What is so Special about Indian-origin CEOs?

The question to me during the CEO Bootcamp in Spain was - What is it in the Indian CEOs that they are taking over the world? Everyone looked at me to hear my response. My response was - It is because the Indian CEOs have spiritual depth.

If we are fortunate enough to have spiritual depth as a gift from our ancient heritage, then why is it that we haven't been able to birth Indian Global Giants? There are only 8 Indian businesses in Fortune 500 and only 2 Indian businesses in Global 100.

Why is it that Indians are more successful in the West than in the land of their birth. Saying that the Indian Government is at fault is simply not taking responsibility and accountability of what we have not delivered. India's progress and development is squarely on the shoulders of Indian Business Leaders.

What is our lack? Here's my hypothesis:
1. Staying in India, we don't focus on accessing our Spiritual Depth. While who leave our shores and invest time in accessing their spiritual depth rise to the top in a foreign land. Another word for Spiritual Depth is Leadership Depth because leadership development is all about raising human consciousness. It's time we looked within to connect to our spiritual depth lying dormant within instead of complaining about all that is messed up with India and looking with shiny eyes to the West. If something is messed up with our country, it is for us to solve for it instead of looking at ways to migrate to the west. There is a reason we were born in India, there is a reason we are born in the communities that we have a privilege to call our own; which is to contribute and make a difference to our country, our communities. As we contribute and make a difference to our country and the communities we belong to, we will fulfil on our purpose and realize our highest potential. Only that tree grows to its true height which has strong roots.

2. The 2nd reason that Indians rise to the top in global businesses is because they have successfully brought together within themselves their Indian Spiritual Depth with the Business Excellence of the West. If we need to learn something from the West, it is business excellence. The amount of research that is done in the US on what it takes to build a great business is phenomenal. No wonder US has the highest number of businesses in top 100 - 54 US businesses with the next country at only 15.

3. The 3rd reason why we haven't birthed as many Indian Giants in our land - compare 2 Indian Businesses in top Global 100 vs 54 American Businesses in top Global 100 is because we haven't invested time in contributing through our Thought Leadership. Another word for Thought Leadership is Craft Mastery.

Thought Leadership gets strengthened if we play to be the world's best in the domain / industry we are in. It's not enough to be the best in India. What would it take for us to be the world's best? If we keep chasing revenue and profit, we will only dance with mediocrity. If we play the game to be the world's best to make a massive difference to the communities we serve through our business, revenue and profit will chase us.

What we can believe, we can make happen. If we can collectively believe that in 100 years of India's rebirth, our country would be the world's most developed, beautiful, greenest nation with her citizens happiest, healthiest and the most prosperous; leading humanity forward to a Brave New World of love, peace and joy with 1000 Indian Businesses in Forbes Global 2000, 300 Indian Businesses in Fortune Global 500 and 60 Indian Businesses in Global 100; then we can make it happen.

It is in our collective consciousness that our next rebirth is etched out. In 1947 was our first rebirth in the imagination of one man - Bapu Gandhi. In 2047 will be our 2nd rebirth in the imagination of our collective consciousness. It's from belief that anything is birthed. Belief is the fuel in the car. Logic pushes the car from behind.

In 23 years, China has become the country which has birthed the largest number of global giants, striding ahead of US with 142 Chinese businesses and 136 US businesses in Fortune Global 500. There are only 8 Indian businesses in Fortune Global 500.

​The world needs India's calming effect and the wisdom of our ancient heritage to lead humanity forward. Before we can lead, we have to step-up and believe that we can become an economic and a business world leader, and then play to win that game. We don't have to beg to be a permanent member on the Security Council. We need to be invited. We don't need to prove our worth. We need to contribute through the spiritual playground of business. 

That is the Brave New World I am inviting you to create where Businesses are a playground to raise human consciousness, to evolve humanity to the next level and Indian business leaders leave a legacy of massive positive impact and thought leadership that sustains beyond their lifetime.

Let's together co-create a Brave New World where there is Monday morning excitement to come to work; people live their purpose through the work they do and work with joyful passion; relating to each other as extra-ordinary and with love, gratitude, reverence; every act is done with mastery consciousness not for a positive appraisal but because it deeply fulfils people to do it that way; integrity is expressed as being on time every time, doing what is said by the time it is said not because boss or customer is chasing but because honouring one's word is the only way to live; where everyone plays to have it all - deeply fulfilling successful profitable business, loving harmonious positive uplifting relationships, happy healthy responsible kids with their genius joyfully expressed and lots of nourishing nurturing me-time; while making a massive difference through the work we do.

Then, there will be a Space of Grace in Businesses  and because of that, in the world. We will have a world where each one will joyously lead themselves and their work from good to great, realize their greatest dreams in deepest communion with their highest selves and have it all with ease and grace; while having lots of fun and adventure along the way. 

Ready to play the game to lead yourself and your business to be the world's greatest?

That's all that is needed for India to realize her dreams. The only way to realize our dreams is to support others to realize their dreams. The only was we can have it all is by supporting others to have it all. 

But, it all begins with Believing.

Do you believe not Will-se and not Logic-se, but Dil-se and Soul-se, that you are here to make a massive difference by leading yourself and your business to be the world's greatest?

I believe that you are 💜

Loving you,
j.