116511 Nestle Neweletter

From the desk of
Chairman and Managing Director
It gives me immense pleasure to connect with you
through the first edition of our internal newsletter
Grow2Win.
For over a 100 years we have been part of the
Indian society building nutrition, health, wellness
and prosperity in the community. We - you and
I, as valuable employees of Nestlé, are part of
a successful Company and we can be Proud of
this fact! The challenges of the future and the
competitive intensity that has been redefining our
landscape, makes our journey even more exciting,
compelling and energizing. We need to be Fast.
Focused.Flexible in our thoughts and actions to
tackle these challenges. I have defined the key
priorities for the organization in our vision of
Grow2Win and it is important for you and me to
make this OUR journey as we move confidently
ahead into the future Nestlé India.
The first dimension is the Consumer. It is not
about what we want to sell. It is about what a
Consumer wants to buy. It’s about engaging with
the Consumer in different parts of this country,
in different channels, in different geographies, in
different dimensions of our portfolios, in different
services, at different times of the year and at
different stages of life. That’s how rich the
canvas is. Consumer Led Insight and Consumer
Led Innovation will be a key growth driver for
Nestlé India in the coming years, and I want you
all to be a part of it. Innovation lies in not only
new products but in ways of working & providing
services to make, not just a “product purchase”
but a “brand experience”. For this to happen,
no idea is too small, no effort insignificant and
EVERY COLLEAGUE, irrespective of race, gender,
experience and status, counts.
The second theme that I would like to focus upon
is what I call the Winning Edge. The Winning Edge
happens when determination and competence
meets the challenge. We in Nestlé India, must be
a team and a group of people who passionately
believe in the opportunity that Nestlé needs to
embrace in India. It fundamentally means that
we need people who are fit for battle, rather
than those who are sitting like passengers in
a bus waiting for the driver to take them from
one destination to the other. This calls for
demonstrated leadership. This calls for a level of
determination that only you can provide.
A winning organization, a winning mindset comes
with thought processes that make us winners
at all points in time. Winning does not happen
simply because of individual excellence. It happens
because of us. It’s because of us being together.
To make dreams a reality, quickly, efficiently and
sustainably, we need to Simplify and enhance
relevant aspects of our working, our process,
our meetings, our empowerment, our decision
making, our risk taking, our coaching, our
competencies. I really want you to embrace this
whole simplification theme. As a first, we should
reduce the time we spend in meetings. Please
push for this. I think the time of our people must
be spent in the market, with the customer, with
the doctor, with the DC, with the CD. Develop
the market, grow the market, capitalise on the
e-commerce boom that is taking place in this
country. Conservative estimate says anything up
to 10-15% of all consumer products will be sold
on e-commerce. The per capita income is going to
DOUBLE by 2030 and Nestlé must also more than
double our business to get our fair share of the
increased prosperity. This is the dream that I have
and I do hope your vision is ignited by this too!
The 3 Core elements of our journey ahead will
be Consumer Led Innovation, our Winning Edge
and our determination and capacity to Simplify
to energize. Attitude, competence, passion,
commitment, speed, resilience, living the Nestlé
values and a will to WIN will define whether Nestlé
will be THE most respected Nutrition, Health and
Wellness Company. It is OUR choice to make and
I invite YOU on the exciting journey ahead to live
this dream as a reality….
Suresh Narayanan
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Fast. Focused.Flexible