PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi was named CEO in 2006, and chairman in 2007.
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A visit to her parents inspired Pepsi's Indra Nooyi to take up a habit that created 'some of the most meaningful experiences' she's had as CEO (PEP)
On LinkedIn, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi remembered her first trip to India to visit her parents after being named CEO, and how it changed her management style.
Don't act like you're the boss of your family
Ten years later, she wrote on LinkedIn about the lessons she's learned from running the $166 billion company.
One such lesson is that "people are everything," she wrote. "
But on Nooyi's first trip to India to visit her parents after being named CEO, she wrote, "
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"A steady stream of family and friends came into the house. They'd go right over to my mother and say, 'Congratulations.' Or 'You did such a good job raising Indra.'
"Watching them, I realized I'd never done for our senior executives at PepsiCo what my mothers' family and friends were doing for her. So, as soon as I got back, I decided to send a letter thanking the parents of some of our executives. And since then, I've sent similar letters to spouses.
"The impact of these letters has led to some of the most meaningful experiences I've had at PepsiCo. If I have one request for those of you reading this who lead people, try this. The reactions you get will move you more than you can know."
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