My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future
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- Author：Indra Nooyi
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An intimate and powerful memoir by the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo
For a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs， Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader。 The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company -- and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time -- she transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision， a vigorous pursuit of excellence， and a deep sense of purpose。 Now， in a rich memoir brimming with grace， grit， and good humor， My Life in Full offers a firsthand view of Nooyi's legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded。
Nooyi takes us through the events that shaped her， from her childhood and early education in 1960s India， to the Yale School of Management， to her rise as a corporate consultant and strategist who soon ascended into the most senior executive ranks。 The book offers an inside look at PepsiCo， and Nooyi's thinking as she steered the iconic American company toward healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile， despite resistance at every turn。
For the first time and in raw detail， Nooyi also lays bare the difficulties that came with managing her demanding job with a growing family， and what she learned along the way。 She makes a clear， actionable， urgent call for business and government to prioritize the care ecosystem， paid leave and work flexibility， and a convincing argument for how improving company and community support for young family builders will unleash the economy's full potential。
Generous， authoritative， and grounded in lived experience， My Life in Full is the story of an extraordinary leader's life， a moving tribute to the relationships that created it， and a blueprint for 21st century prosperity。
For a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs， Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader。 The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company -- and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time -- she transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision， a vigorous pursuit of excellence， and a deep sense of purpose。 Now， in a rich memoir brimming with grace， grit， and good humor， My Life in Full offers a firsthand view of Nooyi's legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded。
Nooyi takes us through the events that shaped her， from her childhood and early education in 1960s India， to the Yale School of Management， to her rise as a corporate consultant and strategist who soon ascended into the most senior executive ranks。 The book offers an inside look at PepsiCo， and Nooyi's thinking as she steered the iconic American company toward healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile， despite resistance at every turn。
For the first time and in raw detail， Nooyi also lays bare the difficulties that came with managing her demanding job with a growing family， and what she learned along the way。 She makes a clear， actionable， urgent call for business and government to prioritize the care ecosystem， paid leave and work flexibility， and a convincing argument for how improving company and community support for young family builders will unleash the economy's full potential。
Generous， authoritative， and grounded in lived experience， My Life in Full is the story of an extraordinary leader's life， a moving tribute to the relationships that created it， and a blueprint for 21st century prosperity。
Reviews
Allison
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Wow I am in awe of Indra Nooyi and her story。 I've been working for PepsiCo for 5 years and I have so much more respect for the leaders in the C-Suite。 She is such an inspiration for women of color in corporate America and I'm proud to say I work for a company that was under her leadership。 Wow I am in awe of Indra Nooyi and her story。 I've been working for PepsiCo for 5 years and I have so much more respect for the leaders in the C-Suite。 She is such an inspiration for women of color in corporate America and I'm proud to say I work for a company that was under her leadership。 。。。more
Maitreyi Bodake
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A great journey of an Indian immigrant in US who went on to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 multiple national conglomerate！ Inspiring journey that strongly hits the fact that balancing work life and contributing to society while leading a life Of ambition is the most daunting task。 Those who achieve this are truly spectacular。
Mahesh Sundararaman
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A very engaging read on the life of Indra Nooyi。 The book takes you through her life in Madras， Yale and how she eventually went on to lead Pepsico。The part where she talks about balancing work and family is striking and also the constant reminder of her middle-class upbringing the spurred her on。 While building her career the core values that she learned when she was growing up in Madras constantly pop up through the narrative。
Saraswati
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I admire the woman and her accomplishments。 The three star rating is for the book， not the person。 I felt the book was just a long resume。 I was hoping for more insight into some of the difficult issues she briefly glosses over。 The reason one reads a biography is so that one can understand what makes that person tick and to learn life lessons。 This book was more like a longer Wikipedia entry。
