Every year in consulting is like three years in the corporate world because you have multiple clients, multiple issues - you grow so much.

Market growth alone doesn't give you enough tailwind. You have to create your own. The way to do that is by designing products for consumers that wow them.

I think innovation as a discipline needs to go back and get rethought and revived. There are so many models to talk about innovation, there are so many typologies of innovation, and you have to find a good innovation metric that truly captures the innovation performance of a company.

Take a stand. Be known for your courage and confidence.

Lots are written about how 'she shows up at board meetings in the saree.' My God, I have never worn a saree to board meetings; people play it out in different ways. I think I have never shied away from the fact that I am an Indian, and I don't intend to, but you can be at home with both cultures.

We pretend we have it all. We pretend we can have it all.

I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else