companies of the World. She also Serves the board of World Economic Forum and International Rescue Committee and has been handling the different projects for International Financial Institutions.

Indra is the best example for all those People who thinks Women is meant for nothing and has been neglecting her. Indra has been cited as the best example for all those Women who wants to do big in their lives and needs a motivational process to do so.

Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and was named president and CFO in 2001. Nooyi has directed the company's global strategy for more than a decade and led PepsiCo's restructuring, including the 1997 divestiture of its restaurants into Tricon, now known as Yum! Brands. Nooyi also took the lead in the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998,and merger with Quaker Oats Company, which also brought Gatorade to PepsiCo. In 2007 she became the fifth CEO in PepsiCo's 44-year history.

According to BusinessWeek, since she started as CFO in 2000, the company's annual revenues have risen 72%, while net profit more than doubled, to $5.6 billion in 2006.

Nooyi was named on Wall Street Journal's list of 50 women to watch in 2007 and 2008, and was listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People in The World in 2007 and 2008. Forbesnamed her the #3 most powerful woman in 2008. Fortune ranked her the #1 most powerful woman in business in 2009 and 2010. On the 7th of October 2010 Forbes magazine ranked her the 6th most powerful woman in the world.

Her path-goal theory:

1. Performance with a purpose.

2. strategic planning

"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. "
Indira Nooyi

"The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially. 

Indira Nooyi