Leadership

VoicBig10 – Mr. Chetan Garga

Bige of omplishments… Big transformations… Big10!

Alls couldn’t have been possible without a truly great leader at the helm – “Chetan Garga”

We as him “What qualities would make leaders succeed and be truly effective?”

And here’s what he had to say…

Chetan Garga
Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Allstate India

To be a successful leader in Allstate or elsewhere, no matter what your role, I believe a few qualities are absolutely essential. The ones I have seen to be important are: Building relationships. Engaging with people both formally and informally, build relationships with trust, which bring us together in a variety of ways. Hence, relationship-building, the ability to network and go beyond work-based interactions is essential to understand each others point of view, recognize diversity of viewpoints and collaborate effectively towards our common purpose.

Second is humility, no matter what one achieves in life, unless you are able to carry your success with humility, to create a comfortable work environment, people don’t look up to you as a leader. The leaders I’ve worked with in Allstate, across levels, business areas and geographies are grounded and objective, which makes collaborating with them quite easy.

Third, speaking your mind, in the course of out work-life, we sometimes come across situations where we are hesitant to say what’s on our mind… especially if it mean challenging the status-quo or pushing back to a senior colleague. Leaders at Allstate encourage the diversity of thought and expect employees across levels to speak their mind. This is quite apparent in the openness of dialog during town halls and Operational review meetings.

Allstate India has grown in scale and in value over the last 10 years under the able guidance of Exceptional leaders like Chetan and confidently looks forward to many more decades of success..!

Allstate India