Welcome to Season 4, Episode 8 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.
Today's guest is a leader who proves that the most powerful skill in the technical world isn't engineering, it's storytelling. Irfan Bharde is the SVP and Chief Commercial Officer at NovaSource Power, one of the world's largest O&M service providers for solar and storage assets.
His journey is a masterclass in cross-industry leadership, with a career spanning traditional power at GE, industrial automation at Honeywell, and robotics and AI at Domatic.
Irfan was brought into NovaSource as part of a new leadership team with a clear mission: to transform the company and bring a mature, process-driven playbook to the rapidly growing renewables industry.
In this episode, we explore:
- The multicultural advantage how speaking multiple languages and understanding different cultures shapes leadership effectiveness
- His pivotal career transformation from engineer to executive storyteller working directly with a CEO
- The outsider's advantage of bringing lessons from software, robotics, and traditional power into the solar industry
- Why the best leaders listen more and speak less and how to make that shift
- Navigating the current challenges in renewables and building resilient business models
- His vision for total asset optimization and the future of sustainable energy
- The role of AI in education and personalized learning
- What it means to leave a legacy by empowering the next generation
If you're in energy, sustainability, or any technical field looking to scale your leadership impact, this episode is packed with actionable insights.
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