World needs more EQ, more women in leadership positions, says Mukesh Ambani

The latest market report highlights that Reliance Industries Limited Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has called for an effective initiative to strengthen the ecosystem supporting working women and working mothers in corporate India.

Speaking at the launch of the Hindi edition of Arundhati Bhattacharya’s memoir Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Work, Life, and Leadership, Ambani stated the book’s Hindi edition would take her story to young women and men across Bharat, including cities, towns, districts and villages.

“The English title describes her perfectly. Indomitable, a person whom no hurdles can halt, no adversity can defeat,” Ambani stated, adding that the occasion had been five years in the making.

Bhattacharya has been a member of the Reliance board since 2018. Ambani stated she had enriched board deliberations with her experience and independence of mind and brought optimism to discussions with the confidence of a leader who had faced complexity and found a way forward.

He stated Bhattacharya had consistently encouraged Reliance to promote diversity as a source of stronger leadership and better decisions since joining the board in 2018.

“Today at Reliance, we are very proud to have many more women leaders at senior marks across Reliance,” Ambani stated.

He further noted that women bring a “rare kind of EQ, empathy quotient” to negotiations and real-life situations.

“It is now my firm conviction that our world needs more emotional quotient than intellectual quotient, which is to say, more women in leadership positions,” Ambani stated.

Calling Indomitable “not an ordinary autobiography” but “a call to action”, Ambani stated Bhattacharya’s achievements against all odds were a source of inspiration for working mothers around the world.

He additionally stated the book highlighted the need for corporate India to do more to ensure women get what they deserve.

“I wish to appeal to all my fellow business leaders today. Let us collectively launch an effective initiative to strengthen the ecosystem that supports working women and working mothers in corporate India,” Ambani stated.

He requested Bhattacharya and other accomplished women to guide the initiative.

“Let us help and empower thousands of indomitable women leaders to build and run the new temples of Viksit Bharat,” Ambani stated.

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