Hitendra Wadhwa
Hitendra Wadhwa is an Indian-American entrepreneur and leadership expert in the United States. He is the founder of the Institute for Personal Leadership, a research-based organization that provides training and coaching to executives worldwide.[1] Wadhwa is also a professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches the course, "Personal Leadership & Success."[2]
Career[edit]
Wadhwa began his career at McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm.[1] In 1999, he founded Paramark, a marketing optimization technology startup in Silicon Valley that was acquired in 2002.[3][4] Wadhwa also founded Delphinity, an innovation consulting firm, in 2002. In 2011, he launched the Institute for Personal Leadership, which provides in-person and online leadership training for corporate executives.[1]
In 2003, Wadhwa became a Professor Professional Practice of marketing and strategy at Columbia Business School,[1] .[2] In 2012, he created the university's first online leadership executive education program.[5]
Teachings[edit]
Wadhwa's teachings are influenced by contemplative practices such as meditation and yoga in addition to modern science.[1] In an interview with the BBC World Service, Wadhwa states that the most critical precept to management is to "first learn to lead yourself."[6]
Wadhwa's teachings often draw on examples of personal character and inner leadership from icons including Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, and Steve Jobs.[7]
He has developed the "Five Pillars of Personal Leadership": Purpose, Wisdom, Self-Realization, Love, and Growth.[1][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Rolston, Dorian (July 2, 2013). "Can One Man Save American Business?". Psychology Today. Vol. 46 no. 4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DuBois, Shelley (September 14, 2011). "The Church of B-school". Fortune.
- ↑ "NewWorldIQ Acquires Paramark". Ad Age. October 7, 2002.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Paramark Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Della (September 4, 2012). "Columbia launches its first online leadership programme". Financial Times.
- ↑ Pooneh Ghoddoosi interviewing Hitendra Wadhwa (August 13, 2013). Outlook: Somali Refugee Turned TV Journalist (Radio broadcast). BBC World Service. Event occurs at 20:10 minutes in. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ Mockaitis, Peter (10 October 2018). "How to Be Awesome at Your Job". website (Podcast). Optimality. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ Woodward, Woody (September 16, 2013). "5 Pillars of Becoming a Self-Aware Leader". Fox Business.
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