E16 - Hema Hattangady - Lift Off

Send us Fan MailHema Hattangady, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in commerce, with the tenth rank in Karnataka University. She did her post-graduation in management from the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata in 1987. She also has a post-graduate diploma in French from Karnataka University. She started her career as Client Service Executive at Bangalore advertising firm Adwit India. She became General Manager in two years heading New Delhi and Bangalore branches, adding high profile and long-term clients.Vice Chairman & CEO of Conzerv Systems Pvt Ltd until we sold to Schneider Electric in June 2009. Conzerv was in the business of Consulting, Training & Products for Energy Efficiency. Led the transformation of the business from family owned into venture funded and professionally managed business that became a trend-setter and brand leader in digital meters and energy efficiency in India. Hema also mentors women entrepreneurs and women leaders and coaches start-up entrepreneurs and leaders of not for profits. Timestamps from the episodeDemons, Hema the CEO was facing - 2:42Advice to women professionals - 7:08Importance of coaching & mentoring - 17:03Transformational HBR program - Fred Smith’s story - 22:38Being ahead of the game - 29:50IST message - 37:56Key quotes and references from the episode: Advice for Women professionalsStand up and be countedLook for people who believe in you, create cheer leaders around youBe fearless in thinking big, follow your heartLeverage a coach to navigate your journeyImportance of mentorsAcknowledge the need to talk to someoneCoach - Friend - Philosopher - GuideIf I am repeatedly hitting a brick wall, time to seek helpImportance of Culture Culture gets transmitted through actions and not through sloganeeringFiercely demanding and deeply caringReward and penalize for things you want them to do and you don’t want to doBeing ahead of the gameThought leadership - Conserve my campus to conserve my worldRest and recuperationInterns to lead culture changesDriven by thinking out of the box and change the gameHema’s book - Lift OffLinks referenced in the conversation - HBR Course   Mothers workHema Hattangady  can be reached on LinkedIn or WebsiteWhat did you think of this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Do drop me a note at [email protected] you have any guest recommendations or just want to say Hello, do connect with me on LinkedIn or InstagramListen to the podcast. Subscribe, follow, and leave your comments to help me get better with my episodes. Available on all podcast platforms, includingGoogle Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, youtube, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Gaana Jio Saavn, AudibleDo stay tuned for new episodes every alternate Friday. Next episode - March 12.Have you purchased the copy of Inspire Someone Today, yet? - Give it a go geni.us/istbookAvailable on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify