99% of Leaders Think Like This | Ex-Nokia CEO on What Really Gets You Promoted | FWS 75
Published: 2025-10-29
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Published: 2025-10-29
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CEO salaries are expected to face scrutiny from shareholders and activist investors, leading to potential curtailment.
"Will CEO salaries uh be curtailed? Will CEO salaries come under some kind of scrutiny? Almost yes. I think shareholders will do it. And when activist investors come into India, they will make life more difficult. It's bound to happen. It's a matter of time."
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To make a significant mark in one's career, it will be necessary to work in major metropolitan cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, or Delhi.
"So you're saying putting up your hand and saying I want to be somebody who wants to make a mark. Then you have to come to you know a Bangalore, a Mumbai, a Delhi, a Gorgam"
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Digitization has created over a thousand business models, making it easier for young people to start businesses.
"The bigger one which has actually helped all of you entrepreneurs which you should really thank Nandani and gang is digitization thanks to Aadhaar thanks to verification thanks to digitization today the number of business models available to youngsters like you to start a business are 1,000 and more"
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Entrepreneurs should prioritize ensuring their unit economics are sound before scaling, as a large Total Addressable Market (TAM) is insufficient if unit economics are weak.
"The first thing I would really like you guys to ask yourself is, are my unit economics in shape? Yes or no? Okay, a lot of people give you damn total addressable market is you know 5 billion. Don't worry about all that. If your unit economics is in shape, you can scale up."
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Unit economics refers to the profitability of selling a single unit, calculated by comparing the selling price to the fully allocated cost of production.
"Unit economics simply is let's take suppose you're selling burgers. What is the price per burger you're selling? What's the cost fully allocated cost of the burger? If I'm selling a burger for 10 rupees, my fully allocated cost is 9 rupees 1 rupee. So I am profitable."
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The current generation of entrepreneurs in India needs to shift from being traders to becoming innovators in products and services to create true value.
"The mentality of an entrepreneur today. If you look at India over 300 years, we've been great traders. We're not product people. We're not innovators. And that's the shift I believe your generation has to make. You have to be innovators in product and service as opposed to traders."
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Significant opportunities exist in branding unbranded food products in India, given that a large portion of disposable income is spent on food and the sector is largely unorganized.
"So let's go back to the construct of where do people spend in India. Okay. Of the disposable income close to 38 to 40% is spent on food. Okay. Now, simple question. Are there opportunities in branding food? Okay. So, India makes 230 to 40 million tons of food products all put together, fruits, vegetables, grains, etc. You look at vegetables, you look at everything, they're unbranded right now. Is there an opportunity for that? The answer is yes."
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The health sector, encompassing both digital and physical health, is identified as a major future opportunity in India due to low current GDP spending in this area.
"Health. India spends under 3% of its GDP on health. Is there an opportunity there? By job, that's a big opportunity. I believe it'll be one of the biggest opportunities for a future India. Digital health as well as physical health. It's one of those unique categories where both matter."
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Outcome-led education, where the primary goal is job placement or progression to higher education, is a significant future opportunity.
"third one is outcomeled education okay when I say outcomeled education if I'm at the end of that you should get a job after that"
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Coaching for professionals, particularly junior and middle managers seeking to achieve their ambitions, is a significant growth opportunity.
"for professionals, let me talk about professionals. I believe one of the biggest opportunities for uh you know professionals in the country today is coaching. Coaching. Coaching. A lot of junior managers. A lot of middle managers want to be coached. Everybody has ambition but they don't know how to get there."
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As technology advances, companies are increasingly prioritizing hiring individuals with strong soft skills and training them in hard skills, a reversal of the past trend.
"as the world becomes more and more tech the bigger the emphasis on people skills okay in the past we hired for hard skills and trained for soft skills we'd hire you as a manager and then the company would train you on collaboration how to work with people, how to communicate, uh teamwork, etc. Today, it's the opposite. We hire for soft skills and train for hard skills."
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Jobs requiring direct human interaction and complex decision-making are unlikely to be replaced by AI.
"AI can never take away jobs which involve people-to-people interaction. Number one, AI can never take away jobs which require decision making."
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The rise of AI will necessitate changes in educational syllabi and teaching methodologies.
