Did you know that the roles people play as parents or care givers (e.g. pet owners, team managers, aunts, uncles etc.) have the potential to teach some amazing leadership lessons and develop useful skills? Often, everyone is so immersed in fulfilling the “responsibility” aspect of their role that they miss out on the learning that it offers.
In this talk, Aruna shares her personal story on how she had assumed that becoming a parent would slow her down in her corporate leadership journey; but realized that she had actually gained priceless leadership lessons from this experience by using a simple hack. She goes on highlight how this role helped her become successful in her corporate career and take on leadership challenges with confidence. Overall, this talk gives an interesting insight on unlocking the full potential that the lifetime leadership role as a Chief Parenting Officer has to offer.
Aruna is a corporate leader with more than 16 years of experience in Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Waste Management. An alumnus of the Harvard Business School (Executive Education), she has held and continues to hold leadership positions in reputed organizations. She enthusiastically volunteers for various causes aligned to the United Nations SDGs like education and environmental awareness. She is a speaker and panelist at various industry forums and radio talk shows on diversity, sustainability and climate change. Her efforts have earned her the recognition as GCC’s Top 50 Marketers (2016) and “The 100 most impactful CSR leaders in the world”(2017). Beyond all of the above, she is the proud parent of a dynamic 12 year old, whom she considers as her guide and guru.
TEDxTalk : A lifetime leadership role as CPO (Chief Parenting Officer)
Aruna is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School (Executive Education, Program for Leadership Development). A result driven professional with 16 years expertise in Sustainability, Waste Management, Marketing Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility. I
She enthusiastically volunteers for various causes like education for the less privileged and environmental awareness. Her efforts have earned her the recognition as one of the most influential CMOs of GCC (2015) and GCC’s Top 50 Marketers (2016). Aruna also features on the list of “The 100 most impactful CSR leaders in the world”.
Currently she is pursuing the Post Graduate Certificate Program in Sustainable Value Chains from University of Cambridge to further augment her work in the field of environment sustainability. Beyond all the above, she is a proud parent of a dynamic 12 year old who is her guide and guru. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
