Why Telling People to Consume Less Is Just... Unnatural

What legacy will your kids remember you for?In this episode, I sit down with Rajeev Peshawaria—author, speaker, and CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre—to explore how leaders can do well by doing good. Rajeev shares stories from global companies that prove profit and purpose can go hand in hand. We also talk about his own journey, why he believes the traditional MBA is outdated, and how steward leadership starts with a simple choice: do you want to create a better future, or just chase the next quarter’s numbers?Tune in to hear his bold take on leadership, legacy, and making business more human!IN THIS EPISODE(00:00) Is your business wired for real impact—or just window dressing?(03:30) Why telling people to consume less backfires every time(05:30) What a 270-year-old pencil brand can teach today’s startups(11:15) How one insurance policy idea from Brazil outperformed expectations(15:30) Why quarterly obsession is killing your company’s future(18:45) The 5 values every future-ready business must live by(21:15) Skeptical CEO? Here’s where your mindset shift starts(25:30) Netflix’s one-line policy that slashed expenses(28:00) The airline scandal that exposed the limits of rule-based leadership(29:15) Steward leaders aren’t born. So what wakes them up?(31:00) Is Gen Z really more woke—or just better branded?(36:15) Why MBAs might be the dinosaurs of the leadership world(39:15) What will your children remember you for?Rajeev PeshawariaRejecting platitudes and theoretical models, Rajeev combines 22 years of global Fortune 100 experience with research-based insights to provide unique and practical approaches to personal leadership, ethics and governance, sustainable business growth, and stewardship. A sought-after speaker and consultant, he is CEO of Stewardship Asia Center, Singapore, and President of Leadership Energy Consulting, Seattle WA, USA.Connect with him at:Website: https://rajeevpeshawaria.com/about/ Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevpeshawaria/Prantik MazumdarPrantik is an entrepreneur & venture investor and acts as a Digital Transformation Catalyst in organizations to drive sustainable change and impact.After pursuing a major in Computer Engineering & a minor in Technopreneurship from the National University of Singapore (NUS), he kickstarted his career with the Singapore government (Enterprise Singapore) to drive international trade promotion for the island state.He started his entrepreneurial journey with Happy Marketer in 2011 where he spent a decade building & scaling up one of the best and most awarded independent digital marketing services firm in the region that served brands like Standard Chartered Bank, Income, Great Eastern Life, Royal Brunei Airlines, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks, Ping An, Grab, Shopee, GoJek, Kimberly Clark, PropertyGuru, PegiPegi, Starhub, Singtel, Nanyang Business School, Kaplan, INSEAD amongst many of its prestigious clients.ABOUT TiE TalksTiE Talks brings to you leadership and venture-building lessons from founders, investors and experts in the TiE Singapore network, a vibrant ecosystem of Asian entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and industry professionals.—This podcast is powered by CrazyTok: We help experts become influencers by helping launch, produce and grow your custom-branded audio and video podcast channels.