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Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 18: Wearing Stakeholders' Shoes - Innovative Change Management in the Development Sector
In this episode of Unleashed, we delve into the challenges and solutions in the development sector. We discuss stakeholder management, behavioral changes, and the implementation of large-scale projects with extraordinary leaders Dr. Y Lingaraju, Pavan Mamidi, and Shiv Kumar. Learn from their experiences in river rejuvenation projects, grassroots initiatives, and the crucial intersection of academic innovations and governmental practicality. Tune in for insights on how to effectively drive developmental changes with community ownership and stakeholder engagement.
2025-08-01
41 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 17: Wearing Stakeholders' Shoes - Building Stakeholder Commitment and Ownership
In this episode, I continue our exploration of change management with industry leaders Praveena, Pankaj, and Dan. We delve into how organizations can maximize the potential of new technologies and business models by focusing on two crucial aspects: helping stakeholders understand and embrace the full possibilities of change, and ensuring their active engagement throughout the transformation journey. Through real-world examples and expert insights, we discuss practical approaches to driving sustainable organizational change that delivers lasting value.
2025-02-06
36 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 16: Wearing Stakeholders' Shoes: Change Management in the Era of Business and Digital Transformation
Join us in this episode of Unleashed Conversations as we explore the intricacies of change management during digital transformation. I begin with sharing my experiences working with a large manufacturing company to integrate emerging technologies and improve operational efficiency. We talk about key challenges such as stakeholder buy-in, aligning with business objectives, and the necessity of parallel projects. I am joined by Pankaj Rai, Dan Powers, and Praveena Ravanavarapu, who share their expert insights on effective change management frameworks, aligning technology with business strategy, and the importance of comprehensive operational changes. Discover actionable strategies for ensuring that new technologies d...
2025-01-06
31 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Unleashed Insights 04: Eligibility to Rise to the CXO's Level
In this episode, Shashi delves into the essential qualities for transitioning to a CXO role. He explores the importance of mental toughness and emotional intelligence, discussing how candidates need to demonstrate capability at both operational and board levels. Shashi shares real-life examples and insights, emphasizing that being functionally and operationally strong isn't sufficient. Mental and emotional bandwidth are crucial for handling complex issues and managing diverse teams effectively. Tune in to understand the critical traits required for making it to the CXO level.
2024-11-13
04 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Unleashed Insights 03: Balancing Work, Family, and Ambition
In this episode, we explore the challenges women face in balancing career, family, and social expectations, and how setting clear intentions can help manage these trade-offs. We also discuss the importance of building a supportive environment that pushes you to pursue your ambitions confidently. Join me in reflecting on the insights shared by Pooja Sharma Goyal on navigating these dynamics, and how women can break past societal limits to achieve their career goals.
2024-10-14
06 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 15: Building World-Class Leaders: Leadership Strategies Across Sectors
In this episode of Unleashed Conversations, we delve into the evolving leadership needs across various sectors. The discussion continues with experts Pooja Sharma Goyal, Srinivas Rao Mahankali (MSR), Shiv Kumar, and Rishikesha Krishnan, as they share specific interventions and examples to address these needs. MSR emphasizes the importance of mentorship and reflective practices for startups. Rishi highlights the value of hands-on experience and global cultural exposure for grooming leaders. Pooja talks about fostering clarity and passion among young women entrepreneurs, while Shiv underscores the necessity of structured interventions and internal growth in the development sector. Join us as we...
2024-09-19
29 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 14: Building World-Class Leaders: From Innovation Hubs to Social Sector Challenges
In this episode of Unleashed Conversations, we explore the dynamic landscape of leadership across various sectors. We discuss the booming startup ecosystem with Srinivas Rao Mahankali (MSR), the essential role of seasoned and emerging leaders in established businesses with Rishikesha Krishnan, the unique challenges and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs with Pooja Sharma Goyal, and the intricate demands of social sector leadership with Shiv Kumar. Join us as we delve into the specific needs and leadership skills required to drive growth and impact in these diverse fields. ------- Pooja Sharma Goyal, Co-Founder - Udaiti Foundation
2024-08-21
35 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Unleashed Insights 02: Building a Wider Perspective: Experiences from Women in Leadership
In this episode of Unleashed Insights, we delve into the challenges women face in building a strong professional presence and brand. Rashmi Mohanty, Shalini Pillay, and Pooja Sharma Goyal share their experiences, tips, and lessons learned on navigating constraints, leveraging networking opportunities, and fostering a sense of belonging in male-dominated environments. Discover practical advice on how women can thrive and succeed by building confidence, effective communication, and strategic networking. Unleashed Insights is a new segment based on the larger Unleashed Conversations, bringing to you specific themes and discussion on particular topics that are discussed at length in...
