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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker.

This is the CXO Fun Facts Section with Rajesh Saluja. Stay tuned for the full conversation.

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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. 

In this concluding segment, Rajesh shares with us his definition of success and the importance of maintaining balance across spheres of life. He reminisces his journey so far and speaks of his rather admirable trait of handling acute stress and pressure only to go on and excel under those very trying circumstances. This straight forward optimist unsurprisingly is also among the biggest crusaders for 'Health being the biggest Wealth' philosophy. So now, for the umpteenth time. Come on! Get going, Make time work for you coz you are worth it!

Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. 

In this brief segment, we speak of Rajesh’s recently acquired interest – Poker. Now, Rajesh had always been fond of playing cards since young. However, it was only a  couple of years ago when Poker caught his imagination. He admits to having lost a lot earlier until he read up and gradually developed his own style. He now has a poker group in his residential complex who meet once every three weeks. 

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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. 

In this segment, Rajesh speaks about his love for a sport which, even though he began learning for pragmatic reasons, soon turned out to be the one which he derived the most joy from. Now, golf is known to be an ideal networking sport. It is also perceived to be boring, complicated and perhaps a bit snooty? Well, Rajesh tells us how indeed appearances can be deceptive and highlights how golf, invaluably, even helps unmask hidden layers of acquaintances and potential business associates. Rajesh also shares some simple yet effective tips to play golf as per his experiences and hey mind you, you are listening to someone who has been playing it for a little over two decades now! His personal goal is to play a game a week in Mumbai from the three games a month he usually plays when he is traveling and meeting potential clients. We also converse about the lessons, skillsets and synergies Rajesh derives from cricket and golf. Stay put or rather Stay ‘putt’! 

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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. 

Ok! What is it with boarding schools churning out all-rounders? It’s a trend we have spotted far too often now in our conversations! In this segment, Rajesh Saluja too attributes his love for sports to his boarding school regime. Rajesh, who is a right-arm medium-fast bowler, also gets candid, revealing his stance on real-estate investment before we deep dive into his love for cricket! Listen to Rajesh shares how he has evolved into a seasoned-ball player thanks to the inter-school private league matches he plays with his son, representing his son’s school across such tournaments during October – March. We also speak about Rajesh’s most memorable innings, the values he has imbibed from cricket and also that delicate yet powerful father-son bond. Stay tuned!

Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. 

In this segment you will listen to Rajesh open up about his formative years in Jamshedpur, the key turning points in life including an unfortunate loss he encountered rather early on in life which forced him to ‘grow up’ at once. We also discuss key professional milestones along Rajesh’s 3-decade long career, the broad theme reflecting a yearning for taking roads less traveled & setting up verticals/practices from scratch. 

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It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present this lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, also known as BPCL.

This is the highlights segment of the full conversation. In this episode, we spoke at length on the -

·       iPassion genesis of building an employee talent program, based on Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. How did it come about?

·       The challenges the team faced to set up varied such communities across the organization, and how they continue to work around them.

·       BPCL's sustained initiatives to recognize, showcase and encourage talent.

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Primary objectives and vision of the program which simply translates to making an employee more self-aware, more confident, and better equipped.

·       How iPassion also inspired and sparked curiosity within the entire oil and gas industry. How apart from inspiring an employee at an individual level, such initiatives at an organizational level and even at an industry level can come into a thriving self-sustainable ecosystem.

·       Time management and work culture ethos at BPCL and the importance of commitment and creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and long-term value to an organization as a whole.

Happy Listening!

It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present this lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, also known as BPCL.

In this conversation, we spoke at length on the -

·       iPassion genesis of building an employee talent program, based on Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. How did it come about?

·       The challenges the team faced to set up varied such communities across the organization, and how they continue to work around them.

·       BPCL's sustained initiatives to recognize, showcase and encourage talent.

·      

Primary objectives and vision of the program which simply translates to making an employee more self-aware, more confident, and better equipped.

·       How iPassion also inspired and sparked curiosity within the entire oil and gas industry. How apart from inspiring an employee at an individual level, such initiatives at an organizational level and even at an industry level can come into a thriving self-sustainable ecosystem.

·       Time management and work culture ethos at BPCL and the importance of commitment and creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and long-term value to an organization as a whole.

 

Hmm interesting ain't it? Let me also let you in on a secret, as to why this episode is really special and one which I so enjoyed recording. CXO Life will soon be launching a platform promoting talent or passion-based leadership communities. You will hear from us soon regarding that! But for now, stay tuned for a fascinating listen. Have a great day and a wonderful year ahead!

It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation!

Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building.

In this concluding segment, Padmakar shares benefits and challenges one perceives in nurturing and promoting talent, given the technological advances and how confidence-building might just prove to be the game-changer in this ever-dynamic world where disruption is the order of the day. The ability then to quickly adapt and reinvent ourselves will be of paramount importance and therefore multiskilling and versatility will be the most valuable employee attributes. Though it won’t be easy to build upon, we discussed. We conclude on a keynote - the importance of staying committed and the simultaneous creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and subsequent long-term value to an organization. Stay Tuned.

It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation!

Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building.

In this segment, listen to Padmakar speak on time management, the work culture at BPCL the weightage accorded to a wholesome personality when it comes to recognizing leadership potential and the benefits of pursuing and learning new skills and interests. we also speak about Padmakar's perspectives on how developing a personal interest can be of tremendous help to a CXO. Happy listening.