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Capt. Raghu Raman - Profile

Capt Raghu Raman has one of the most diverse career profiles Spanning over 25 YEARS from the army to the business world. After a stint of eleven years as an officer in the Indian Armed Forces, Raghu moved on to the corporate sector before joining the Government as CEO of the National Intelligence Grid.

Capt. Raghu Raman is a very a popular keynote speaker for audiences looking to ramp up organizational performance, Raghu Raman has spoken to every industry and kind of audience from Fortune 500s to startups. Capt Raghu Raman is a very popular Keynote speaker on topics ranging from Leadership, strategy, change management , story-telling and communication. Raghu's motivational Talks are inspirational and provide battle-tested insights applicable to all industries. Capt Raghu Raman draws upon his personal experiences from the battle field to the corporate board rooms to really motivate audiences. Expert at motivation, inspiration, team building, competition and overcoming adversity. He shows people at every level of an organization how to take incremental steps toward change that can make a dramatic difference.

Capt Raghu Raman is a widely read author of a column on National Security Strategy and Leadership in the MINT. He is a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation and has also also authored a best selling book “Everyman’s War” .

Raghu Raman, has a unique blend of career experiences beginning with his 12 years’ stint in the Indian Army, during which he saw operations in Punjab, then in the highest battlefield of the world - Siachen Glacier, followed by a tour of duty in war-torn Angola as a UN Peace Keeper. Raman's last stint with the army was as an instructor in prestigious School of Armoured Warfare teaching young officers leadership and combat tactics.

In 1998, Raghu Raman joined the Mahindra Group where he led different companies starting as the CEO of FirstChoice, CEO of MahindraSSG and finally as the CEO of the joint venture between BAE and Mahindra.
In 2009, Raghu was handpicked by the government to create and lead the National Intelligence Grid, an ambitious project set up after the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, India by the Home Ministry.

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Capt. Raghu Raman - Speaking Topics

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE ARMED FORCES

LEADERSHIP AT 26,000 FEET

Duration – 2.5 hours

This inspiring and flagship session is designed to share a perspective on Leadership that is different from how it is seen from corporate board rooms and offices. The session is based on the combat leadership skills demonstrated by the leaders of the Indian Armed Forces as they lead troops into some of the most difficult military operations, under daunting circumstances. During the session, the participants are taken on a journey through the eyes of a combat leader. The experience is interactive and motivating, leaving participants with key answers to questions including:

How do combat leaders take men into battle, without pay hikes, ESOPs or other material incentives?
What makes an ordinary person do extraordinary things?
How experiences and trauma can be leveraged to catapult people into the next level of leadership?
How can conflicting individuals and teams still deliver superior results?
Why leadership is a trait that can be ‘learnt’ (and not born with)?

At one point during the session, each attendee is immersed into the shoes of a combat leader when s/he has to take a decision which would most certainly cause casualties creating widows and orphans. The audience learns about the 'Burden of command' and other principles of leadership which have been forged under the fire of live combat.

FROM STRATEGY TO EXECUTION

Emphasis on individual leadership skills often overshadows the value of building positive team dynamics, which is imperative for achieving success. Designed for today’s business leaders who realize that concepts only work when implemented well, this workshop equips participants with immediate next steps for generating constructive team engagement from the top down.

Leveraging his background and experience from combat situations, corporate and the government, Raghu guides participants through a series of exercises that explore team elements like trust, shared purpose, environment and even a leader’s likability. Each element is examined singularly and in the larger context of its impact on a team or organization’s ability to work effectively towards an aligned mission. Audience members work on reviewing and analyzing actual events that serve as examples of how successful strategies are developed and more importantly, how success ultimately hinges on effectively and convincingly communicating that strategy down to the last person of the organisation or team.

Uniquely tailored for CEOs and leadership teams, this interactive and dynamic workshop provides step-by-step instruction for identifying organizational challenges and learning to employ the necessary tools for achieving extraordinary goals.

LEADERSHIP DURING CHANGE

Today’s leaders face a common challenge regardless of their industry, size or scale. They need to constantly adapt in an environment of change. These could be because of external variables, internal dynamics or a combination – but each situation necessitates an ability to change styles, methods and the processes of leadership.

