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Private sector has no issue in coming into infrastructure sector. They know very well that infrastructure is one area that can give you very steady long-term returns.
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Some people look at my photos and think maybe I'm feeling frazzled, but I really want to tell them I'm just having a bad hair day!
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When there are good postings available, the people who choose who is to come to that particular position, they will always have, at the back of their minds, a fear that, 'If I take a woman, she might prioritize her family over the job and, therefore, not be available at times when her presence is required.'
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Women being women, they are very sincere, committed, and honest in what they do. If they feel they are shortchanging some segment of their responsibility, they have a tendency of holding themselves back. What I would like to tell them is that it is not necessarily true that you will short-change one or the other.
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In India, the investment banking industry is a little different. Overseas, the structures are very complicated, but not in India.
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Theoretically, every probationary officer has a chance to become chairman.
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Your ability will get you the job, but you also need to have age on your side. So if you started your career at 21, you have an advantage over others in your batch who started at, say, 24.
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Once you have set the goal, give your staff the space to get there. If you micromanage, you will be able to do very little.
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Often, people wonder if she can give the time required at work, given also her responsibilities at home. So a woman has to prove her worth over and over again each time she's given a new responsibility, especially when she is at junior to mid-level positions.
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At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be done, put a deadline, and it will get done.
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One of the big lessons I have learnt from my life is that things are never as difficult as they seem. When you actively plunge into it, you realize you can easily do it.
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People are used to cash, and getting them out of that is going to be a long and tough exercise.
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It's good to be on the power list, but I don't see a practical use of it except when people introduce me to audiences.
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If you look at the international markets, for projects that are capital-intensive, the minute the construction phase is completed and production is supposed to start, normally all these loans get refinanced.
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I say what is required to be said.
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I believe that we will benefit more by globalisation.
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If you are really challenged, and if you are willing to take the plunge, very often some of the path opens up in front of you.
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Most of the time, women believe that what lies ahead is a precipice. Whereas, if you continue to drive and stay on the path, the road will open up in front of you, and you will reach your destination. You don't need to turn around and abandon the journey.
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We are present in all areas, and our products are the best.
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Cash is not cheap. The physical infrastructure is not easy to maintain and cheap.
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It was my first day at work - and beginning my training on the job, I was given the job of writing cheques and entering their details. The branch was surrounded by hordes of people... soon, they had to close the gates to manage the crowds, and they started pushing in.
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It is only after you are able to stand on your own feet, or have the confidence that you can stand on your own feet, should you look at doing things such as marriage or setting up a family.
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The capping of cash transactions will help the banks reduce cash intensity.
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Had it not been for the groundswell of support by the people of India, we would not have seen such a huge exercise of demonetisation bounce off without a single riot or a single law and order issue.
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