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Indra Nooyi's mantras for success
September 12, 2008
I'm a mother first, then a CEO, then a wife
The fact is that if you are a woman and especially a person of colour woman, there are two strikes against you. Immigrant, person of colour, and woman, three strikes against you.
Ever since I have been in the work life, I have always used a simple rule: Whatever I did, I had to produce an output that was so much better than what somebody else did. So I would work extra hard at it. More hours, yes. More sacrifices and trade-offs, yes. This is the only journey I know. I don't know what it is to have the cushy life and go home to watch the 6.00 news.
There is an inherent issue of conflict, as the biological clock and the career clock are working at the same time.
As a woman in a leadership position you can ensure: a) Equal pay for equal jobs done; b) Have a voice to represent women in your company; and c) Create an environment at work where there is flexibility.
Women want to be mothers. This is the still point. But they are needed in the workforce in ever greater numbers.
Image: Nooyi speaks at the Miami Dade College. | Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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