Our guest today is a global citizen and friend, who carries a magnetic personality, Anupa Dasgupta. She brings with her such a beautiful warmth and charm to the conversation.

One of my favorite things she said was.

“You know, the thing is that when we are in a role of leadership, we have to be a communicator. We have to be an empathizer as well as a business leader. So I think those key qualities are really important, just not to make your business scalable. It's more to build better people. And I think that's what we need.”

Main Ideas

Where does your ability to be magnetic, with confidence come from?

• From amazing peoples stories around me
• She is also what she calls “Differently Abled”
• When she started working on her own as an independent designer

Three Experiences that shaped some great connections that you should partake in

• Wednesday Web Jam
• Open discussions on Zoom calls
• Design sessions, the one, in particular, Anupa experienced was with Adam Lawrence.

What you can do when you are handed a global team to manage, and strategies Anupa Used

• Building a super comfortable environment
• You build in relatable factors
• Create leadership practices from within

What are some ways you can communicate across cultures in the workplace better?

KEY Thoughts

4’21” — “I grew up in Greece and I think that was one of the key starters of, uh, of how I developed as a person who could experience and accept different cultures and communities because I went to a British private school and we had people from all over the world.”

8’ 24” - “Once things get back to normal, which I'm hoping it would in another few months, I think this opportunity to connect so easily, wouldn't be there. So when I see an opportunity, I go for it. And you know, whether that's meeting you on the TEDx or, you know, being a part of the Wednesday web jam, or even connecting professionally with my clients, I think it's just opening up a lot of doors

14’31” - “there is this relatable factor. So it's just not about, let's say, you know, a leader because the leader needs to know about, let's say strategic directions or business acumen or financial. This is a given according to me, but what they need to build on is that empathy, the compassion, the value.”

18’04” - you know, the thing is that when we are in a role of leadership, we have to be a communicator. We have to be an empathizer as well as a business leader, those qualities are really important.

Resources

https://www.wednesdaywebjam.com/

Find Anupa on LinkedIn.