Indra Nooyi is a transformational leader who currently serves as CEO of PepsiCo. Born in India, she brings a global perspective and has utilized her leadership position to promote women in business. Nooyi believes that leadership requires continual learning and adapting to organizational needs. Under her leadership, PepsiCo has transformed to become a leader in sustainability. Nooyi encourages the development of five leadership qualities: competency, courage, communication, consistency, and compassion.

1. Transformational Leadership
Biographical Information & Education
 Empowers individuals
Career
 Provides vision and guidance
 Born in Chennai India in 1955 to a Hindu family.
 Attended Roman Catholic schools
 Married with two daughters
 Ranked 10th on Forbes list of 100 most powerful women
 Influences organizational structure
“When leaders use transformational influence, they share control of their organization with their followers”
Source:
Pearson, C. (2012). (p. 30) The transforming leader: New approaches to leadership for the twenty-first centruy (First.). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
 BSc from Madras Christian College
 MBA Indian Institute of Management
 Masters of Public Policy and Mangement, Yale University
Sources:
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Indra Nooyi. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Nooyi
Indra Nooyi says…
The distance between number one and number two is
always a constant. If you want to improve the
organization, you have to improve yourself and the
organization gets pulled up with you. That is a big
lesson. I cannot just expect the organization to improve
if I don't improve myself and lift the organization,
because that distance is a constant…
Just because you are CEO, don't think you have landed.
You must continually increase your learning, the way
you think, and the way you approach the organization.
I've never forgotten that.
Source:
Gaurav, A. (n.d.). Top 15 quotes from Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi. India TV.
Retrieved from http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/top-15-quotesfrom-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi-8157.html
Indra Nooyi’s Transformational Leadership
Born and raised in India, Indra Nooyi brings a global perspective to
her leadership approach. She is often credited with breaking
through the “glass ceiling” of Fortune 500 leadership. As such, she
believes in paving the way for others to follow in her footsteps. “I
think the glass ceiling will go away when women help other women
break through that glass ceiling. That’s what is really going to
make a difference.”*
Nooyi has utilized her leadership position to ensure equal pay,
respresent women in working world and create a flexible work
environment.
Nooyi recognizes that leadership is not a static condition. Rather,
leadership needs to be flexible and attuned to the needs of the
organization. Under Nooyi’s leadership, Pepsico has been
transformed and is now recognized as a global leader in
sustainability.
Sources:
• Celebrating NAWBO’s 35-year heritage: Indra Nooyi’s receipe for success. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://nawbo.org/content_11351.cfm
• Gilmour, N. (2008, April 4). Indra Nooyi, Pepsico CEP on mentors, meritocracy and
maternity. Retrieved from http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2008/04/14/indryanooyi-pepsico-ceo-on-mentors-meritocracy-and-maternity/
• *Gunelius, S. (n.d.). Condoleeza Rice, Indra Nooyi and the glass ceiling - flashback. Women
on Business. Retrieved from http://www.womenonbusiness.com/condoleeza-rice-indranooyi-glass-ceiling/
Indra Nooyi encourages aspiring leaders to develop “Five Cs of leadership”
 Competency - become a life long student
 Courage & Confidence - allows you to put your knowledge to good use
 Communication – be able to communicate clearly in both the spoken and written word
 Consistency –provides a framework for others to understand how you work
 Compass – ethical behavior and integrity are vitally important to successful leadership
Source:
PepsiCo Video. (2011). Five C’s of leadership with Indra Nooyi. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0DMaydBOx
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• Began career in India, as Product Manager for a textile
company as well as the India division of Johnson &
Johnson.
• 1986-1990 Nooyi worked for Motorola as Vice President of
Corporate Strategy and Director of Planning
• 1990-1994 Served at Senior Vice President of Strategy and
Strategic Marketing for Asea Brown Boveri (Zurich)
• 1994 Joined Pepsico as Senior Vice President of Strategic
Planning
• 1996 – 2000 she served as Pepsico’s Senior Vice President,
Corporate Strategy and Development.
• In 2006 Nooyi was named President and CEO of Pepsico;
she assumed the role in May 2007.
Source:
PepsiCo. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.pepsico.com/Company/Leadership.html
Pepsi Co under Nooyi’s Leadership
• Pepsico includes 22 brands that generate more than $1
billion each in annual sales.
• Main brands include: Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, FritoLay and Pepsi-Cola
• Nooyi developed Performance with a Purpose plan,
Pepsico’s mission of conducting business in a way that
encourages sustained growth while improving
sustainability.
Source:
PepsiCo. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.pepsico.com/Company/Leadership.html
More from Indra Nooyi…
The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at
various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a
function or a business, there were certain demands and
requirements to be a leader. As you move up the
organization, the requirements for leading that
organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially.
Source:
Gaurav, A. (n.d.). Top 15 quotes from Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi. India TV. Retrieved from
http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/top-15-quotes-from-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi8157.html
Presented by:
Heidi L. Gage
February 5, 2014
LOS 351 Transformational Leadership
Spring 2014
Professor Brian Davenport