This is EP#37.
In this master class Mr. Vipin Sondhi shares his life lessons from his school days up till his professional career spanning over three and half decades across very reputed industrial organizations both national and multi-national. The episode is conversational.
Timelines:
00:00 Start 03:05 Learnings from School Days 06:00 Learnings from IIT Delhi Days 08:56 Learnings from IIM A Days 16:40 Learnings from the first phase of professional career 25:11 Learnings of the second phase of Professional Career – CE Industry & CV Industry 38:12 Learnings from the current role across various NGOs and Industry Associations 44:00 What should be the Education of Future? 46:44 Leadership Learnings 50:15 Movies and Books - recommendations
About Mr. Vipin Sondhi, He has a postgraduate degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Mr. Sondhi has over 37 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, including 21 years as a Managing director and CEO including of Ashok Leyland, JCB India and Tecumseh India. He has been the non-executive chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Bhopal appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Mr. Sondhi currently is the Chairperson of various boards and committees; including the National Board for Quality Promotion, the Project Review & Monitoring and Technical Committee appointed by the Ministry of Heavy industry for the Indian Institute of Science, the CII National Mission on Technology, Innovation and Research and the CII Committee on Future Mobility and Battery Storage. In addition, he serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Not-for Profit organisations like the Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation, the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust and the Anantha Centre. He has received personal and company recognitions, including the Economic Times Most Promising Business Leader of Asia and an honorary fellowship from the Centre for Excellence in Project Management.