2024-07-22
10 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Unleashed Insights 01: Women Retention & Returnship
Join me in reflecting on the conversations with Sarika Naik and Pooja Sharma Goyal about the importance of returnship programs and systemic design changes needed to support women's career growth to CXO levels. Hear expert insights on maintaining professional networks and leveraging social media during career breaks to ensure a smooth return to the workforce. Unleashed Insights is a new segment based on the larger Unleashed Conversations, bringing to you specific themes and discussion on particular topics that are discussed at length in Unleashed Conversations.
2024-07-08
10 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 13: Spreading Life: Building Early Foundations in the Path to All-Rounded Development
In this episode of Unleashed Conversations, we delve into the impact of fostering wider interests alongside academic pursuits. Featuring reflections from Debu, Mahender, Saumil, and Rashmi, the discussion covers the influences shaping our career paths, the role of parental and academic pressure, and the benefits of nurturing diverse skills from childhood. Highlighting examples of successful balance and the evolving educational methods, the episode underscores the importance of cultivating a well-rounded personality for both personal satisfaction and professional success. Key ideas discussed in this podcast: The Impact of External Influences on Career Choices Reflections on Personal...
2024-05-27
26 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 12: Spreading Life: Finding Balance & Exploring New Passions Beyond Work
This episode of Unleashed Conversations discusses the significance of cultivating interests and passions outside of professional life to improve leadership skills and personal growth. Srini shares his journey from aspiring to be a professional cricketer to discovering meditation and golf, illustrating how these pursuits helped manage stress and brought newfound energy to his work. The episode features discussions with guests Rashmi, Debu, and Pankaj on starting new hobbies, balancing them with work, and the positive impacts of continuous learning and experimentation on personal and professional development. The guests advocate for a balanced life through exploring diverse interests beyond the...
2024-03-27
31 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 11: Spreading Life: The Power of Diverse Interests
This episode of 'Unleashed Conversations' delves into the significance of cultivating diverse interests and pursuits beyond professional life for achieving personal and leadership growth. We explore the societal and educational pressures that often narrow our exploration of life and how this impacts our professional journeys, limiting our appreciation for diverse backgrounds and creative problem-solving. Through discussions with industry leaders and experts, including Debu Mishra, Rashmi Mohanty, Pankaj Rai, Mahinder Reddy, and Saumil Majmudar, we underscore the benefits of wider pursuits.These include increased energy, reduced stress, enhanced empathy, and the ability to inspire and manage diverse teams effectively...
2024-03-01
31 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 10: Building Brand and Presence: Breaking Barriers - Women Leaders' Journey to CXO Roles
In episode 10 of Unleashed Conversations, we focus on women in leadership, exploring unique challenges and opportunities for women aspiring to CXO positions. Featuring insights from Shalini Pillay, Sarika Naik, Pooja Sharma Goyal, and Rashmi Mohanty, this episode dives into the realities of navigating corporate environments, balancing personal and professional demands, and leveraging strengths such as multitasking and resilience. It's a deep dive into empowering women leaders with strategies for success, networking within constraints, and embracing leadership roles with confidence. Key takeaways: Navigating Corporate Environments Balancing Acts Strength in Diversity Strategic Networking Embracing Leadership with Confidence
2024-02-01
39 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 09: Building Brand and Presence: How do you build the right presence?
In episode 9 of Unleashed Conversations, I continue my conversations about the transformative journey from being an operational leader to a CXO. Joined by Shalini Pillay, Sarika Naik, Dan Powers, and Shashi, we explore the nuances of building a leadership presence and credibility. We discuss the vital role organizations can play in nurturing leaders and how the environment shapes leadership development. This episode is packed with insights on structured networking, emotional readiness for leadership roles, and the unique challenges that come with aspiring to be a CXO. Key Takeaways: Leadership Presence and Credibility
2024-01-10
39 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 08: Building Brand and Presence: How Can Leaders at Operational Level Grow to CXO Roles?
Welcome to the latest episode of "Unleashed Conversations," where we delve into the remarkable transformation of a technology expert from being a master of transactional solutions to a strategic leader ready for partnership level. This episode is a celebration of a leader stepping out of their comfort zone, expanding their horizons beyond technical prowess to embrace strategic thinking and interpersonal skills, vital for building internal and external relationships. Key Takeaways: The Crucial Shift: We explore why operationally successful individuals often struggle to develop a broader, strategic perspective essential for leadership roles. Insights from accomplished leaders like S...
2023-12-07
40 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 07: Letting Go To Grow - Building Institutions with Purpose
Dive into a compelling narrative on Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri, focusing on the transformative journey from profit-centric entrepreneurship to purpose-driven institution building. This episode features profound conversations with industry experts like Kris Gopalakrishnan, SD Shibulal, Raju Venkatraman, Shivakumar Ganesan , and Vaibhav Tewari, who share their experiences and insights on the delicate balance between generating profit and creating lasting impact. The discussions revolve around the challenges and rewards of shifting focus from short-term financial success to building companies that stand the test of time and contribute positively to society. A must-listen for anyone interested in the dynamics of modern...
