My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future
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- Author：Indra Nooyi
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Summary
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
Amit
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Read it 。 Is a good story。 At times inspiring but also Indra played it safe at times while writing it。 Also missing were anecdotes of her view of her contemporaries and leaders she interacted with。 Captures the essence of her journey falls short on learnings from failures 。
Siddharth Raman
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An inspiring story， beautifully narrated in simple language。 Peppered with interesting anecdotes from life and business， this book is another step in the right direction of diversity & inclusion。 The biggest takeaway is the list of challenges someone in the author’s position had to go through to achieve what she did。
Nikhil Saha
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Truly inspiring！
Sapna
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Very good and interesting read。 There aren’t many biographies and autobiographies of women in business， so this is much needed。 Absolutely loved the chapters where she recounts her upbringing in Madras and talks about her family， her grandfather and the household in general。 It was full of heart。I wish though that the book also spoke about the difficulties that a woman of color and an immigrant faced in her journey in the corporate world。 She does touch upon it only briefly in certain places。
ANISHIA GOPI
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I been a huge follower of her work since my childhood。 And first time reading her 'life in full' shook me to the core in knowing how much effort is been put behind her success。Its extraordinary life systems that she had build around her work which is equally supported by an encouraging family。Family is infact her anchor that helped to stay true to her purpose to society。 I been a huge follower of her work since my childhood。 And first time reading her 'life in full' shook me to the core in knowing how much effort is been put behind her success。Its extraordinary life systems that she had build around her work which is equally supported by an encouraging family。Family is infact her anchor that helped to stay true to her purpose to society。 。。。more
Deepti
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Where do I begin！ If you have not got your hands on 'My life in Full' by Indra Nooyi， it is about time。 All you product managers， aspiring leaders， women， men， parents， everyone！My earliest memory of Indra Nooyi was when I heard her talk about her time as CEO when she wrote letters to her direct report's parents and spouses， and also received responses。 I remember sharing this story with 30 other classmates as an undergrad student in a communication skills class。 Something about this act struck Where do I begin！ If you have not got your hands on 'My life in Full' by Indra Nooyi， it is about time。 All you product managers， aspiring leaders， women， men， parents， everyone！My earliest memory of Indra Nooyi was when I heard her talk about her time as CEO when she wrote letters to her direct report's parents and spouses， and also received responses。 I remember sharing this story with 30 other classmates as an undergrad student in a communication skills class。 Something about this act struck with me， the idea that the success of a company and a person is not that one that if an individual but that of a family。 For an 18 yr old ambitious dreamy girl， it set a tone that exists even today。Most often we are attuned to doing stuff - just because！！！ But Indra Nooyi talks about Performance with Purpose， and that those two elements can co-exist。Through her personal stories in various interviews I heard her talk about real problems women face while scaling up the ladder。 Today， as I grow up and experience some first hand - I am shook sometimes。If you are a product manager/aspiring product managers - you should read this book because it talks about solving and approaching problems， importance of design， and strategy without actually talking about product management。Very few people know that I was mesmerized when Indra Nooyi talked about design， strategy and problem solving， especially when everyone only talked about solutions and not problems - I knew I was missing something in my job。 Over time， I knew I wanted to be a storyteller leveraging technology to solve real problems。 Now that I am a Product Manager - you know when the seeds were sown。 :）If you are a woman in workplace， read this because you will be able to relate。 Indra Nooyi was again the first person I heard talk about sisterhood。 How many of you missed having a female boss or a female friend at workplace？If you are a parent/employee/leader- still read the book， because Indra touches upon some real problems in the fundamental work structure that we as a society have to talk about。I would love to thank Indra Nooyi for telling her story and most importantly starting some very very important conversations。 Through her various interviews online I admired her power of storytelling - and it is all here in 300 pages。 。。。more
Bala
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"One of the things my parents and my grandfather taught me was when you do a job you have got to do it better than everybody else。 Simple。 You cannot let anybody down。 I will tell you， today at PepsiCo if I am given a job， people who work with me and people I work for will tell you that even if Indra is dying she will make sure the job gets done because I just don’t know any other way to work。"— Annapoorna （INDRA NOOYI : A BIOGRAPHY）This resonates most of the Indians。 My dad always said work is "One of the things my parents and my grandfather taught me was when you do a job you have got to do it better than everybody else。 Simple。 You cannot let anybody down。 I will tell you， today at PepsiCo if I am given a job， people who work with me and people I work for will tell you that even if Indra is dying she will make sure the job gets done because I just don’t know any other way to work。"— Annapoorna （INDRA NOOYI : A BIOGRAPHY）This resonates most of the Indians。 My dad always said work is worship。 I still believe in that。 When I start working I forget the world around me during that time！ It might be cultural thing but it is in our DNA :）。The book of nostalgic and very relatable in many aspects especially her life in India。 I was longing to read this and must say the wait was worth it。 Loved it so much i finished in less than 24 hrs。 Suggest every women leader to read！！ 。。。more
Brown Girl Bookshelf
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Indra Nooyi and I are lucky: we grew up in an environment that promoted fairness in education。 Our grandfathers dared us to get gritty， with Nooyi's thatha composing extra homework assignments for her and my dada proudly vocalizing the attributes that will allow me to be a CEO one day。 Both methods， though different， allowed us to be equally ambitious as our male classmates。Nooyi acknowledges her privilege in her memoir: she writes about moving from Madras to Connecticut to pursue a Master's deg Indra Nooyi and I are lucky: we grew up in an environment that promoted fairness in education。 Our grandfathers dared us to get gritty， with Nooyi's thatha composing extra homework assignments for her and my dada proudly vocalizing the attributes that will allow me to be a CEO one day。 Both methods， though different， allowed us to be equally ambitious as our male classmates。Nooyi acknowledges her privilege in her memoir: she writes about moving from Madras to Connecticut to pursue a Master's degree at the Yale School of Management， receiving a three-month paid leave from an early employer to take care of her father when he was diagnosed with cancer， and inviting extended family to help raise her daughters while she worked full-time。 But， in simple writing， void of grievance， Nooyi also makes room for commentary on the challenges that accompany growing one’s life and career in communities dominated by white men。 Why she chose to state events such as accepting lower pay while double hatting at Pepsi in a matter-of-fact way is unbeknownst to me。 Nooyi makes up for this later by providing details about her priorities at Pepsi in an animated manner。 She exudes similar energy when she advocates for inclusive hiring practices， subsidized childcare， and the need to combat unconscious bias。 Her deep sense of purpose and vigorous pursuit for doing what’s right does not go unnoticed， nor do the hints she leaves in curating a blueprint for success。 Nooyi’s memoir humanizes her in a way that former news headlines on her executive business presence did not。 Readers witness firsthand the flair that her family， her thatha included， saw in the first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company。 I don’t believe Nooyi wants young readers to aspire to have a career that mirrors hers。 The road traveled to reach the pinnacle of her career was crowded with sacrifices。 Instead， she motivates her audience to actively work to adjust policies for working families and leadership strategies to keep women advancing in the workforce。 This will lessen the load on the future female leaders that aspire to an executive office - leaders like me， my sister， and my friends。 。。。more
Ayo
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