Karthik Pillai has a long tenure spanning GoldmanSachs, CreditSuisse, UBS, and Osthus where he worked on complex regulatory, data, and technology transformations.a finance and governance professional shares counterintuitive insights on organizational culture and project management. He argues that successful governance stems from aligning teams with a company's North Star rather than pursuing perfect processes, challenges the overemphasis on collaboration, and advocates for hiring adults you can trust instead of micromanaging. His core message: eliminate micromanagement, trust your team's expertise, and let people do the jobs they were hired for.
