E47 - Lalit - Unboxing the New Normal

<p>Lalit is the Founder/ CEO of ANSR and has been instrumental in establishing over 80 GCCs across India and Poland. Prior to founding ANSR, Lalit has served as the CEO of several companies including Datamatics, LG and News Corporation (Star TV). Lalit has also held executive positions as the Chairman and President of Target India and Senior Executive Advisor for IBM, Japan. Lalit started his career in the Indian Navy before retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. While in the Navy, he was the Head of the prestigious Naval Computer Applications Centre in Lonavla and was Senior Engineer Officer at several warships. Lalit earned his engineering degree from BITS Pilani and MS in Computer Science from IIT, Mumbai.</p><p>In this episode we discuss,</p><ul><li>5 lives in 1, a sneak preview of Lalit’s journey</li><li>The mindset needed to traverse through multiple domains</li><li>The new world of business post-pandemic</li><li>The changing dynamics of the Global Capability Centers</li><li>The great resignation - What can business and HR leaders need to do</li><li>Offices of the future - Definition of hybrid work</li><li>The time is now to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead</li></ul><p>Timestamps </p><ul><li>The early career of Lalit from Indian Navy to being an entrepreneur - <b>2:09</b></li><li>New skills in a post-pandemic world - <b>8:30</b></li><li>The focus for business leaders in the new reality - <b>13:29</b></li><li>Service industries reinvigoration - <b>25:00</b></li><li>The Great Resignation - What should business and HR leaders need to do - <b>34:20</b></li><li>Hybrid work defined - <b>38:15</b></li></ul><p>Quotes</p><ul><li>Learning while running</li><li>Find comfort in getting out of the comfort zone</li><li>The future success and failure of an organization depends on how effectively data is leveraged</li><li>Take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead</li></ul><p><em>Connect with Lalit:</em> <a href='https://ansr.com/'>Website</a>, and<a href='http://linkedin.com/in/lalit-ahuja-298139171