"AI will force a change in syllabus. It will force a change in the way we teach."
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In the late 1980s, job security was high in India, with companies offering low-interest home loans and layoffs being virtually non-existent.
"In the late 80s, all companies in India, you won't believe this, used to give their employees 3% soft loan for home purchases. [...] There are no such thing as a layoff. Nobody would join a company if it was going to lay off people."
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Job security has significantly decreased, with even top performers being at risk of layoffs, which are now sometimes viewed as a mark of corporate rather than individual failure.
"Today, even if you're a top performer, you could get taken off the roles because there are other things. [...] No such thing as a layoff. Nobody would join a company if it was going to lay off people. But today, your generation, it's a badge of honor to be laid off, which means the company has gone wrong, not me."
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Effective time management involves minimizing distractions and productively utilizing 'dead time' (unoccupied periods).
"The two things on time which I call the 2Ds. Avoid as many distractions as you can. [...] Stay focused. One is distraction. Second is people are very good time managers know how to manage their dead time. Their dead time. Dead time is you're doing nothing. You're alone. What do you want to do with it?"
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A key aspect of a life well-lived is the positive impact made on people one works with, leaving them better off than when they started.
"A lot of detractors can masquerade as supporters. Okay. As you go through life, you will work with a number of people. And when you work with a number of people, your ability to impact them in a positive way matters. For anybody who worked with me, in fact, my last book, the CEO mindset is dedicated to the 274 people who work directly with me. Okay? Because I learned a lot from them. Okay? Are you leaving your people better off in whichever way in capability way etc etc at the end of your tenure with them than when they started with you? That's a positive impact."
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Authenticity, which is being true to oneself, is crucial. People should embrace their natural traits, whether they are worriers or optimists, rather than pretending to be someone they are not.
"The other way to think about life and what you leave behind is are you authentic? Authentic is being true to yourself and who you are. Suppose you are by nature a worrier as an example. Okay, be that even in a meeting. There's nothing wrong in it. Then people know who you are. You cannot suddenly become an optimist when you are a worrier."
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A life's true legacy is not measured by titles, wealth, or status, but by positive contributions made to society.
"And finally when you you know leave it's not your titles, it's not your money, it's not your stature, none of that. I think did you contribute positively to the society in whichever manner you can. Okay. I think that's an important thing."
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It is crucial to marry someone who understands and supports your ambitions and drive to avoid significant trouble in the relationship.
"Never never marry somebody who does not understand your ambition or your drive. If your partner does not understand you, you're in serious trouble."
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Having a partner who views you as an equal and not just based on your title or status is essential.
"It's good to have you know a partner who sees you as a partner and does not see you for the title or what you are. I think that's very important."
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A serious challenge exists regarding the declining child birth rate, with many people concerned about affording the desired lifestyle and providing the best for their children.
"As regards to kids, it is a serious challenge. A lot of people say, 'Hey, you know what? I'm not able to afford the kind of lifestyle or will I be able to give my kid the very best that I want?'"
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The speaker strongly advises having children.
"So your advice is I should have a kid. Yes, absolutely. You should always"
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India is presented as the best market for stock returns compared to China and Japan, with only select tech stocks in America showing comparable performance.
"If you look at the top four or five market cap countries in the world, China won't return. China's market cap is way lower than India. Japan is not returning. I think a few select tech stocks in America return. But overall as a stock market, India has the best returns."
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When investing in AI stocks, it is advisable to choose those with a high degree of certainty, as the tech sector is prone to 'shooting stars' (companies with rapid but unsustainable growth).
"investing in all the top AI stocks right now considering how the world is moving? uh pick the ones which you are very sure of. See the trouble with tech is you have a lot of shooting stars"
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When choosing a less conventional career path, be prepared for advice against it, but remain confident in your decision and its potential value.
"Any road which you take which is less traveled than the past people will think is a risk and advise you not to do it. But you have to be very clear that okay this is a road I'm worth going on."
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The speaker admires Gen Z employees for their direct communication style with leadership and their disregard for traditional hierarchy and experience, valuing them for their ability to challenge and extract value.
"the best habit of a Gen Z employee I truly love is their ability to speak whatever they want to leadership. [...] their complete disregard for experience and hierarchy is the best thing I like about them."
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