31 min
231: Chandra Selvadurai - Be the Best Leader You Can Be Leadership Is Changing
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- Management
Has anyone ever told you, hey, just do your best? Sounds easy to say but what does that actually mean? Chandra Selvadurai believes he’s uncovered the real meaning.
Chandra leads the Trans-Tasman operations of Pharmaco (NZ) Ltd, a company specializing in the sales, marketing, warehousing, and distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare products and services.
Chandra qualified with a Medical Laboratory Science degree in Western Australia, pursued a Post-Graduate Diploma in Haematology, and has a Diploma in Business from Auckland University.
Chandra has worked in the healthcare industry for over 30 years and was appointed CEO of Pharmaco in 2013 and became the Managing Director in 2017.
He is a passionate advocate about the need to bring exceptional, life-changing, and life-enhancing health care products to New Zealand.
Dive in and learn how to be the best leader you can be!
On this episode:
Learn how Chandra’s very diverse background, travels, and upbringing has informed his journey into leadership How the concept of “just being the best you can be,” developed Chandra to be a successful and trustworthy leader with a vision for global impactGood leadership: “Good, better, best - never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best” - St. Jerome (14th Century)Leading an organization is about people. Leaders need to be more open and courageous around change and focus on enhancing a culture of belonging along the wayWhat is nimble leadership? Leaders don’t have to change their values or mission, but their operating principles should be adjustedChandra talks about how to be the kind of leader that can handle anything that comes their way in order to be successful through change
Key Takeaways:
Take initiative, be the best you can be Respect, empathy, and honesty will develop trust Being the best doesn’t mean being better than othersEnhancing culture is key in an organizationYour value and beliefs may stay stable but your operating principles will changeLeaders don’t need to be inspiring but they need to be inspired
Tweetable Quotes:
“Always ensure you do the right thing, and where you can. Just do and be better and be the best that you can be.” - Chandra Selvadurai
“I always felt that I wanted to be in a position where I make a difference. And being able to change things for the better.” - Chandra Selvadurai
Connect with Chandra on LinkedIn. Check out https://pharmaco.co.nz/ to learn more about their life-enhancing health care products.
Resources:
Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com
Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/
Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/
Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/
Has anyone ever told you, hey, just do your best? Sounds easy to say but what does that actually mean? Chandra Selvadurai believes he’s uncovered the real meaning.
Chandra leads the Trans-Tasman operations of Pharmaco (NZ) Ltd, a company specializing in the sales, marketing, warehousing, and distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare products and services.
Chandra qualified with a Medical Laboratory Science degree in Western Australia, pursued a Post-Graduate Diploma in Haematology, and has a Diploma in Business from Auckland University.
Chandra has worked in the healthcare industry for over 30 years and was appointed CEO of Pharmaco in 2013 and became the Managing Director in 2017.
He is a passionate advocate about the need to bring exceptional, life-changing, and life-enhancing health care products to New Zealand.
Dive in and learn how to be the best leader you can be!
On this episode:
Learn how Chandra’s very diverse background, travels, and upbringing has informed his journey into leadership How the concept of “just being the best you can be,” developed Chandra to be a successful and trustworthy leader with a vision for global impactGood leadership: “Good, better, best - never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best” - St. Jerome (14th Century)Leading an organization is about people. Leaders need to be more open and courageous around change and focus on enhancing a culture of belonging along the wayWhat is nimble leadership? Leaders don’t have to change their values or mission, but their operating principles should be adjustedChandra talks about how to be the kind of leader that can handle anything that comes their way in order to be successful through change
Key Takeaways:
Take initiative, be the best you can be Respect, empathy, and honesty will develop trust Being the best doesn’t mean being better than othersEnhancing culture is key in an organizationYour value and beliefs may stay stable but your operating principles will changeLeaders don’t need to be inspiring but they need to be inspired
Tweetable Quotes:
“Always ensure you do the right thing, and where you can. Just do and be better and be the best that you can be.” - Chandra Selvadurai
“I always felt that I wanted to be in a position where I make a difference. And being able to change things for the better.” - Chandra Selvadurai
Connect with Chandra on LinkedIn. Check out https://pharmaco.co.nz/ to learn more about their life-enhancing health care products.
Resources:
Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com
Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/
Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/
Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/
31 min