Leadership and Skills in the Era of Change— Insights from Rajesh Dahia, Founder & CEO, GoodGovern: Bizcast Original

Rajesh is the founder and CEO of GoodGovern, a company dedicated to driving impactful change by implementing best governance practices. Rajesh is on a mission to raise transparency, accountability, and sustainability within “Business-India.” With over three decades of experience across various industries and business functions, Rajesh has established himself as a seasoned General Management professional. He currently serves on the Boards of Max Life Insurance, BlueStone, and Calibre Chemicals, and is a trustee of the Axis Bank Foundation. His past board roles include serving on the Boards of Axis Trustee Services Ltd., Axis Finance Limited, and Axis PE. In addition to his corporate governance work, Rajesh is deeply involved in the ESG space. He is a member of the SES Governance ESG Advisory Board, and the CII Climate Change Council, and sits on the advisory councils of The Buddha Institute and the Grameen Foundation India. Rajesh Dahia Rajesh’s career also includes a significant tenure with Axis Bank, where he served as Executive Director of Corporate Affairs and was responsible for overseeing all corporate functions until December 2021. Before that, he spent 20 years with the Tata Group, where he took on various leadership roles, starting with Rallis India and later heading Tata Administrative Services (TAS). He also worked with Tata Global Beverages, driving the integration of global businesses and products into a unified supply chain. In this episode, Rajesh Dahia talks about Leadership and Skills in the Era of Change. He explains that with technological innovation there always were fears about loss of jobs and change in style of working and living. And yet change is relentless. Innovators must and will proceed to adopt and refine technology for progress, regardless of what happens to jobs. Therefore, leadership and workers must adapt and advance their skills to be relevant. While most leaders feel that once they reach a position of seniority, it is upon them to train and impart knowledge, in today’s context they must also remember that they themselves must also constantly learn and advance their own skills. Run time – 00:33:36 mins.