Rohini Patil Jadhav
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My second novel and what fantastic read。I read this at very emotional time in my life and I will cherish this book for ever。 My two key take aways are adaptability and tenacity under any given situation。
Abhi Rele
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Amazing book about the struggles and trade offs needed to become really successful professionally…and good practical advice on how we can make it easier for working women and families manage work and life
Sonali Sridhar
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Absolutely brilliant。
Khadeeja Saleem
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What an outstanding book！ This is a MUST read！
Hima
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Best autobiography I have ever read。
Sintu Rongpipi
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Very much recommended！ Indra Nooyi's memoir constantly reminded me that ambition is the key driver to success。 From reading the memoirs of women with remarkable careers such as Becoming， The Lab girl， Lean in， and this one， I have been constantly reminded that women are highly under-represented in almost all career roles。 And looking at the lives of these remarkable women， it seems we all need to be ambitious and work hard and diligently to achieve our ambitions。 The book is easy to read and com Very much recommended！ Indra Nooyi's memoir constantly reminded me that ambition is the key driver to success。 From reading the memoirs of women with remarkable careers such as Becoming， The Lab girl， Lean in， and this one， I have been constantly reminded that women are highly under-represented in almost all career roles。 And looking at the lives of these remarkable women， it seems we all need to be ambitious and work hard and diligently to achieve our ambitions。 The book is easy to read and comprehend， although at several places， I found it a bit too pedantic。。。 Mostly towards the end。 。。。more
Julia Beck
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What an outstanding listen （audible） - truly treat！ I have heard Indra Nooyi speak in the past。 I always found her to be engaging， super confident and brilliant to say the least。 And， I always wanted to hear more。 This was my much awaited opportunity and just， wow！ I strongly urge anyone who has an interest in not only a single story but the view from the most wonderful perspective and experience to get listening！！！
Shobhana Jha
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My learning from this memoir can be summarised in these words by Indra Nooyi， "Family， I learned from the very beginning， is fundamental to our lives on this planet。。。I believe healthy families are the root of healthy societies。"I liked Indra's realistic depiction that managing work and family for women is too difficult and unrealistic without extended support from family and society at large。 She admits that she has been lucky to get that support from her family。Her husband， mother， in-laws， ex My learning from this memoir can be summarised in these words by Indra Nooyi， "Family， I learned from the very beginning， is fundamental to our lives on this planet。。。I believe healthy families are the root of healthy societies。"I liked Indra's realistic depiction that managing work and family for women is too difficult and unrealistic without extended support from family and society at large。 She admits that she has been lucky to get that support from her family。Her husband， mother， in-laws， extended family and friends all come together to provide the necessary care required for her daughters。 They give her the comfort of being able to focus on work， although she regrets missing a lot of quality time with her children while they were growing up。 At work， she shares instances where some managers have supported her at crucial life moments， in pregnancy， an accident and caregiving to ailing patent。Her reflection on her life so far enable her to explain the importance of retaining women in the workforce to boost economic as well as social well-being。 From her own experience， there is critical need for robust child and elderly care system。 When the children and elders are taken care well， the employee， whether male or female， can bring their best to work。 Companies， government and societies have to value this and come together to make this work。With the support system she had， Indra had the liberty to give her best at work。 Her talent， thirst for knowledge and the desire to contribute led her to lead PepsiCo as CEO。 Her strong vision helped to steer PepsiCo to perform with a purpose: to focus on health in their food products， function sustainably to not harm the environment and to ensure talent sustainability。 The strategic decisions and industry disrupting ideas are worth reading here。 。。。more
Shreya Bhushan
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Great readI love Indra Nooyi for sharing honest life experiences and learnings。 She is an inspiration to many women who strive to make a mark for themselves。 This is a must read。
Michelle L。 Bozeman
