Business In The United States

"And finally, one has to have fire in the belly and a strong desire to succeed – without that you don’t get anywhere"

"We have taken on 23,000 people, in addition to the 62,000 that we had. This has taken our combined strength to 85,000"

"I am leading the integration work in India"

"The global M&A team drove the deal. I was involved as it had a big impact on India"

"By January, we will start operating as a single company"

"But that's a very small part of what we do in India"

"We do more work for global clients out of India"

"There was no point in getting into an argument with this opinionated, old-fashioned lady. But women feel a lot of such pressures. You can’t be just strong, you have to be super-strong and be extremely determined to overcome these challenges"

"May be because I never really faced them. I come from an environment where you are treated as an individual — you do what you have to do"

"So I have no nice story to tell you about how I overcame anything"

"But then I realized there was some merit in talking to women, people who are thinking of leaving for family and such reasons, and tell them it was high time they stood up for themselves"

"But I have seen women in our offices in Bangalore and Chennai also feel the family pressure"

"So I worked from home till one day before my daughter was born. And three weeks after she was born I was back at work, in the office. I had worked two months from home and I was going nuts. I had to see my colleagues. I was sick of being in conference calls and on email"

"My daughter may be the greatest looking thing on Earth, but you can’t spend 18 hours a day looking at her. It’s also social conditioning that makes you feel that the baby needs you. I figured out that the baby doesn’t even need you. They just need someone to wash them and take care of them"

"There is no glass ceiling. It is a myth. If it exists, it is in your head. I have worked in the IT industry for the last 27 years, and I know it doesn’t exist. Our growth rates are so high, our industry is so hungry for talent, why would there be any discrimination? Get over this.”“Wipe out any guilt today. Even if you have an iota of it, you will hesitate"

"I don’t like this job at hand right now, let me go somewhere else I am not sure this is always the right way to look at things. You have to take a much broader view of your career. I am not saying that people should not change jobs, you can and you should. But take a much broader view of your career, and focus on the big picture"

"I don’t care about the environment, but I will make it work"

"Go get the job done, who cares whether you come to office at 7 or you don’t come to office at all"

"But in that moment of self-doubt, I saw my opportunity to be bold and seize control of the situation,"

"That manager and I became great friends at that moment, and I negotiated many contracts with him going forward,"

"We all have those times of self-doubt, but in those very moments we have an opportunity to change our mindset into clarity and be bold," Fletcher continued, adding that such moments need not be as momentous as her exchange with the Braves manager. "It's not always about achievement. It's about who we become along the way. Complacency is the enemy of boldness. We don't have to accept it when our power is being dismissed."

"Energy is integral to performance. You can't show up in the tough moments if you don't have it," Fletcher said. "There's so much we can't control, but also so much that we can."

"The greatest boldness is not only when we help ourselves, but when we help others, the people we serve in our lives. Everyone here has that spark of boldness in them. Now go out and ignite it."

"Those who stay at the top have an internal drive and desire to get better every day,”"

"Those who get a little complacent and rely solely on their talent lose their jobs,” she continues. “I’ve seen that model repeated with athletes, coaches, newscasters, and others. Drive is a mindset successful athletes embrace every day.”"

"Change is constant today—and it’s not slowing down,” Fletcher says. “The best athletes step right into change. They view obstacles as an opportunity. We’ve got to believe in our ability to evolve and grow.”"

"“Leaders need to be intentional about getting in the heads and hearts of the people we serve and those we lead,” she says. “We need to behave in a way that demonstrates the relationship really matters. When we anticipate the gaps in the relationships that matter most to us, we can do amazing things. It’s a powerful way to lead, sell, and grow.”"

"“the blood would leave my body,” she says. “I wouldn’t want to answer. She was compromising how I showed up to other clients.”"

"“You’d better be better than your problems—so good that you’re worth all of the drama off the court.”"

"“Good business leaders ask themselves where they spend their time,” she says. “But the best of the best ask, where do I spend my energy? Athletes are great at this, so they have energy in the moments that matter the most. But too many business leaders run their lives by the calendar. Managing our energy might be more important than managing our time.”"

"linchpin to becoming a better version of yourself,”"

"“Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson miss cuts and make bogeys—but not two in a row. They recover quickly.”"

"We all have tough meetings, employees, and members. We need to reset ASAP. It’s about being present, controlling what we can in the moment, and picking up the rest later.”"

"That’s a metaphor for life: Step up, lean in, and evolve,” she says. “When I started as a sports agent, there were no women like me trying to sign players. Step in and continue to go for it.”"

"At that moment, I was the point person for this contract, and I could see him thinking, 'What is this woman doing in my office?'"