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Why Some Leaders are Predicting the Future , Lenovo President and Global Head of DTC, Ajit Sivadasan


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Some leaders are predicting the future.

You can anticipate disruptions and seize new opportunities with information that’s already available. Your competition has access to it too and the big difference comes down to the decisions you make from it.

I host Ajit Sivadasan, Lenovo’s President and Global Head of DTC (2C to 2B) who shares the top 3 macro trends he’s using to create a leadership advantage.

He is the founding executive of Lenovo's global online strategy, starting in 2006 across it's b2c and b2b businesses. 

Over the last 15+ years, Ajit's led a global team that has helped craft and drive Lenovo's global online sales from 5 countries to 35+ countries and lenovo.com's footprint into 90+ countries. During this period, revenue and profits have grown by over 15X and units by over 15X in B2C. 

He’s also served in leadership roles at Gateway and Deloitte.

Lenovo is a $70B, 75,000 employee company that’s built on its success as the world’s largest PC company by further expanding into key growth areas including server, storage, mobile, solutions and services.

LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajitsivadasan

Company Link: https://www.lenovo.com/

What You’ll Discover in this Episode:

  • Why leaders should use macro trends to guide their decisions.
  • What Ajit learned from Peter Drucker.
  • Why macro trends help you make great hiring decisions. 
  • A time that data decision making paid off.
  • A hack to get buy-in on your big idea.
  • When facing adversity created a big opportunity. 
  • Three success strategies for every employee.
  • The LinkedIn posting strategy he uses to test his ideas. 

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