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Indra Nooyi Teaches Leading With Purpose

Ever wonder what it takes to be the CEO of a Fortune 50 company? Indra Nooyi didn’t set out to become the first woman of color to do so. She simply (and tenaciously) focused on big ideas. As the former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra transformed a global industry. Now she’s teaching you her transformational approach to leadership. Learn to simplify complex problems, persuade others to buy into your vision, and discover how leading with purpose can improve your life beyond the boardroom.

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21 Episodes

  • Meet Your Instructor
    E1
    Meet Your InstructorIndra introduces herself, offers a glimpse into her journey as CEO of PepsiCo, and provides an overview of what she will cover in the class.
  • 7 C's of Leadership: Your Core Abilities
    E2
    7 C's of Leadership: Your Core AbilitiesIndra shares an overview of her leadership formula—the “7 Cs”—and provides a lesson on the first three Cs of this philosophy: Competence, Creativity, and Courage.
  • 7 C's of Leadership: Working With Others
    E3
    7 C's of Leadership: Working With OthersIn this lesson, Indra provides insight into how to be a great communicator—as well as how communication provides a pathway for successful mentorship and relationships with coworkers.
  • 7 C's of Leadership: Creating A Better World
    E4
    7 C's of Leadership: Creating A Better WorldIndra takes you through her final two Cs—Compass (aka integrity) and Citizenship—and shares her thoughts on how to build and nurture community.
  • Make Great First Impressions
    E5
    Make Great First ImpressionsLearn how a personal stake in every interaction can drive great first impressions.
  • Take Charge Of Meetings
    E6
    Take Charge Of MeetingsIndra demonstrates how you can ensure every meeting leads to action by effectively engaging with participants and listening to every voice in the room.
  • Zooming in and Zooming Out
    E7
    Zooming in and Zooming OutLearn what innovation means to Indra as she shares her philosophy of zooming in and out when exploring big ideas.
  • Connect With Your Team
    E8
    Connect With Your TeamUsing her experiences, from the top level of a global corporation to riding on truck routes with her delivery team, Indra stresses the importance of engaging with your front-end workers when strategizing for your business.
  • Harness The Consumer Pull
    E9
    Harness The Consumer PullIn this lesson, Indra breaks down the differences between a customer and a consumer, and introduces important terminology and strategies, including trading area analyses and capitalizing on big holidays.
  • Study Your Competitors
    E10
    Study Your CompetitorsIndra shares her approach on using competition to better your own business. She provides a case study of the process she followed at PepsiCo to launch Bubly, a billion-dollar sparkling-water brand.
  • Strategic Thinking: A Future Back Perspective
    E11
    Strategic Thinking: A Future Back PerspectiveIn this lesson, Indra shares her approach for long-term strategic thinking, designed to challenge assumptions and breed innovation.
  • Performance With Purpose: Crafting The Dream
    E12
    Performance With Purpose: Crafting The DreamDuring her time at PepsiCo, Indra used megatrends to develop “Performance With Purpose,” PepsiCo’s guiding strategy. She’ll take you through the data and the trends, and how they led her team to develop a new strategic direction.
  • Assess and Use Megatrends
    E13
    Assess and Use MegatrendsIn this lesson, Indra shares her “outside-in” approach to developing a blueprint for a business, and explores how you can use megatrends to guide your own strategy.
  • Creating Buy-In and Courting The Skeptics
    E14
    Creating Buy-In and Courting The SkepticsIn this lesson, Indra discusses how she sold “Performance With Purpose” to her team and her skeptics, and kept the company on track through the global launch.
  • Resourcing Turns A Dream Into A Reality
    E15
    Resourcing Turns A Dream Into A RealityIndra provides a lesson on resource segmentation, shares her advice on how to allocate resources, and highlights the importance of effectively delegating responsibility on a project.
  • Monitor Risks and Progress
    E16
    Monitor Risks and ProgressIn this chapter, Indra demonstrates how you can use her 7 Cs of Communication and Coaching to be a great manager, and encourage your direct reports to achieve their full potential.
  • Global Change On A Local Level
    E17
    Global Change On A Local LevelIndra strongly believes that purpose-driven goals are as important as financial goals. She shares how she worked with her team to become a positive transformational force in the communities in which they operated.
  • Evaluating Success Against the Original Goals
    E18
    Evaluating Success Against the Original GoalsIn this lesson, Indra assesses the successes and failures of "Performance With Purpose" to demonstrate how she exercised her 7 Cs. She also discusses the resulting transformation, supply chain changes, and environmental sustainability achieved.
  • Organizing Your People With Care
    E19
    Organizing Your People With CareOrganizational changes are part and parcel of building a business. In this lesson, Indra shares her process of working through growing pains and transitioning to new organizational structures.
  • Case Study: My Megatrends of the 2020s
    E20
    Case Study: My Megatrends of the 2020sndra discusses the megatrends she sees today and analyzes their impact on society. She challenges members to find the opportunities presented by these trends in their own field.
  • Case Study: Leadership In A Crisis
    E21
    Case Study: Leadership In A CrisisIndra provides insight into crisis management at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was brought on board a task force to reopen the state of Connecticut and strike a careful balance between saving businesses and keeping everyone safe.

 

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