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Technology Leadership TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP EDITION

Stories of some leaders and how they lead the tech giants

In conversation with

Dr. Jonah Berger Best Selling Author of 'The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind'

Satya Nadella: The Man Who Brought Back Microsoft’s Lost Charm

How Are Technology Leaders Using Data and Machine Learning to Help Identify New Business Opportunities?

Technology Leadership in PostPandemic Times

by Toulika Das

by Yash Modi

by Goutami Garuda

What’s Inside p.4

Technology Leadership in Post-Pandemic Times

p.38 Satya Nadella: The

Man Who Brought Back Microsoft’s Lost Charm

by Goutami Garuda

p.10 Technology Leadership:

Principles, Responsibilities, and Challenges

by Toulika Das

p.46

by Utsav

p.18 How Are Technology

Leaders Using Data and Machine Learning to Help Identify New Business Opportunities? by Yash Modi

p.30 How Sundar Pichai

Leads Google? by Umar Nabi

p.60

In Conversation with Dr. Jonah Berger, Marketing Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Leadership Lessons to Learn from Mark Zuckerberg – A Transformational Business Magnate by Saipriya Iyer

p.72 The Story of Elon Musk,

The Genius Who Became the Richest Man in The World by Bharggavi Ssayee

p.80 How Technology can

be used to Empower Leadership- 21st Century Perspective by Rehan Hussain

p.90 The CIO Confront:

Enterprises Require a New Type of Technology Executive by Srivani Mandapaka

Editor’s note

Dear Readers, Business and technology are tightly linked. Nobody can truly discuss one without also discussing the other -William H. Gates. Information technology is bridging sectors and industries to enable the emergence of new enterprises based purely on technology, such as Airbnb's rental marketplace and Amazon's e-commerce space. Along with external disruptions, internal disruptions are occurring due to technology advancements, which are dismantling functional silos and compelling businesses to work end-to-end. Rapid technological advancements, particularly in Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0), clearly affect every facet of our lives, including leadership and educational settings worldwide. Advanced technologies in IR 4.0, like artificial intelligence and the internet of things, are transforming the role of leaders across various sectors. According to a new analysis, learners' requirements are changing, technology is advancing, skills are improving, automation is transforming processes, and globalization is increasing our reach. In this issue, we talked about the stories of some leaders and how they lead the tech giants. We have talked about how Satya Nadella brought back the lost charm of Microsoft with his strategic leadership, the amazing qualities that helped Sundar Pichai lead his organization, the visions of Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg's journey from Facebook to Meta. A special interview with Jonah Berger will enrich your knowledge-no matter what your core understanding of the topic is. Technology leaders must leverage technology to change, affect learning, and foster collaboration around a clear vision for how technology may best fulfill the needs of all learners. Thus, leaders need to envision and encourage technology usage in this digital environment. However, according to a World Economic Forum analysis, ineffective leadership may be the most significant impediment to a successful fourth industrial revolution plan.

Srikant Rawat

Chief Operating Officer, Techfastly

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In conversation with

Dr. Jonah Berger Marketing Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a world-renowned expert on innovation, word of mouth, change, and why products, ideas, and services catch on. He is an internationally bestselling author of The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind, Contagious: Why Things Catch On, and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. He has published over 50 articles in toptier academic journals, teaches Wharton’s highest-rated online course, and popular accounts of his work often appear in places like Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Harvard Business Review.

MAR 2022

AN INTERNATIONALLY

BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CATALYST HOW TO CHANGE ANYONE’S MIND,

CONTAGIOUS WHY THINGS CATCH ON

INVISIBLE INFLUENCE THE HIDDEN FORCES THAT SHAPE BEHAVIOR.

He was named one of the American Management Association’s

“TOP 30 LEADERS IN BUSINESS.” He often delivers keynote lectures at major conferences and events like SXSW and Cannes Lions. He consults for companies like Apple, Google, Nike, Amazon, GE, 3M, Kaiser Permanente, and The Gates Foundation.

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