CEO’S
PRODUCTIVITY
SECRETS
(4)
6.
“Be
prepared, have an external orientation“
D
SHIVAKUMAR, CHAIRMAN & CEO, PEPSICO INDIA
“Everybody
has 24 hours and the biggest demand on any CEO is maximising
time.He
has to be good in time discipline. CEOs must come well-prepared
for
meetings.For that, they must have access to information at least 24-48 hours
prior.
I ensure such information is available in advance.Also, CEOs tend to get
stuck
up with internal issues and normally use 5%-10% of their time interacting
with
external stakeholders. A strong external orientation helps and I regularly
take
time out to interact with industrial bodies, media or just reading up.“
7.
“Interview
all prospective employees“
ANU
ACHARYA, CEO, MAPMYGENOME
“I
sleep very little around 4-5 hours. As soon as I get up, I workout. I don't use
a treadmill.Even at office, I don't pick up the phone and call my colleagues,
I
walk up to them. I like to come in to office before the rush begins, so that
I
can focus on what I want to do. I delegate my work to my colleagues,
because
someone is better than you at certain things. But there are certain
things
I don't delegate, like recruitment. I interview candidates myself.
On
weekends, I go for various conferences and meetings. I am a woman
of
extremes. When I work, I am fully focussed and when I party, I party hard.“
8.
“Don't
check social media at work“
GIRISH
MATHRUBOOTHAM, FOUNDER AND CEO, FRESHDESK
“Every
morning, I play 3 sets of tennis on a clay court.During this time,
if
my phone rings, I won't take it. I make a lot of official calls while I drive
to
office.A lot of startup founders come to meet me for advice.And I try to
meet
at least two wannabe entrepreneurs a week. I have a rule for emails.
If
I am not marked in the To or Cc, I move those mails to a separate folder.
That
is how I prioritise. I don't check social media on my desktop during work.
I
only do that on my mobile phone, when I am free.“
9.
“Plan
meetings in advance“
GANESH
NATARAJAN, CEO, ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES
“I
believe in extreme planning. As of now, I know what my international travel
calendar
is going to be like till March 2016. When scheduling meetings with
international
clients, you need to give them 4-5 months notice and this also
gives
me and my team time to plan better, set up more meetings when I'm
there
etc. It's important for me to at least have a tentative schedule for the
next
6-7 months and then make sure it works. I'm also associated with industry
bodies
like CII and Nasscom and before taking on any industry roles, I make
sure
that I have the calendar of activities a year in advance. Even our internal
bi-monthly
strategic management council meetings and monthly management
council
meetings are scheduled for the whole year and this is something we
stick
by. This is something that I've practised over the last 20 years.“
10.
“Start
early, acknowledge performers regularly“
VIVEK
GAMBHIR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GODREJ CONSUMER
“On
days I'm not traveling, I come to office before everyone else. 8.00 9.30 am
is
my time when I don't take any meetings. It's for reflection and reading.
I
have a one day, one week and a longer term to-do list which I look at while
driving
to work. I also avoid checking email through the day. Instead, every
1.5-2
hours I set aside 15-30 minutes and respond to email in these blocks of
time.
Every Sunday, I carve out some time to reflect on the week gone by
and
send out emails acknowledging people who've done something stellar
during
the week. I've made it a habit to have coffee or lunch with my top 50
team
members every quarter to get feedback. I also be a part of their special
occasions
kids birthdays, anniversaries, promotions -by sending
a
handwritten note.“
By Dibeyendu Ganguly & Dearton Hector
With
inputs from Priyanka Sangani and Moinak Mitra
CDET22MAY15
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