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Nooyi sums up the trade offs and sacrifices she has made in her life "Any woman who reaches the kinds of positions we do, and I'll speak for myself here, there are so many tradeoffs, compromises, heartbreaks, regrets that we've had to make along the way. It has not been easy. You know, I have two daughters. I have a husband, been married for 28 years. I have a mother still alive, and my family is very close"...
Handling the Downturn
According to Nooyi, setting the agenda in a downturn was of prime importance. She ensured that she was visible in order to convey a strong message that things were all right and the organization would come out of the problems. To tide over the downturn, the company made substantial reductions in spending, but not at the cost of long-term investments. Nooyi emphasized the realistic optimism considering the fact that they were a consumer staple company, which would not be affected much...
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