Ep 10 - Building Future Ready Leaders at P&G: Career Growth and Innovation with Naazli Sado

In Episode 10 of The Business of Success, Parul Bhandari sits down with Naazli Sado, Naazli Sado is the Vice President New Business: COO, HR, Communication, IT at Procter and Gamble. Naazli shares her remarkable leadership journey from HR and global roles to leading innovation at one of the world’s most iconic companies.She opens up about following passion projects, creating high-impact learning programs like “Think Like a GM”, the importance of great managers, retention strategies, and how to develop agile leaders in an AI-driven world.This episode is packed with practical leadership lessons on career growth, skill-building, innovation inside legacy organizations, and creating meaningful work that drives long-term success.Guest:Naazli SadoNaazli Sado is the Vice President New Business: COO, HR, Communication, IT at Procter and Gamble. Chief HR & Communications Officer for the business unit responsible for New Business Development; Innovation Accelerator responsible for developing innovative solutions to help solve the unique business challenges and barriers faced by new businesses multifunctionally.What You’ll Learn:How to develop future-ready leaders at every levelThe power of “Think Like a GM” program at P&GCareer growth strategies: passion projects vs traditional pathsWhy great managers are the key to retentionLeading innovation and capability building in large organizationsMarathon mindset for long-term career successTimestamps:00:00 – Welcome to Episode 601:16 – Introducing Naazli Sado, VP New Business at P&G Ventures02:39 – Naazli’s Career Journey & Bold Moves04:35 – Building P&G Ventures & Best of Both Worlds Approach07:12 – Think Like a GM: Developing Business Leaders at Every Level09:59 – Career Development & Retention Strategies11:34 – The Importance of Great Managers14:05 – Leadership in the Age of AI & Rapid Change17:00 – Marathon Mindset vs Sprint in Career Growth20:59 – Advice for Aspiring Leaders & Future-Ready Teams-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast is sponsored by CustomerXSuccess, a consultancy which helps drive Company Growth through a focus on Customer Success. Follow along at www.customerxsuccess.com#FutureReadyLeaders #LeadershipDevelopment #PGVentures #CareerGrowth #ThinkLikeAGM #WomenInLeadership #TalentDevelopment #Innovation #BusinessOfSuccess #LeadershipLessons