INDRA NOOYI

Iron Lady of Pepsi Co

Indo-American Businesswoman
Spent her childhood in a modest conservative South Indian family in
Chennai, India
Graduated from IIM Calcutta and did her masters in public and private
management from Yale University
She first worked as a receptionist during her initial years at US to gather
some money
Worked at JnJ, ABB, BCG and Motorola before being selected in Pepsi.
Became the CEO in 2001.

Her leadership style is based on the 5Cs-(jotted these points from a
video)
Competence-be the go to person. Stand out and be a life long student.
Unless you are an expert in a chosen field, u will get nowhere.
Courage- speak out and have the confidence on your knowledge. You
should be confident about the
Communication- cannot overinvest in comm.. as a leader u constantly
have to mobilize the grps. Learn to sync the brain with the output from
the mouth
Consistency- Change your mind against a consistent framework and
dont make people guess what youre doing
Compass- u cannot compromise on integrity and your compass doesnt
point due north, everything comes crashing down. U may have the
competence, courage, excellent communication and consistency but if u
dont have integrity, it all goes to waste.

Risk Taking- Made major changes in the product line when she took
over pepsi. A risk taker, Nooyi pushed Pepsi beyond soda, first by
helping to start the company's fast-food chains in 1997, and later by
spearheading the purchase of Tropicana in 1998.

Emotional Intelligence: She is a people first person and love to create
an informal atmosphere at work. She admits to walking barefoot in foot
when her foot gets sore after wearing heels. She sings, she walks around
barefoot, and makes it a point to attend to her familys telephone calls
even during critical business meetings. She keeps in touch with
everyone using social media and blogs. She writes a letter to all her
285000 employees every 2 weeks about any matter she likes. She once
wrote a letter about her own daughter and how fast young girls grow up
and how important it is to spend time with them.

Motivational: Nooyi talked about how she wrote letters to the parents
of her entire top executive team, telling them how proud they should be
about the work of their offspring.
On her personal front, it is amazing how she came out of her
conservative family to the open market in the US. She has an excellent
work-life balance. To state an example, on days when she cant respond
to her daughters constant questions, she trained her receptionist to
answer all homework and television privileges queries. So she doesnt
lose track of what her daughters doing.


Proactive: her mission as CEO is to change the trend from caffeinated
drinks to more healthier drinks. The takeover of Tropicana, which none
of her predecessors had done, bears testimony to that. She has actively
made it a point to start new initiatives like Performance with purpose
which instills a sense of social responsibility among the employees. She
has had consistent success in acquisitions and associations with various
companies namely Pizza Hut and Taco Bell along with her promotion of
in-house brands such as Frito Lay, Tropicana Fruit Juice and Quaker
Oats. She does constant store checks to see whether her products are
doing well and speaks to the store managers herself to see if they need
anything. She is also on the board of Lincoln Center for the Performing
arts, which proves that she hasnt lost her zest for arts even after
becoming a businesswoman.

Down to earth: Nooyi recommends not sitting on your laurels just
because you have attained a high rank in the professional sphere. A
tireless worker herself, she gets only 5 hours of sleep a night, and
continuously educates herself, re-evaluating her decisions and ensuring
that she is keeping the best interest of the company and its employees in
mind. Another example is when she was asked about how she felt that
her name was mentioned in Gossip Girl, all she said was maybe they
mentioned it because they found the name exotic.



Pros and Cons of her leadership style:
Pros:
Lower employee turnover since she became the CEO
Higher employee satisfaction
Happier work environment
Cons
Profit management may suffer since it is a very people oriented
company
Too much involvement with the employees can have a negative
impact on the leader-120clock high

I DONT KNOW WHERE TO MENTION THESE POINTS!
Hard figures reveal that her leadership has caused Pepsico to achieve
double the sales after she took over in 2001.

all girls rock band in Madras. Still picks a guitar up once in three
months, for five or ten minutes. Favourite pass time.