G.V. Prasad reveals himself…

SSON invites G.V. Prasad to reveal himself in the "Proust" Questionnaire: Name: G.V.PRASAD Title: Executive Vice President Company: AXA Business Services Q: How long have you been with the company/in your current position? A: 4 years with AXA/ 2 years in current role Q: What has been your favorite job/role to date? A: My present role, heading Insurance Operations in AXA BS. Q: What has been your greatest achievement? A: Being remembered by my teams even after having left the organization. Q: What is your greatest regret? A: Not learning to swim. Q: Who do you look up to in business and why? A: Any entrepreneur who has made it big. Admire them for their vision and courage. Q: Who has been your best boss to date? Why? A: Arun Batra. Good human being who showed lot of trust and confidence in me. Q: If you could do it all over again, what would you do differently? A: Focus more on sports while in school Q: What looks like the biggest potential for you right now (in terms of your industry/business services)? A: Moving up the Value chain by offering integrated solutions. Q: In 10 years time - how do you see your current operation being run? A: With a good amount of automation, and with people only doing activities that require intellectual capital. Q: What is your favorite past-time or hobby? A: Reading books, watching movies, tennis. Q: Which management books/magazines do you read? A: Good to Great (Jim Collins). Economic Times. Q: What is your all-time favorite book (non-business)? A: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Q: What is currently your favorite song/piece of music? A: Hindi Song. Q: Do you listen to radio or CDs or online? A: CDs. Q: What car do you drive? What should you be driving? A: Chevrolet. … BMW. Q: What's a 10-minute dish that you cook yourself? A: Omelette. Q: Tell us some behavioral traits we should expect of you. A: Gratitude & Loyalty. Q: Reveal one weird thing about yourself. A: I fiddle with my thumbs at times. Q: What one question would you like put to your peers in business? A: Why can we not simplify things? Q: What’s your biggest global concern (business/non-business)? A: Lack of accountability in many areas. Q: Which historical figure do you most identify with? A: Jawaharlal Nehru. Q: If your job requires a lot of traveling - what is your favorite destination? A: Switzerland. Q: What is the quality you most like in men? A: Easy to please. Q: What is the quality you most like in women? A: Tolerance. Q: What would you like your legacy to be? A: To be remembered as a person who was successful and impacted others’ lives positively. Also, that my children develop into complete individuals. [inlinead]

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