Dr. Sridhar Peddireddy - Asia's Most Trusted CEO 2021

Selected as Asia’s Most Trusted CEO 2021, Dr. Sridhar Peddireddy of Renova Hospitals has achieved multiple milestones through sharp and incisive vision and implementations

What makes a strong leader? What are your key leadership strengths are make the strongest attributes of success.

As a leader, I believe in leading from the front. I trust my instinct in decision making and stand firmly on my ground beliefs. Communication is the key – I communicate clearly and also make sure the other person and I are on the same page. I am friendly most of the times but firm when the situation demands. I stand by my word and give utmost value to time and expect the same from my team.

I would say, my friendly yet firm way of leading is my strength. I have personal bond with each one of my core member – most of them have been with me from last 18 years! We always celebrate each other and support during tuff times. I make sure it is always WE and success easily follows.

An accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career? What challenges did you face to reach to the success.

Started a Mid level Multi speciality Brand – RENOVA

Renova is my brain child and I personally feel that healthcare in India is mostly concentrated in major cities and further, the hospitals are located in posh and business rich areas only. This I feel, is leading to lot of difficulties in terms of accessibility to people living in rural area and periphery areas of cities. Even though hospitals are available in rural areas and peripheries of cities, they are more like nursing homes with quality nowhere comparable to Corporate hospitals. In order to make healthcare more accessible to rural public and public living in older/periphery part of cities, I have collaborated with few other like-minded doctor friends and established RENOVA in the year 2018.

Major accomplishment of my career is playing a key role in starting Omega Hospitals in the year 2010. Omega hospitals has grown to be second largest oncology brand in India in just 11 years of span with 9 Oncology centres across India.

Sri Dharni Foundation – Service to Mankind, Nature and Empowering Women

I have established Sri Dharani foundation to reach to people in the areas of Education, Health and to promote green living. I believe that a small percentage of every rupee earned should be given back to society. I feel that today there are lot of people who want to serve the society but fail to do so due to lack of time and proper platform. The main aim of establishing Sri Dharani Foundation is to create a platform for like-minded people and collectively do something to the society.

(Role : Founder & President, Sri Dharani Foundation)

What is a role of leader in these challenging times? List 5 in order of priority.

I believe, a leader is the one who should be an example for the team to follow. During these challenging times, it’s even more so. Practice before you preach is the mantra. I wouldn’t ask for anything that I would not be doing. Success as a leader will depend on your resilience, empathy, transparency, connectedness and balance. My top 7 of the list of roles of a leader are:

Set the tone; act as though all eyes are on you (because they are)