Indra Nooyi wants us to reimagine the return to work
ReThinking
TED
4.7 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The longtime PepsiCo CEO is one of the world’s most powerful women and Time’s 100 most influential people. In the first of two rich conversations, she explains why she wrote more than 400 letters about her direct reports… to their parents. Indra and Adam discuss what she’s learned about leadership, finding and being a mentor, championing ideas from below, and making big career decisions. They also explore some of the big questions around the future of work—from embracing flexibility to creating equitable arrangements for women to making family a real priority. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G22
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| 1:56.7 | Hey work lifers, it's Adam Grant. This is taken for granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an organizational psychologist, and this series is about rethinking assumptions |
| 2:01.5 | we often take for granted about how we work, lead, and live. Today's guest is Indra Nui, |
| 2:08.1 | the longtime CEO and chairman of PepsiCo. She's been named one of Times 100 most influential |
| 2:13.2 | people and one of the world's most powerful women. And she serves on the Amazon board. |
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