E40 - Paul Dupuis - Zen Leadership Lessons

Send us Fan MailA global leader with a commendable track record in hands-on business growth and organizational transformation leadership. Paul Dupuis, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Randstad Japan, one of the country's leading HR services organizations, effective 1st July 2021. Prior to his appointment as CEO of Japan, Paul was MD and CEO of Randstad India, where he drove the company to profitability. Paul is a game-changer and a transformational leader.  He published his first book on leadership, The E5 Movement in June 2020. Paul is a passionate ice hockey player and volunteers as a coach and supporter of ice hockey in the remote part of the Himalayas in Northern India.Paul connects with me on this episode on a free-wheeling conversation on a range of topics. Paul shares his early life story starting as a newspaper boy to now the CEO of Randstad Japan. Provides us with the toolbox for life through his own life experiences and learnings. Paul has lived and worked in the APAC region for more than 25 years, leading transformation in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, India, and beyond and provides a perspective of leadership in different cultures and finally his philosophy of “doing well and doing good” which he is demonstrating through his work with the Indian Ice Hockey team at the Himalayas.Timestamps Connecting the DOTS - Paul's backstory - 3:04Toolbox of life - 8:14Leading in different cultures - 9:24Leaders paradigm & characteristics - 16:25E5 Movement of Leadership - 22:22Power of 3 - 32:08Coaching Indian Ice Hockey team - 42:03Key quotes and references from the episode:Everything we do in the past makes us stronger todayAs the rain falls the root grows strongerTake everything seriously nothing personallyStand on the Shoulders of GiantsConnect with Paul: Website and Linkedin If you loved listening to this episode and want to share your views do click on the link below, https://lnkd.in/gKMix5eSubscribe, follow, and leave your comments to help me get better with my episodes. Available on all podcast platforms, including, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, youtube, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Gaana Jio Saavn, Audible New episodes every alternate Friday. Next episode -Dec  17’21.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