In our episode, the first of a series to mark women’s day 2021, Chitra from PM Power consulting is in conversation with Pratibha Batchu, General Manager heading the India Operations for Bosch Service Solutions Business unit of Bosch and Sirish Batchu, Managing Director of Danlaw Technologies India Ltd.; where they share –
- How they chose careers in in software and technology
- From one being rooted in Bangalore, to the other having lived in different cities
- Their thoughts on diversity – of people, places, experiences, and careers
- Bringing empathy to and from the workplace, through their relationship & work experiences
- Going back to first principles when in doubt
- Approaching inter-generational engagement at home and in the work place, through recognizing workplace diversity, learning and un-unlearning to have conversations at every level
- Leadership tips through 3P’s, 3A’s, empathy, making an effort to understand “why” and enabling an environment to embrace & minimize inequalities
- Making each day your day & respecting diversity of all kinds – thought, experiences & inequality
Pratibha is a Business leader with 24+ years of experience at Bosch, India with a passion for engineering, solution design, problem solving, process engineering and leading teams. She is currently General Manager heading the India Operations for Bosch Service Solutions Business unit of Bosch. She has experience in various roles ranging from software development, project management, quality processes, Head of L&D function in HR for technical competency development and knowledge management to being a leader of business teams in the IT services domain. She has worked on long term assignments at Germany and USA Bosch units, giving her a perspective on intercultural aspects and leadership.
She thrives on her interest to learn and lead topics that are challenging, with an opportunity to grow the business – emphasizing on stability, creativity and growth with high customer and market focus. Pratibha is a certified Prosci Change Management Professional, EFQM business excellence assessor and CMMI qualified assessor.
She is also a certified graphologist, a calligrapher and an avid traveler in her free time.Pratibha can be reached via
Sirish Batchu is a technocrat who is passionate about bringing technologies to life to solve real world problems. Being a Computer Science Engineer in the Automotive world for about three decades, he believes that Software will entirely transform the future Mobility solutions.
He is currently the Managing Director of Danlaw Technologies India Ltd. and responsible for the managing the group companies in India for the products, services and manufacturing for Connected Vehicles and Automotive Electronics solutions. Prior to this, he was the Vice President – Digital Technology at Ather Energy Private Ltd, responsible for the Software and Intelligence solutions for the Electric Scooters.
He has led leading pioneering efforts in the ACE (Autnonomous, Connected & Electric) domains through his work at organizations like Mahindra & Mahindra and Bosch & has been instrumental in bringing many new technology concepts/ideas to life. He has a strong foundation in R&D by virtue of his initial experience at Indian Space Research Organization.
He is recognized as a Thought Leader and an influencer in the industry in the Connected Vehicles and EVs space and Distinguished speaker in various national and international forums and was conferred the ‘Digital Transformational Leader’ Award by CeBIT India in 2016.
He has to his credit, the creation of “Mahindra DiGiSENSE”, a first of its kind Connected Vehicles Platform for the entire Mobility Sector across Mahindra & Mahindra and had major contribution in the development of the first Driverless Tractor in India at M&M.
On the personal front, he is passionate about music, an avid singer, movie buff & loves to travel.
Sirish can be reached via https://www.linkedin.com/in/sirishbatchu/
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