Suparna Singh: Driving India's most trusted media brand through stellar leadership values
Years of working in the industry, your contribution reflects versatility and volubility. What has influenced your decision making process at various stages?
By WCRC Editorial · Global · 24 Nov 2022 · 3 min read
Chosen as India's Most Trusted Leader 2022 by WCRCINT, Suparna Singh, President, NDTV Group has been an industry stalwart. She has driven growth with ethics and unparalleled business strategies. Her focus makes her India's most inspirational media personality
WCRCLEADERS in conversation with Suparna SIngh, President, NDTV Group
Years of working in the industry, your contribution reflects versatility and volubility. What has influenced your decision making process at various stages?
Complete belief that teamwork and hard work (there is no substitute for it) can overcome great challenges -and that intuition is under-rated in the decision-making process.
A project or an accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career?
It took two years to achieve a turnround of the Company’s financial position. This was enabled completely by uncompromising support from our entire team that accepted decisions that were sometimes tough by placing their trust in the Management team.
How do you integrate corporate philanthropy or corporate social responsibility as a part of your business strategies?
NDTV provides a great service – in the news that it delivers, it informs and raises awareness of matters that affect people’s lives. We run campaigns that support vaccination, the girl child, under-privileged students. Unless we are helping to shine the light on what needs to be fixed, we are not doing our job correctly.
What has been your driving force or philosophy in life?
Honesty and hard work are the biggest enablers of a satisfying job. And there is no such thing as too much coffee!
What are the other philanthropic works you are involved in?
Mentoring young women from under-priveliged backgrounds.
How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?
Success is measured by how much a team trusts its leaders. And by how much cooperation is extended as a result. To earn this, leading by example is a basic – never ask someone else to do something you would not be willing to do yourself - or have done - or are doing yourself.
