Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi
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Leaders are at the heart of every operation and success of any organization. This is true because they offer direction and motivate those they lead towards the common goals of the organization. One of the areas where the contribution of leaders has been apparent is in the business world. However, for a leader to be effective and successful in managing a business he or she must possess some traits and behaviors. This paper analyses the traits of Indra Nooyi, one of the fortune 500 company CEO’s to demonstrate how these traits are important in leadership. A brief introduction about Nooyi’s education and career background has been highlighted. The paper then looks at some of the leadership characteristics that Nooyi has and how she has utilized them to help her company PepsiCo register growth. Finally, the findings of an academic journal that talks about leadership have been highlighted to support the view that certain traits must be possessed by leaders for them to be successful.
Keywords: leadership, successful, traits, characteristics
Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi
The growth experienced at PepsiCo in recent years can be attributed to the leadership style and traits of the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Indra Nooyi. Nooyi began her career in India where she had been born, schooled and earned her first degree in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and later an MBA. While in India she held a number of manageria…