509: Great Leaders Surround Themselves with Smart People - Rajeev Kapur

How do you shape your leadership style and approach to business?

In this episode, Rajeev Kapur, President and CEO of 1105 Media, shares his 30-year career in the tech industry. He discusses how he has built a great employee experience through recognition, benefits, and measuring employee satisfaction. He talks about his two books - Chase Greatness and AI Made Simple - and his views on leadership. Hear some of Rajeev's wisdom on how to become a successful leader, such as the five pillars of success: gratitude, resilience, empathy, accountability, and transparency. 

Take advantage of this inspiring conversation with Rajeev Kapur on how leadership is changing for the next generation!

In this episode:

• Rajeev speaks on topics such as surrounding oneself with smart people, building trust and transparency, and employees’ expectations of leaders today
• Rajeev touches on the changing nature of leadership over the years and how embracing "enlightened leadership" will be necessary to keep up with future disruptions and demographic changes

Main takeaways:

• Leadership is changing due to the natural evolution of the workplace
• Surround yourself with top talent, equip them properly, and together, innovate and shape the market
• Leaders should practice gratitude, be resilient, have empathy, accountability and transparency
• Leaders need to support Millennials and Gen Z to set them on the right path
• There will be a lot of disruption in workplaces in the next five years due to demographic change
• Leadership must be adaptable and open to recognizing that changing populations and new technologies will transform companies

Resources Mentioned:

• Chase Greatness: Enlightened Leadership for The Next Generation of Disruption
• AI Made Simple: A Beginner’s Guide to Generative Intelligence

Quotes:

“I'm going to surround myself with the best possible people. I'm going to give them the tools to do their job, and we're going to innovate and define the marketplace.” - Rajeev Kapur 

“One thing COVID taught us is that you got to be really resilient in your business.” - Rajeev Kapur 

“Leadership needs to be really nimble and flexible to understand that the demographics are changing and technological innovation is going to cause your companies to change.” - Rajeev Kapur 

Connect with Rajeev:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevkapur1/ 

Website: https://1105media.com/Home.aspx  

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Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/

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