CEO’S
PRODUCTIVITY
SECRETS
1.
“Spend
time with your direct reports“
KAMAL
K SHARMA, VICE CHAIRMAN, LUPIN
“I
make it a habit to spend quality time with my direct reports. Every week,
I
mark out at 2 least an hour-and-a-half with a direct report, where we might
talk
about
anything, not just the work at hand. Now it's usually in the office, but
earlier,
it
was also over lunch.Another habit I have inculcated since my IIT days is to
stay
focused on a problem until it is solved. I don't subscribe to the idea that
you
should set a problem aside for a while if it is proving to be intractable.
I
believe you need to keep at it until it is solved.“
2.
“Don't
take the phone to meetings“
ANUJ
AGARWAL, MD AND CEO, BAJAJ ALLIANZ
“I
come to office early and plan out the entire day. At the end of the day, I make
sure
that everything I planned is done. I also make a yearly plan at the beginning
of
the year. This is pasted on to the wall in my cabin in front of me. I split
this
to
monthly targets and I conduct review meetings with my colleagues for their
feedback
on where we are regarding targets. I only take the yearly plan off my
wall
at the end of a year. I don't take my phone with me when I am entering
a
meeting and I don't check my mails while in a meeting as I consider that as
very
disrespectful.“
3.
“Be
approachable, day & night“
GVK
REDDY, CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, GVK GROUP
“Punctuality
is the cornerstone. I make it a point to always be on time to office,
and
this automatically sets an example for everybody at GVK. I begin work in
the
morning, with a meeting with the Heads of Departments (HODs) of various
projects
to guide them to achieve the best, followed by meetings with other
people
from outside the organisation. After a break for lunch, I resume office
to
work until end of the day.I like to be approachable at all times, whenever
they
feel the need for experience, and in times of crises. I ensure that I am
available
even in the middle of the night if someone calls me for my advice
and
guidance.“
4.
“Use
your daily commutes to manage“
VINAY
AGRAWAL, CEO, ANGEL BROKING
“Like
most Mumbaikars, I have a fairly long commute to work. I use the morning
ride
to plan my day and the evening ride to network. I also take out three hours
every
week to browse the net and keep up with latest technology trends. I keep
hand-written
notes in a personal diary during the monthly meeting of senior
executives,
where I make a note of commitments each one has made. At any
meeting,
I have notes from at least 12 previous meetings, so I can recall what
was
said before and monitor what action has been taken. My direct reports know
of
this habit, so they're very careful.“
5.
“Seek
fresh perspectives, use sticky notes“
ROHIT
BANSAL, CO-FOUNDER, SNAPDEAL
“Every
morning,I drink a huge glass of water and check emails that came through
the night. I clear my mailbox every night. I
spend the first 15 minutes of a work
day
planning. On the laptop, I use sticky notes all the time. Ours is a fast
growing
company,
so it is difficult to stay away from work completely over weekends.
But
I do ensure that I spend time with my family a lot more on weekends than
on
weekdays. I meet at least two new people every week from any stream to
keep
a fresh perspective on the world. Many of them are not even connected
to
the Snapdeal business.I meet them, sometimes at our office or at coffee shops
and
restaurants. I try and stay connected with most people either through phone
calls
or emails or social networking sites.“
By Dibeyendu Ganguly & Dearton Hector
With
inputs from Priyanka Sangani and Moinak Mitra
CDET22MAY15
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