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This is an inspiring book and a must read for men and women in the workplace。 Indra shares both her successes and struggles to balance her home， family and career。 This story is familiar to any women trying to make it in corporate America。 When she becomes CEO of Pepsico， she shares her experience working in a male dominated environment and dealing with the same issues （being interrupted， underestimated and not heard） that we're still discussing today。 Indra gives us hope and solutions for a mor This is an inspiring book and a must read for men and women in the workplace。 Indra shares both her successes and struggles to balance her home， family and career。 This story is familiar to any women trying to make it in corporate America。 When she becomes CEO of Pepsico， she shares her experience working in a male dominated environment and dealing with the same issues （being interrupted， underestimated and not heard） that we're still discussing today。 Indra gives us hope and solutions for a more equitable workplace that's good for families， businesses and the economy。 。。。more
Katie
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I listened to the audio version of this book after hearing Indra Nooyi on How I Built This。 I’m so glad I chose audio， because she reads it herself and it feels like you’re sitting at her table while she tells you about her life。 I don’t know that I would have connected with it as much in print。 She’s definitely had an incredible career so far and I love the way she treads the line between “it makes perfect sense that I became CEO of PepsiCo” and “how the heck did this happen to me？”
Vani Ghanate
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A good read about Indra Nooyi！ I can’t imagine myself in her shoes even for a day as a woman and mother， but definitely feel inspired by her to do more than what I am currently doing as an IT professional。
Soumya
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Loved loved loved this book， so inspirational and many takeaways。 Story of grit ， hard work and right attitude- candid take on how life has been for Indra Nooyi and reality behind the success。
Ninad Bhangle
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Very inspiring。 Her choices in her corporate career & also her views about purpose， driving inclusive culture， her thoughts on future of work， the importance of family & support system etc。
Chitra
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Build a workspace which tunes with careThere is hope。。 that's what the book lays emphasis on。 It's our responsibility as women to pave a better tomorrow and work environment for the upcoming generation。 Truly she has done and is still doing what she can to persuade work life balance which is key to care and inturn key to building a better society of humans who grow in care of parents who has time to look after them。 Build a workspace which tunes with careThere is hope。。 that's what the book lays emphasis on。 It's our responsibility as women to pave a better tomorrow and work environment for the upcoming generation。 Truly she has done and is still doing what she can to persuade work life balance which is key to care and inturn key to building a better society of humans who grow in care of parents who has time to look after them。 。。。more
Bhargavi Karumanchi
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Can totally relate to her childhood stories。 Very inspiring journey！
Balbir
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It was good insight on the life of one of the greatest CEO in the Silicon Valley。
Veronica
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Excellent！
Jean Chow
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Inside look at a former CEO's career progression。 Big advocate for family rights from employers。 Althought she tried to get close， she remained distant。 Inside look at a former CEO's career progression。 Big advocate for family rights from employers。 Althought she tried to get close， she remained distant。 。。。more
Pari
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There's nothing taking away the fact that she's a brilliant， intelligent woman - who's achieved the American dream！ Gives a good business narrative about her preCEO and CEO days。 Not too much of preaching around the 'rules of success。' The simple line that she writes while mentioning her Padma Bhushan win （one of the highest Indian civilian award） that no one called her that day - was the dark （& sad） reality of people and relationships that she may have lost on the way to achieve the heights of There's nothing taking away the fact that she's a brilliant， intelligent woman - who's achieved the American dream！ Gives a good business narrative about her preCEO and CEO days。 Not too much of preaching around the 'rules of success。' The simple line that she writes while mentioning her Padma Bhushan win （one of the highest Indian civilian award） that no one called her that day - was the dark （& sad） reality of people and relationships that she may have lost on the way to achieve the heights of success。 She ticks off a lot of good boxes， her talks， her comments - but I was disappointed to read this！ It is an honest， lucid narrative - but to say that someone who's joining music bands or debate teams in a convent school in the 80s do not give the picture of MIDDLE class Indian to me！ She writes "we did not consider paying our parents or relatives for taking care of our kids" - we paid for their travel etc。 I am like - what？ She tries to paint the good narrative of "Performance with Purpose" at Pepsi and maybe cover up the fact that she was indeed working for a co。 that sold sugar-laden drinks。 。。。more
Kal Muthuswamy
