CEO’S
PRODUCTIVITY
SECRETS(2)
6.
Keep
your emails short, interact face to face“
SHISHIR
BAIJAL, CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, KNIGHT FRANK INDIA
“I've
made it a habit to wake up at 5 am and spend at least an hour at the gym
or
doing yoga on my sea-facing balcony. I get to the office by 8 am, an hour
before
everyone. This gives me time to think and plan the day. My own work,
such
as answering mails, is all done before anyone else comes in, leaving me
free
the rest of the day to meet with people and build relationships. I'm not much
into
email communication I keep my replies short and terse and prefer talking
to
people on the phone or face-to-face. When I'm traveling, though, I don't go
to
the gym or do yoga. Instead, I take a long walk.“
7.
“Walk
around the office“
RAJIV
KAUL, VICE CHAIRMAN AND CEO, CMS INFO SYSTEMS
“Over
the past 20 years, I have developed a habit of walking around the office
meeting
people. I don't spend much time at my desk. We have a lot of
conversations
in the corridors, where issues are resolved. I prefer that to
scheduling
formal meetings. I also keep emails to the minimum. I spend
45
minutes on email daily and I don't get or send more than ten emails a day.
Compare
that with most other people who take pride in getting 100 emails a day
and
spend a lot of their time on them. Four years ago, I told everyone that
I
don't want to be marked on every office email.“’
8.
“Maintain
a journal & listen to people“
MUNISH
SHARDA, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO,
FUTURE
GENERALI LIFE INSURANCE
“Since
2009, I keep a hand-written diary with a list of things to do, in which
I
make jottings at least three times a week. This is very useful given the hectic
schedules.Another work habit I have instituted is a “listen only“ session with
my
team every six months. At these sessions my direct reports can say anything
they
want and I only listen and don't respond during the course of the meeting.
A
third work habit I have is to do with managing relationships. At the start of
every
month, my secretary gives me a list of birthdays, anniversaries and work
anniversaries
for my direct reports and I call and wish them.“
9.
“De-clutter
your life“
SHALABH
SETH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SABMILLER INDIA
“I
allocate “me time“ on a daily basis as well as on weekends. This “me time“
is
as sacrosanct as the most important business meeting. This habit en sures that
one
is always ready for a marathon and not just a single race. My Saturday
afternoon
nap is something I enjoy and I try never to schedule anything that
disturbs
the routine. Over time, I have tried to de-clutter my life. For example,
my
formal wardrobe consists of light shirts and dark trousers. On Fridays and
weekends,
I wear jeans and T-shirts. I don't waste time pondering jeans and
T-shirts.
I don't waste time pondering over what I should wear. I have moved
most
of my work on to my iPhone, so I no longer carry a laptop, though I still
carry
my iPad as back up. We're a beer company, so I've made it a habit to take
my
team out to a bar after meetings. When I visit our offices outside Bangalore,
I
make it a point to take everyone there out for a drink in the evenings.“
10.
“Travel
for new ideas“
DEVENDRA
SHAH, CHAIRMAN, PARAG MILK FOODS
“Innovation
doesn't come from sitting in the office. When we set up our first
cheese
plant, the technology here was limited, so I toured Europe.I have now
made
it a habit to travel abroad at least six times a year, usually for one week
at
a stretch. I usually go alone, but sometimes I take one of my senior technical
people.
I don't just go to developed countries, but also to the developing nations
of
Asia. My last trip was to the Philippines. I look for insights when I travel.“
By Dibeyendu Ganguly & Dearton Hector
With
inputs from Priyanka Sangani and Moinak Mitra
CDET22MAY15
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