Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott is at the center of the company’s $1.6 billion disinformation lawsuit, and a new study uncovers shocking racial disparities in fertility treatment-related infant deaths, ex- PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi provides guidance for a new generation of leaders.
– Best in business. Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi became a business icon during her roughly 12 years at the head of the global behemoth. As one of very few women of color to run a Fortune 500 company, Nooyi has been offering her advice for years to others aiming to elevate corporate America.
She has shared this wisdom in several books and launched a series of courses on the MasterClass platform last month. In her new course, Nooyi shares some of her most basic tips—like identifying your core competencies—as well as more advanced guidance, like identifying the megatrends that will shape an industry for a decade or more.
Earlier this month, I spoke with Nooyi via Zoom about her new course. The former PepsiCo chairman and CEO praised me for drinking a Diet Pepsi during our conversation — “very thoughtful,” she said. (I’d normally go for Diet Coke, I’ll admit, but the stores are closed.) Nooyi, who held roles such as SVP of strategic planning and CFO at PepsiCo, was eager to work with the broader A group of professionals who share her advice.
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Below are some excerpts from our conversation about Nooyi’s new MasterClass series.
How to Find Your Unique Value
You have to make a unique proposition about the company. Who are you and what do you offer they can’t lose? At first, I didn’t know what my proposal was. But people tell me that what I can do really well is simplify the most complex topics. Difficult projects would fall on my lap and people would say, if I can’t fix it, the project has to be rethought.
It’s hard for someone to sit down and really develop their skills. However, if you have a good manager, they can help you improve your skills and increase your skills. The performance review process should help clarify your core skills.
How to get the most out of meetings
Be very clear about the goals of the meeting. What are you doing in there? Is there the right person in the room? Only those who need to be there, not all? If you see people holding back, pull them out – they have to have a point of view. Ask those who have not yet spoken if their points have been addressed. Maybe someone will say something unexpected.
How to make a great first impression
First impressions are important because you’re going well. You have no headwind. But if you make a bad impression, you will run into headwinds. If you’re not impressed, who knows where it’s going?
Walk in, looking confident — but not overconfident or arrogant — make eye contact, smile, shake hands firmly, and sit down. Attend a prepared meeting. Reading material.
How to get a buy
You have to have faith in what you are pushing. Have faith and confidence in the product you want to sell. You have to convince – never just work in a crowd. Building identity is difficult, and the higher you go the harder it is because change has to happen on such a deep foundation.
Nooyi acknowledges that much of her advice comes from decades in corporate America, predating the rise of remote work and other changes that have profoundly changed the American workplace. Still, she hopes her experience can guide others.
“Given my background and where I’m from — as an immigrant, a woman of color, across oceans — leading this iconic company is a daunting task,” she said. “I want to see the most unusual, the least unusual. The possible people get to the top. Let us give them the tools to move forward.”
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