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I've always admired Indra Nooyi， and love her talks that are available on Youtube。 While she is an inspiring person， she is more effective when talking。 The writing style is sort of okay， and not particularly engaging。 Many of the personal stories that she alludes to in the book are already available from her talks on Youtube。 Part 3 - Pepsico Years is probably the dullest part of the book。 The other 3 parts are more interesting。 She highlights some of the prejudice against women at workplaces。 I've always admired Indra Nooyi， and love her talks that are available on Youtube。 While she is an inspiring person， she is more effective when talking。 The writing style is sort of okay， and not particularly engaging。 Many of the personal stories that she alludes to in the book are already available from her talks on Youtube。 Part 3 - Pepsico Years is probably the dullest part of the book。 The other 3 parts are more interesting。 She highlights some of the prejudice against women at workplaces。 Of those this particular one was new to me， she calls it the "and-but phenomenon": 'I noticed that when a male manager was evaluated， the talk would go like this: “He did a good job， delivered on most of his objectives， AND。 。 。” and then some details about this man’s terrific potential。 A woman’s evaluation would get a different twist: “She did a great job， delivered on all of her objectives， BUT。 。 。” and then some details about some kind of issue or personality problem that might derail her future success。 The and-but phenomenon bothered me tremendously。'Overall， certainly worth a read。 。。。more
Kay Denham
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Very insightful and helpful- thoroughly enjoyed this book
Nimmy Mathew （Kurian）
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3 stars for the montonous narrative which didnt do justice to Indra Nooyi's exceptional life。 I was expecting a more engaging and interesting read with all of Indra Nooyi's accomplishments。 3 stars for the montonous narrative which didnt do justice to Indra Nooyi's exceptional life。 I was expecting a more engaging and interesting read with all of Indra Nooyi's accomplishments。 。。。more
kevin
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An easy breezy executive autobiography。 Indra Nooyi is a remarkable woman who works incredible hours and dedicated her life to her work。 I enjoyed reading about her early life and seeing how she got her start。 It is not easy for a woman of color to succeed in a white business world; she has a remarkable story to tell。 I learned that her early days as a business consultant laid the foundation for her to be a master of business strategy at Pepsi。 I learned that she directed the company to a health An easy breezy executive autobiography。 Indra Nooyi is a remarkable woman who works incredible hours and dedicated her life to her work。 I enjoyed reading about her early life and seeing how she got her start。 It is not easy for a woman of color to succeed in a white business world; she has a remarkable story to tell。 I learned that her early days as a business consultant laid the foundation for her to be a master of business strategy at Pepsi。 I learned that she directed the company to a healthier product mix & more global approach which provided 2 catalysts for impressive growth during her years as CEO。 I especially enjoyed her explaining how she fought off the activist campaign from Nelson Peltz with a simple story to tell （Sweet and salty sacks are not additive - people crave one or the other not both - thus combining Oreo cookies with Frito Lay made little strategic sense。） I walked away confirming what I already knew。 There is no justice in the work world。 When you are young and your kids need you， you are forced to work long hours to get ahead。 By the time you become a big time executive you can control your own schedule and be there for your family， but by then it is too late as your kids are older and don't need you around。 So working hard in corporate America and raising a family are relatively incompatible for 2 income families。 。。。more
Sujata Neidig
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Listened to the audiobook， and had a lot of time to do so with some long runs this week。 I heard Indra speak at the Texas Women's Conference （virtual） a couple of months ago， and have a friend who's husband worked in Indra's leadership development team so was really curious to read this book and learn about her journey - both personal and professional。 She was really open and tells her story in a chronological approach which I really appreciated。 Being Indian myself （but born in America）， I enjo Listened to the audiobook， and had a lot of time to do so with some long runs this week。 I heard Indra speak at the Texas Women's Conference （virtual） a couple of months ago， and have a friend who's husband worked in Indra's leadership development team so was really curious to read this book and learn about her journey - both personal and professional。 She was really open and tells her story in a chronological approach which I really appreciated。 Being Indian myself （but born in America）， I enjoyed listening to her tell her childhood stories - the people and experiences that shaped her。 And， then her path to America and the struggles she faced as she found her feet in a new place and culture。 Then， her professional track was really interesting and inspiring to learn。 I absolutely loved getting to hear from what her Performance with Purpose program meant and the impact it had。 She also describes what work/life balance meant to her and how she handled her roles of mother， wife and daughter along with being an executive leader at a large consumer company。 I found her very down-to-earth， practical and compassionate。 Lots of lessons learned and concepts to contemplate in regards to my own life。 。。。more
Cocoa Boo
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