Vinita Bali

"There are lots of interdependencies, even in our personal roles and the way we interact — at home, with friends, neighbours, and colleagues at work — is going to have to be more empathetic not just in a cognitive sense, but also in an emotional sense because people are going to experience things they have never had to before"

"More women have lost jobs compared to men, and domestic violence cases have gone up considerably. I think we are a society that is not questioning our men enough. They are the ones who are perpetrating these crimes, whether it is against women or children. And somehow, society doesnt look at it that way; we dont hold them accountable"

"We must distinguish between leadership and leaders"

"I’m a very much a person who lives in the present. I am still in touch with the many people I worked with from around the world and the countries I lived in – like the UK, Nigeria, South Africa, USA and Chile. For me, the C-Suite was about people and shared experiences"

"The ability to make sense and sift out insights from noise will become an increasingly valuable skill"

"Sure, money is important, she says,but I wanted to enjoy my work so I followed my sense of adventure and lived all over the world. I love to travel and love to explore new countries. By living in a country you learn so much about its history, and the culture of its people I am an experiential learner"

"Clients get the advertising they deserve"

"It is about taking ownership for results, it is about accountability, about envisioning the future and ensuring the building blocks are in place to achieve it"

"For instance, we don’t take deadlines as seriously as the Americans do"

"We don’t have a clear line of sight of how we go from start to finish and who does what. In fact, nutrition is an example. It sits on the fringe of many things but is not the centre of anything. We don’t even have a national nutrition strategy"

"When you give it free, the money runs out. As I see it, this is not corporate social responsibility, it’s simply corporate responsibility — which means figuring out a way to do the right thing and incorporating it into your business model"

"Companies, businesses and countries are thinking about how they can deal with global supply chains, now"