Harsha Kadam, MD & CEO, Schaeffler India speaks about his personal favourite in music, books, his 3 AM friend, dream dinner guests and more in this #rapidfire.
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:10 >> What is the best professional advice given to you?
00:13 >> Be rooted to the ground.
00:15 >> What's a must-have quality in a new hire?
00:18 >> The right attitude.
00:20 >> Any global or Indian CEO that you really admire and if yes, why?
00:23 >> Anand Mahindra.
00:25 >> And why?
00:27 >> Well, he's there as a leader, but yet he lets his team do all the work and
00:32 he's there to watch.
00:34 >> Who's your 3 AM friend?
00:35 >> Well, I guess my wife.
00:37 I talk to her a lot about work as well, so.
00:40 >> Well planned or spontaneous?
00:43 >> Well planned.
00:44 >> A common misconception that people have about you?
00:48 >> Sound cocky sometimes, I guess.
00:50 >> What's your hidden talent?
00:52 >> Okay, I'm passionate about extreme adventure sport.
00:55 I do paragliding and that's my hobby.
00:57 I pursue it whenever possible, I go out and fly.
01:00 >> You can't start your day without?
01:02 >> A strong cup of coffee in the morning.
01:04 >> If not this, what would your alternate profession be?
01:07 >> Well, actually I wanted to be a pilot, but I ended up being on the ground.
01:12 >> Your favorite word that you're good at?
01:13 >> Optimism.
01:15 >> What is the last book that you read?
01:17 >> Ayn Rand's Fountainhead.
01:19 In fact, that's a book worth reading.
01:20 That's the third time I've read it again.
01:22 >> If you were to have a chat show,
01:23 which were the three guests that you would definitely invite to have?
01:26 >> I would get Aamir Khan on the show.
01:30 I would get the three idiots on the show, simply put.
01:33 It's a fantastic movie he made.
01:34 >> Most memorable trip?
01:36 >> Well, there have been quite a few, but if I had to pick one,
01:39 I would say it was to Switzerland, visiting my cousin.
01:42 It was beautiful.
01:43 >> Complete the sentence, at home I like to?
01:46 >> Chill out.
01:47 >> Okay, your favorite song?
01:49 >> Okay, Frank Sinatra's My Way.
01:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:56 (upbeat music)