54: TÊTE-À-TÊTE with Deepali Gupta journalist and author Tata Vs Mistry: The Battle for India's greatest business empire

54: TÊTE-À-TÊTE with Deepali Gupta journalist and author Tata Vs Mistry: The Battle for India's greatest business empire:Journalists and PR professionals don't always trust each other, even though there is a mutual dependence - journalists are wary of spin, and the PR pro is worried about a negative angle or a hatchet job. However, it is possible to foster trust based on good ethics, respect and professionalism. My guest Deepali Gupta is a journalist with nearly 2 decades of experience working with some of the most prestigious Indian and global publications (Indian Express, Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Economic Times). Deepali is also the author a book 'Tata vs Mistry'. We reconnected when she moved to the UK last summer with her family; as diaspora forging a new relationship based on our shared stories, experiences and love of India. She is not my typical guest, but I grew interested in talking to her when I read about how skewed the ratio is between men and women business authors. In the episode we also spoke about Deepali's journey to becoming a journalist covering finance, equity markets, conglomerates 👉🏾 Why she decided to write her first book on corporate India's growing up moment and biggest boardroom battle 👉🏾 How she prepared for it with material mostly available in public domain (approx 9000 pages of information) 👉🏾 And of course focus on some of the issues that she dealt with in her book on governance, trust, conflict, succession planning, independent directors, family run businesses 👉🏾 We also spoke about her experiences in the newsroom and what it takes to succeed as a female journalist 👉🏾 Her much delayed next book (due to COVID) and a new beginning in the UK

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The Elephant in the Room Podcast is a curated safe space to have uncomfortable conversations about the pervasive inequalities in society and our workplaces. The idea of the podcast was born from my sense of conflict about identity, self and the concept of privilege and fuelled by my own need to understand how my overlapping identities and experiences had impacted and would continue to impact my life chances. Two years ago I decided to ‘opt out’ to find my own purpose and focus on passion projects including learning about the systemic biases that are endemic in business and society. The Podcast is my very own listening project, a step towards being more intentional in my learning. The Elephant in the Room Podcast is for people who want to be a part of the change, for those who want to step up & speak out, for those who want to learn more about biases, barriers and best practice, for business leaders and for individuals, anyone who is interested in a fairer, more inclusive and compassionate society and workplace. Each week I will interview inspiring speakers from across the world on issues that are taboo and deserve to be mainstream including(but not limited to) systemic and institutionalised racism, discrimination based on further eight protected characteristics, poverty, mental health, climate change. The podcast will also talk about cognitive inclusion, culture, purpose, ethics and the importance of empathy, cultural intelligence and how conversations on identity and disadvantage would be incomplete without considering intersectionality. With the podcast I hope to share stories of people with lived experiences, stories that may have never been told, stories that galvanise us to take action for change and keep the conversations alive by raising the decibel on issues of inequity, inequality in our search for a fairer and more inclusive world.