Date: 11th September 2021

Guest Name: Mr. Siddharth Kapur

Company: Danone
 
Detailed Summary
Mr. Siddharth Kapur started the session in an interactive note on menti-meter. He started with
questions like who we are and what we expected from the session. Lastly to set the tone of the
session, we looked at the various aspects of soft skills, their importance.
Sir talked about his professional background, and we also also had a glimpse of his lovely
family.
Then concerns like employability across various functions were discussed resulting in a large
gap. Lacking the right soft skills is a major factor causing the gap. Sir showcased a Harvard
Research statistic which stated 85% of job success comes from soft skills. Then we looked at
some XPERTFLIX training content where sir is a mentor, who emphasized on self-doubt and how
to unleash our potentials to build our personal identity.
Sir then highlighted the basic tenets of developing soft skills through Personalization, Learning
by practice. Sir acknowledged that language should not be a barrier. Lastly picking up the skills
handpicked by senior industry experts.
There after sir discussed corporate ready one should be. We looked at various stages of our
lives from school to post grad but is that really making us corporate ready.
Then sir spoke about the changing environment due to the current pandemic and how to adapt
the new reality.
Sir then emphasized on the world should know our personal brand. Only hard work is not
enough, the showcasing the same is even more important.
Companies want fresh perspectives and whatever leaves our table, its needs to have a touch of
our own magic. Then sir spoke about how to understand ourselves through skills, personality
and using our experiences to the right use.
Thereafter sir highlighted the CPP Model to build our personal brands. Clarity on expertise,
potential value addition to the organizations and the understand the audience to take the right
approach to influence them.
Then we looked at Projection – which is to articulate our brand statement.
Then we looked at clarity and the various attributes of it like who are we, who do we help, what
do we help them with and how do we help. Lastly sir highlighted the inherent personality traits
vs the acquired ones.
Throughout the session sir patiently answered all our questions and provided helpful insights
and pointers to develop ourselves.
 
LinkedIn Summary
Mr. Siddharth Kapur, Business Head - Adult Nutrition & Wellness, India - SEA Region at
Danone, gave an insightful session on building personal brands and the winning practices in an
evolving world. He spoke about the importance of soft skills in the professional life. He
reiterated that developing soft skills needs to be a lifelong journey. He laid out the basic tenets of
how to self-assess, identify the gaps and work towards development. To conclude, he gave
explained the various personality traits, the acquired skills and work towards a holistic
environment.