Worklife with Adam Grant

Indra Nooyi wants us to reimagine the return to work

Oct 26, 2021

Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo and a pioneer in leadership and mentorship, joins the discussion to share her transformative insights. She reveals her unconventional practice of writing letters to her employees' parents to foster support. Indra emphasizes the importance of flexible work arrangements, particularly for women, and discusses the challenges of balancing career and family life. She highlights the role of mentorship in professional growth and advocates for creating equitable workplaces, urging leaders to combat gender bias actively.

45:52

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Indra Nooyi

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Reflections on an Influential Upbringing

2min

Finding Purpose in Professional Growth

18min

Leadership and Gender Equity

4min

Navigating Career Decisions

4min

The Power of Mentorship and Work-Life Balance

18min

The Importance of Support Systems and Household Dynamics

3min

The longtime PepsiCo CEO is one of the world’s most powerful women and Time’s 100 most influential people. In the first of two rich conversations, she explains why she wrote more than 400 letters about her direct reports… to their parents. Indra and Adam discuss what she’s learned about leadership, finding and being a mentor, championing ideas from below, and making big career decisions. They also explore some of the big questions around the future of work—from embracing flexibility to creating equitable arrangements for women to making family a real priority. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G22

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