Two Founders Walk Into
Two Founders Walk Into
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One got fired. The other nearly went bankrupt. Naturally, they did the most illogical thing—built one of India’s fastest-growing Change Movements with 37,000 changemakers. On this podcast, Ajit Sivaram and Satish Manchikanti spill the secrets of leadership—sharp insights, harsh truths, and enough jokes to make HR nervous.
Because great leadership isn’t built in boardrooms. It’s built in moments when everything goes spectacularly wrong.
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The podcast emphasizes leadership lessons drawn from real-life experiences, with topics covering failure, resilience, and cultural transformation. Episodes feature discussions on the importance of leadership in challenging times, with examples such as navigating business crises and building effective teams.
One got fired. The other nearly went bankrupt. Naturally, they did the most illogical thing—built one of India’s fastest-growing Change Movements with 37,000 changemakers. On this podcast, Ajit Sivaram and Satish Manchikanti spill the secrets of leadership—sharp insights, harsh truths, and enough jokes to make HR nervous.
Because great leadership isn’t built in boardrooms. It’s built in moments when everything goes spectacularly wrong.
Leadership isn’t a checklist.
You can’t scale it by running workshops or tracking metrics alone.
In this episode, Ajit and Satish explore:
✅ Google’s Project Oxygen—what worked and what didn’t
✅ Two levers that actually scale leadership
✅ Why your org rises only to the level of your leadership bench
✅ Three frameworks we use to grow leaders at U&I and beyond
If you're growing a team and want leaders who uplift—not just manage—this one’s for you.
#LeadershipBench #ProjectOxygen #FounderTools #PeopleDevelopment #uandi
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