Madan Mohan KR, Director – Legal & Compliance and Member of the Executive Board, Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions India, shares his philosophy of management
In what ways can technology be leveraged to enhance productivity and efficiency within the team or organisation?
The integration of technology has become an essential driver for productivity and efficiency throughout the industries. Embracing technological advancement is not just a competitive advantage, it is also a strategic imperative for organisations aiming to thrive in a dynamic business environment. Some of the example that we are already experiencing in this direction are automating the repetitive tasks, enabling remote work, project cycle management, etc.
How do you ensure that the team remains agile and adaptable in the face of technological advancements and industry changes?
Agility is a mind game. The ability to adapt to sudden changes is agility. Strategically speaking, you must have a plan A; if it fails then go for plan B and by chance if that also fails then you should have a backup of plan C. Agile mindsets focus on core values of the organisation such as respect for each other, responsibility and accountability, collaborative approach, adapting to the changes by learning, improvement and innovation. Multitasking human resources are key to the success of this. The agile human behaviour comes about through team building and training, among other measures. Technology is an innovation and an agile mind is always innovative and quickly accepts the new way of doing things or doing things differently more effectively and efficiently.
Can you share a significant leadership lesson you have learned during your career journey?
One of the main leadership lessons I have learnt is not to micromanage but to do macro management. The urge to succeed always tempts you to do micro-management but actually it is a disaster. In case of micro management, only your think-tank works and not the team. So, in order to have a better and strategic success, you need to allow your team to think beyond your ideas and you should shape up their ideas to success. The other thing that I have learned is that never mistrust and always encourage, even if it may result in a setback. The learning comes from failure. Unless you fail, you never learn. So, success lies in failure and the more you fail, the better you learn and the better you learn, the greater success you achieve.