2023-11-20
31 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 06: Letting Go to Grow: Why Building a Great Team is Important for a Leader
As a leader, getting the right talent at the right time is crucial for an organisation's growth.Is it possible to hire the right people all the time? Probably not. Without people, no company can be successful, no entrepreneur can be successful, and no purpose can be delivered. It's all people that make things happen. In this episode of Unleashed Conversations, I continue my discussions with Kris and Shibu, Co-Founders of Infosys about the importance of people in building world class organisations. I am joined by a new guest on the podcast, Sandeep Maini, Chairman of th...
2023-10-30
35 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 05: Letting Go to Grow - Balancing Between Current Period Demands to Focus on Growth Engines
In the 5th episode of Unleashed Conversations, my conversation with Shivakumar Ganesan, Co-founder and CEO of Exotel, continues and expands to different themes. Along with this, I am also joined by Vaibhav Tewari, CEO of Portea, with over 25 years of experience spanning various sectors, and Raju Venkatraman, a highly successful serial entrepreneur who has made significant contributions to the fields of process outsourcing, information technology, and medical diagnostics. We delve into a crucial question about how they allocate their time within their organisations. It is true that the health of an organisation can be easily assessed from h...
2023-10-17
25 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 04: Letting Go to Grow - Institutionalised Way of Empowering and Scaling
In this episode of Unleashed Conversations, Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal, Co-Founders of Infosys share about their journey of letting go and helping scale Infosys into a world class organisation by empowering people in the organisation. They share about the lessons learnt during this process - lessons that are relevant for anyone building a team, a company or a brand. We also hear from Shiv, CEO & Co-Founder of Exotel about his experience of letting go and bringing in a multi-dimensional approach as Exotel scales rapidly. We also explore the journey of the leader I worked with, who...
2023-10-02
33 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 03: How can we institutionalise innovation and customer centricity?
In this thought-provoking episode of Unleashed Conversations, we delve deep into the core challenges and opportunities that businesses face in the ever-evolving landscape of customer-centricity and innovation. Join us as our expert panel comprising of Sudhir Rao, Dileep Mangsuli and Sanjay Salunkhe discusses critical topics, such as institutionalizing an understanding of customer context, balancing internal KPIs with customer value delivery, and shaping corporate culture to proactively manage business rather than just managing crises. We'll explore the structural changes required for organizations to tap into the vast innovation potential of India, and whether it's time to reconsider what's...
2023-09-18
31 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 02: How can technology leaders innovate while delivering to predictability and core?
In this episode of Unleashed Conversations, we explore the dynamic world of technology leaders and their ability to innovate within the framework of their core responsibilities. Delve into the Outcomes Framework, a powerful concept that empowers technology leaders to take ownership of diverse outcomes, from resource provision to goal-setting, influencing customer decisions along the way. My discussions with Sudhir Rao and Dileep Mangsuli shed light on the delicate balance between learning from the past, managing present constraints, and envisioning a future brimming with innovation. If you are an entrepreneur, you will like the...
2023-09-04
36 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 01: Are technology leaders limiting themselves or is the environment limiting them to be Sounding Boards to customers?
This episode celebrates the transformation of a Tech professional from being a process manager to becoming sounding board to his customers. This transformation of this tech professional threw up many interesting questions. Why are talented technology professionals in the industry reduced to being capacity managers and hands to customers and sales? Are the organization and HR models responsible for this? What can be done to improve the ability of technology leaders to provide insights, guide customers on trade-offs, guide customers on leveraging technology? Innovation is central to start-ups – Are the technology leaders better sounding boards if they are in...
2023-08-21
26 min
Unleashed Conversations with Srinivas Uppaluri
Ep. 00: Unleashed Conversations - An Introduction
As a coach, over the last decade, I have worked with several high-performing professionals to help them realise their intrinsic potential. These individuals come from all walks of professional life and are proven leaders in their industries. But they had a hard time battling the status-quo that they had created for themselves. They were resigned to their existence as a result of their circumstances. Over the last year, I have curated 7 stories of transformation of such high-performing business professionals. Each of these stories will take you through their journey of self-discovery through reflections.
2023-08-21
03 min
Shape the Future of Work
Stakeholder Alignment - Srinivas Uppaluri ex-CMO, Infosys, on how he got his stakeholders to align for success
Our guest for this episode is Srinivas Uppaluri. Srini, in a career spanning thirty years, managed many stakeholders. Be it as a consultant handling critical organisational change initiatives, or in leading the marketing function at Infosys - his efforts at understanding and aligning stakeholders was key to success. He explains his tactics, processes and tools that helped him. Harini Srinivasan and Ramesh Dorairaj, both partners at the SemcoStyle Institute India, interviewed Srinivas Uppaluri for this episode. You can learn more about SemcoStyle Institute by visiting our website. You can buy  ...
2020-09-30
28 min