Organisations fall into four broad categories - Startups, Turnarounds, Realignment and Steady State growth. Even the same organisation can have more than one nuance within it. This workshop explains the four different states of organisations and shows why styles of leadership need to be altered for each one. It equips leaders with the tools necessary to diagnose the category of their organisation or sub-unit, arraign the tools necessary to manage that environment effectively and most importantly, teaches the steps they need to take when taking over a new situation or dealing with a changing environment.

Having had a decade of experience in a highly autocratic organisation like the army, then heading three different companies in the corporate sector and finally working in a consensus driven organisation like the government, Raghu has experienced the nuances and challenges of each kind of organisational leadership style. He uses real life examples to show how leadership styles need to and can be adapted for successful outcomes. This session is a must for leaders who are moving into new positions, portfolios, challenges or organisations facing the challenge of changing environments.

COMPELLING COMMUNICATION

The ability to communicate well has been considered to be one of the top two skills for any leader. Yet many leaders across different levels are hamstrung by a fear of speaking in front of audiences, or struggle to get their points of view across.

This life-altering workshop converts even the most reticent person into a compelling & charismatic speaker. Raghu begins by explaining why people are afraid to speak, showing attendees the deep rooted reasons why every human is hardwired to be nervous and anxious in front of audiences. He guides attendees through a process at the end of which even the most nervous person will be well on his way to becoming a confident speaker and communicator. This session also helps attendees understand their own psyche, develop a convincing communication plan and convert it into a compelling speaking session. Raghu teaches the basic fundamentals of constructing a compelling story which positions them as an expert whom people would want to listen to and learn from. He shows them how to engage with every member of the audience, handle questions and leave the audience with a persuasive call to action.

This workshop covers

The importance of and how to create a richer set of metaphors
Absorbing and retaining material rapidly (or how to read a book in 3 hours flat)
The ten essential elements of a great story
The nine different levels of communication
Why are we hardwired to be afraid of audiences & how to fix that problem?
Live exercise where every attendee is given a completely new topic and 3 hours to prepare and present without using any prop!

FIVE PATHS TO PERSUASION

An exhaustive study of senior decision makers reveals that they fall into five distinct categories, each with their own peculiar style and process of decision making. Some like making grand and bold moves; others want facts and figures before they make a commitment. Some are deeply skeptical of any new suggestion while others need to think through several different options and controls.

Each one of these five types has a unique methodology of arriving at decisions. Unfortunately, most people responsible for those important persuasive ‘pitches’ make two cardinal mistakes. One, they have a standard ‘templated’ sequence that is used across audiences, regardless of the latter’s decision making style and the second is that they often present in a style which is their own decision making method instead of the listener’s, resulting in sub-optimal success.

In this session, Raghu dissects the five decision making styles, how to recognise them and tailor the persuasion accordingly. The interactive session enables the attendees to recognise their own presentation styles and equips them with the ability to customise the same to cater to different styles. The attendees are also taught how each type structures their thinking and develops their thought and decision making process. This leads them to develop a framework that allows the presenters to arrange their persuasion pitch most optimally, resulting in markedly improved success rates.

UNDERSTANDING INDIA - AN UNORTHODOX INTRODUCTION TO INDIA

While many sessions and books address the economic, historical and statistical aspects of India, Raghu deals with the subject in an unconventional manner. He draws upon his experience of India through the prism of the Indian Army, the largest mosaic of heterogeneous India, explaining the traits and the character of various regions and people. Raghu’s session is customized to suit the client's needs and gets to the heart of few important questions that will shape anyone’s experience in India including:

Why are Indians the way they are?
Why are nuances such as hierarchy, consensus, deliberation etc. so important in the Indian context?
Why are there marked differences between different parts of India? And why do they need different management approaches?
Can a company really have an “India” strategy? Or should it look at the concept of India as a varied set of markets and opportunities? And if so, how?
Why do globally successful MNCs often fail in India?
The mantras of success in India. What works and what doesn't.