Upgrade your skills Take risks Focus on yourself

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi shares what she’s learned about getting to the top.

By Polly Dunbar

When Indra Nooyi flashes up on my screen for our Zoom interview from her home office in Connecticut, USA, she immediately emits a spark. The kind of spark you’d expect from one of the very first women of colour to lead a Fortune 500 company (the world’s most prosperous organisations). Dressed in a bold, geometric-patterned top, she is a commanding presence and talks with both a rapid-fire energy and a razor-sharp precision. ‘I honestly believe the next few decades are the decades for women,’ she says. ‘But if you want to move up, know that it’s a tough slog. Keep upgrading your skills, take balanced risks and make sure you focus on yourself as much as you focus on the job. If you do those things, you’ll come out ahead.’ It’s a…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2021

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