The 10 Influential Business Leaders to Watch in 2019_compressed

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THE MOTTO HAS
ALWAYS BEEN TO KEEP
AND KEEP TRYING TILL
I TASTE SUCCESS
IN WHATEVER I
ENDEAVOR TO DO
rapidly based on the adoption of
powerful and disruptive technologies.
Years ago, it was Internet searches and
job boards. After that came the
enterprise technologies and
accompanying service-level
requirements. The newest phase of this
technological revolution involves
social media, artificial intelligence,
robotics, and other algorithms that
further dis-intermediate the role of
traditional talent acquisition.
Many CEOs feel that adopting AI is
the need of the hour. There’s this fear
factor that if one is not on the AI
bandwagon, then that company is
going to lose out to competitors that
are going to be eating the market,
because they’re using technologies to
make decisions faster and better than
you.
“I believe machine learning, data
science, and statistics are great for
finding patterns in data.” states Anil.
Further, he added “But the most
important thing is making decisions
that leverage the patterns found in
data. This requires a completely
different set of skills: discrete
mathematics, operations research, and
optimization. These skills, I find are
massively underrepresented in the
industry.”
As with most industries, margins get
tighter over time, so every company
constantly needs to be able to provide
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more for less and
handle larger business
volumes, all while
making few mistakes.
That’s taken a lot of
players out of the
game, leading to some
consolidation in this
industry.
Future Roadway
The market
is slowly
moving
towards a
third party consulting model
with a marked dependence
on technology. The objective
will remain same for many
more coming years - to help
organizations make better
people decisions,
methodically increase the
risk-taking capability of
leaders and ensure that
leadership teams have
diverse strengths essential
for sharpening the
competitive edge.
The company is developing
its own customized line of
tech products to help its
clients move forward. Also,
it is aiming to go global in
the near future and is already
making inroads in
South–east Asian markets.
Anil’s Success Mantra
“Self-awareness and
authenticity is key to career
success. Don’t try to be
something you can’t be -
don’t try to be me. Be you.
The hallmark of a good
leader is to exercise strategic
clarity. As the driver of your
business, it is important to
get everyone on board with
where we see the
organization going. Every
employee must understand and apply
that sense of purpose to every
operational detail.
You also have to be flexible about how
global teams work. There are
differences in how global markets
operate. Thus you need to adapt to
global markets and communicate your
requirements correctly.”
QUICK FACTS
• One word that describes
you and why:
Determination as I never
give up till I succeed in all
my endeavors.
• Current Book you are
reading and why:
Steve Jobs: Life, lessons
and rules for success for
his sheer tenacity and
enthusiasm for his life and
products. An inspirational
read.
• A Movie you watch again
and again and why:
The Rocky series or Jo
Jeeta Wohi Sikander for
their never say die
attitude.
• One Social Media Platform
you use the most and
why:
A private person, I don’t
‘check in’ on social media
but LinkedIn is a good
platform for work and
networking.