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PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK-Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi

Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi

" Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader." - Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
In a world where gender discrimination exists in almost every sphere of our society, here comes the story of a woman who has achieved the top position of the world’s fourth largest company . IndraNooyi, CEO Pepsi Co has scripted a success story that showcases what American dreams are made of.  She has also proven that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you have a dream then all you need is the will and determination to achieve it.
In a world where gender discrimination exists in almost every sphere of our society, here comes the story of a woman who has achieved the top position of the world’s fourth largest company . IndraNooyi, CEO Pepsi Co has scripted a success story that showcases what American dreams are made of.  She has also proven that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you have a dream then all you need is the will and determination to achieve it.
Indra Nooyi, was born on 28th October, 1955, into a conservative Tamil family in Madras (capital city of Tamil Nadu, currently known as Chennai).
She attended Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Madras. She went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Chemistry and Maths from Madras Christian College.Her determination and perseverance helped her to get into the very prestigious Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta (capital of West Bengal currently known as Kolkata) from where she earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Management. After this, she worked for two years with Johnson & Johnson and a firm named MetturBeardsell in India.To pursue higher studies, she went to US with little money. She got her masters degree from Yale school of management. To fund her studies at Yale, she started working as a receptionist from midnight till sunrise.
With her hard earned money from her toils, she purchased her first suit that she would wear to her very first Interview after her Masters at Yale. She got rejected at the interview because she wore trousers which reached her ankles. Dejected, she turned to her professor at Yale who advised her to wear what she felt comfortable in. At the next interview, she wore a sari and got the job!
She learned early on in her life to be who she really was and express herself for how she really felt.
Serving the company at various responsible levels and growing solely on her hard work and rigorous schedules, she became the CFO and President of  Pepsi Co in 2001, it was also announced that she was and was also to be included in the Board of Directors.
Reaching the top position can be a difficult task for a non-American,  and a woman at that.  But achieve she did, as she struggled and dealt with all the emotional, social and cultural biases that are the general norm in any work place.  Indra Nooyi is an inspiring lady indeed to millions of young girls who fight their own battles everyday at work places.  A success story that proves that a woman can achieve anything that she wishes for.

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