Brands, Inc.), as well as the spin-off of PepsiCos bottling operations. Nooyi continued the strategy of making PepsiCo a well-balanced consumer-products company that was less reliant on sales of its flagship soft drinks. A rabid sports fan, Nooyi spent hours studying videotapes of the final championship games that the basketball great Michael Jordan played with the Chicago Bulls; she reviewed the tapes for lessons on teamwork. Sometimes she went barefoot at the office. She says she asked the board to increase White's compensation to nearly match hers (Nooyi's 2006 compensation: $7.1 million). "Steve and I have worked closely for the past five years on everything related to PepsiCo," she told Deutsch, "from long-term strategy to day-to-day business. Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week, Nooyi said that women . Naturally, my view of business is altered by spirituality, but the two worlds are not in conflict except in terms of time commitments. "If all you want is to screw this company down tight and get double-digit earnings growth and nothing else, then I'm the wrong person," she says. She is a big fan of old comedies starring Nagesh. White was Pepsi's best operations man - the kind of guy who would be indispensable in a downturn. Her fourth album, ShivohamThe Quest, is a collaboration of over Education: Madras Christian College, BS, 1976; Indian Institute of Management, MBA, 1978; Yale University, master of public and private management, 1980. For example, Song of Blessings emanated from a ten-day silent Vipassana retreat, and Song of Compassion was originally composed for the Hindu Community Choir, which I founded and led for many years. Former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi speaks to Prannoy Roy about her upcoming book My Life In Full. PepsiCo chair and CEO Indra Nooyi acknowledges that's a real struggle, one in which she enlists her colleagues for help. Nooyi assumed the title of CEO in October 2006 and the next year became chairman of the board as well. She shares a great road map for anyone who aspires to merge social change with leading a large organization., An extraordinary window into the life, career, and family of a brilliant business strategist. Write detailed comment, relevant to the topic. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. //