Winning Stroke: Interview with Ms. Geeta Khurana,Global Head, Transformation,Denave

Jeet Sharma Jul 04, 2018

1. If not in the current profession, you would be?

Philanthropist

2. One book to read when you want to motivate yourselves?

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

3. One tune you always hum?

Yellow submarine by Beatles

4. One dialogue of a movie that motivates you or you like the most?

It is a dialogue from the movie – Dear Zindagi.

“Kabhi kabhi hum mushkil rasta sirf is liye chunte hai … kyun ki humein lagta hai, important cheezein paane ke liye humein mushkil rasta apnana chahiye … apne aap ko punish karna bahut zaroori samajhte hai … but why, aasaan rasta kyun nahi chun sakte … kya burai hai us mein … khaas karke jab us mushkil ka saamna karne ke liye hum taiyaar hi nahi hai”

(Sometimes we choose a difficult path only because we feel that to attain important things we need to choose a difficult path. We think that it’s important to punish ourselves, but why can’t we choose a simple path, what’s wrong with that? Especially when we are not ready to face that difficult path)

5. Place you never been to and always want to go?

I want to go to Japan (best example of perfection)

6. If your life was to be turned into a movie who would you like to play your part?

As a character, I relate myself with Kungfu Panda. However, if somebody has to play my role in the story of my life, I will choose Jackie Chan.

7. Luck or hard work, what do you think weighs more in defining a successful person?

Hard work - Luck is a by-factor of your intent, operating energy and persistence for a situation

8. One best decision you ever made?

To never look back…instead, learn from it and move ahead.

9. A strategy that you always use to take your decisions in personal or professional life?

Follow the truth and be honest with yourself

10. Whose advise you seek when in dilemma?

My mentors