Frances and Andy are in conversation with Vishal Oberoi, Group Chief Compliance Officer at Nexi | Former Global Banking CCO/CRO focused on Financial Crime, Regulatory Compliance and Operational Risk across geographies (Asia, Americas, Middle East, EU/UK).Vishal describes himself as an engineer who stumbled into the world of financial services and never left. He has global experience working in America, Asia and London within a mixture of banks and financial institutions, as well as bearing the battle scars from his work at the time of the financial crisis. He summarises his career path as “built by accident and serendipity.” With respect to leadership, Vishal describes it as the “long game of paying it forward.” He expresses how it is the sum of many things, including our experience and cultural background. He feels it is often best viewed like the movie, Benjamin Button, as it makes more sense when looking back rather than at the specific time. He also remarks that leadership is an individual proposition, and you need to build it and nurture it - “It becomes who you are.” He cites an example from General Stanley McChrystal’s book, “The team of teams” and tries to avoid the temptation to lead as a “chess master where you control,” of each move of the organisation. If you allow this approach to disperse, taking on that of leading as a “gardener, enabling rather than directing,” you create the eco-system where people can evolve. Describing his leadership purpose as having three main objectives, Vishal pinpoints the following: ·     Purpose - are we aligned as a team on purpose? ·     Trust - do we trust each other?·     Impact - are we able to transform this into meaningful impact? He is pleased with his resilience in difficult times, finding opportunity in a crisis, but he is most proud that he has never left a team or a leader. Even though his path has seen him leave companies, he has always been able to hold on to the relationships with others who have shared the way. It is “being in the middle of complexity and, at times, crisis,” that brings him alive. It would be a dull job if everything was simple. Vishal shares his top tips as: 1: Build your leadership proposition2: Be aware of your dinosaurs’ tail when making change (Be conscious of your impact)3: Be human, making time for people at a human level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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