Niren Chaudhary on Transforming Pain into Purpose and Creating a Virtuous Cycle of Excellence - E076

How can we nurture hope in the face of deep loss and convert our pain into meaningful purpose? What wisdom can we gain about our own lives, purpose and happiness when we perform an audit of our own values? How can leaders light a fire in the hearts of people across the enterprise, and create a virtuous cycle of excellence, both at the individual and collective level? Find out from Niren Chaudhary, Chairman of Panera Brands, exclusively in conversation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Intersections Podcast.
0:00 Introduction
7:20 How to make ourselves more relatable as a leader
11:37 What happens when we declare victory too soon
14:00 What do we gain when we perform an audit of our own values
23:04 Two important principles for scaling businesses in new cultures and regions
31:35 How to win hearts and minds when we don't even speak the same language
36:21 How to create a virtuous cycle of excellence at the individual and collective level
43:27 Can pursuing purpose more than profit lead to more profit?
47:44 A story of an exceptionally powerful but short life
51:27 How to nurture hope in the face of deep loss and convert our pain into meaningful purpose
53:55 Three values to inspire us to live fully and meaningfully, even through our most difficult times
1:02:59 How to keep ourselves grounded, in all seasons of life
1:07:31 How do we go on a hero's journey, even when our days are numbered
1:14:59 Closing remarks
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Hitendra works to empower every individual, team and organization to realize their full potential and operate from their inner core. As a Columbia Business School professor, keynote speaker, and Mentora Institute founder, he brings a mathematician’s rigor to some of the most compelling and challenging questions about life and leadership in today’s transformative times. As the BBC World Service put it, “[Hitendra]’s lessons are about how to become a master of yourself before trying to be a master of the universe.”
His widely acclaimed research and teaching on leadership have been featured in Inc., Forbes, Fortune, CNN, Psychology Today, BBC World Service, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. On his Intersections webcast he invites accomplished individuals from diverse disciplines to explore what it takes to approach our full potential in life and in leadership, by dissolving boundaries - between theory and practice, science and faith, east and west, inner and outer, and more.
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Connect with Hitendra:
*Website: www.hitendra.com/
*Linkedin: / hitendrawadhwa
*Instagram: / hitendrawadhwa
*Facebook: / hitendraw
*Twitter: / hitendrawadhwa
Follow Hitendra in the Press:
*Forbes, “Is This The Answer To Diversity And Inclusion?”: bit.ly/hw-forbes01282019
*Psychology Today, “Can One Man Save American Business?”: bit.ly/hw-psychologytoday07022013
*Fortune, “The Church of B-School”: bit.ly/hw-fortune09142011
Listen to Hitendra on these Podcasts:
* The Art of Happiness Podcast with Arthur Brooks: bit.ly/hw-abguest
*Parenting for the Future with Petal Modeste: bit.ly/hw-pmguest
*Unmistakable Creative with Srini Rao: bit.ly/hw-srguest
*Purpose & Principles Podcast: bit.ly/hw-sbguest
Read Hitendra's Articles:
*Inc.: The Wrath of a Great Leader - How Martin Luther King, Jr. wrestled with anger and what you can learn from his example: bit.ly/hw-inc01152012
*Fortune: Nelson Mandela and the evolution of great leaders: bit.ly/hw-fortune12062013
*What Anne Frank’s Diary Can Teach Us about Living in the Eye of a Storm: bit.ly/hw-insights122020
*Change Your Mindset, Transform Your Life: bit.ly/hw-fall2019
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