Edelweiss CEO Radhika reveals she sometimes 'cries at work', bosses find her 'too emotional'
Edelweiss Mutual Fund Managing Director and CEO Radhika Gupta, who was also a judge on the popular show Shark Tank, shared her experience of being labelled “too emotional” by her bosses and noted that she still sometimes cries at work.
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On Friday in Bengaluru, Gupta encouraged women entrepreneurs to embrace their feminine leadership qualities and scale their businesses despite societal expectations.
“I have been told by people that I am ‘too emotional’ and that it would hurt my work as a leader. However, the same person, after seeing my performance, later acknowledged that being emotional is actually my core strength and helps me be a good boss,” she said, adding that finding one's own voice is essential for entrepreneurs.
Edelweiss CEO was speaking at an event organised by IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL business incubator and the Goldman Sachs ‘10,000 Women Finance for Growth’ initiative, which focuses on supporting women entrepreneurs.
Speaking about the need for women to stop being apologetic, Gupta said that displaying emotions should be acceptable. “If men on trading floors can express aggression during market volatility and use bad words, my occasional meltdown—which hasn’t impacted my team’s performance for seven years—is also valid,” she remarked, admitting that she still cries at work on certain occasions.
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