'If the US controls the Strait of Hormuz and charges rent, we are returning to colonial thinking' Kotak Mahindra Bank Founder Uday Kotak warned that the world may be witnessing a 'return of global colonialism'. Speaking at a FICCI event, Kotak cited remarks by US President Donald Trump — including “whoever wins the war keeps the spoils” and the possibility of charging rent if the US controlled the Strait of Hormuz. #UdayKotak #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy #StraitOfHormuz #DonaldTrump #FICCI #LeadershipLanguage #GlobalTrade #CNBCTV18Digital

"India cannot be a Jugaad nation." Marico's @hcmariwala is unequivocal as he speaks to @ShereenBhan about what frugal innovation truly means — and what it does not. #Watch the full show: youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk #LeadershipLanguage #Marico #HarshMariwala #FrugalInnovation

"Borrowing was considered not a very good thing to do." In this conversation with @ShereenBhan, Keki Mistry recalls a time when taking a loan carried social stigma - so much so that people hid their faces. "The India of 1981 and the India of 2025 are dramatically different." From creating private cubicles to building trust in a market with no template, he reflects on how HDFC helped shape India’s housing finance category - and how the country moved from the stigma of borrowing to an era of easy credit, while still treating home loans as life’s biggest financial decision. A rare first-hand account of India’s changing mindset around money, debt, and aspiration. WATCH: youtube.com/shorts/98y5hcy04… #LeadershipLanguage #KekiMistry #Borrowing #SocialStigma #India #HDFC #cnbctv18digital

"India cannot be a Jugaad nation." Marico's Harsh Mariwala is unequivocal as he speaks to @ShereenBhan about what frugal innovation truly means — and what it does not. Looking back at Marico’s journey, Mariwala says the biggest leaps in sales and market share came when innovation succeeded — even as he acknowledges that many ideas failed. "You have to continuously go on innovating… and be two steps ahead of others," he explains. Drawing a clear line between scalable innovation and shortcuts, he adds, "The biggest deterrent to innovation is the fear of failure." Watch: youtube.com/shorts/EZDM383bs… #LeadershipLanguage #Marico #HarshMariwala #FrugalInnovation #Innovation #Jugaad #cnbctv18digital

"2009 was a turning point for me... health issues can come out of the blue." Speaking to @ShereenBhan, Keki Mistry opens up about his personal journey with cancer, the life-changing 8 hours surgery, and how it shifted his perspective on work, family, and self-care. He shares how an unexpected health scare made him realise the fragility of life and how he’s learned to balance work and family life, taking more time for himself and his loved ones. He also recounts a heartwarming story about his daughter’s birth, which led to his promise to be vegetarian on Tuesdays. "I never took holidays till 2009. That’s when I realised the importance of spending time with family." Watch: youtube.com/shorts/EsFTSiQRK… #leadershiplanguage #Cancer #WorkLifeBalance #kekimistry

"Borrowing was considered not a very good thing to do." In this conversation with @ShereenBhan, Keki Mistry recalls a time when taking a loan carried social stigma - so much so that people hid their faces. "The India of 1981 and the India of 2025 are dramatically different." From creating private cubicles to building trust in a market with no template, he reflects on how HDFC helped shape India’s housing finance category - and how the country moved from the stigma of borrowing to an era of easy credit, while still treating home loans as life’s biggest financial decision. A rare first-hand account of India’s changing mindset around money, debt, and aspiration. #LeadershipLanguage #KekiMistry #Borrowing #SocialStigma #India #HDFC #CNBCTV18Digital

"2009 was a turning point for me... health issues can come out of the blue." Speaking to @ShereenBhan, Keki Mistry opens up about his personal journey with cancer, the life-changing 8 hours surgery, and how it shifted his perspective on work, family, and self-care. He shares how an unexpected health scare made him realise the fragility of life and how he’s learned to balance work and family life, taking more time for himself and his loved ones. He also recounts a heartwarming story about his daughter’s birth, which led to his promise to be vegetarian on Tuesdays. "I never took holidays till 2009. That’s when I realised the importance of spending time with family." #leadershiplanguage #Cancer #WorkLifeBalance #kekimistry

"India cannot be a Jugaad nation." Marico's @hcmariwala is unequivocal as he speaks to @ShereenBhan about what frugal innovation truly means — and what it does not. Looking back at Marico’s journey, Mariwala says the biggest leaps in sales and market share came when innovation succeeded — even as he acknowledges that many ideas failed. "You have to continuously go on innovating… and be two steps ahead of others," he explains. Drawing a clear line between scalable innovation and shortcuts, he adds, "The biggest deterrent to innovation is the fear of failure." #Watch the full show: youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk #LeadershipLanguage #Marico #HarshMariwala #FrugalInnovation #Innovation #Jugaad #CNBCTV18Digital

"Come what may, we will protect." That was @hcmariwala’s mantra when Marico faced its toughest challenger — Unilever. Parachute was 70% of the company’s turnover… and the threat was real. Mariwala reveals how Marico chose to sacrifice profits, stay transparent with shareholders, double down on advertising, pricing and distribution — and defend its leadership. And then came the turnaround: "We took them on… and nothing happened to our market share." And the twist? Years later, the company that once challenged them… ended up selling a brand to Marico. A rare story of conviction, clarity and competitive courage. Watch the full show: youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk @ShereenBhan #HarshMariwala #Marico #LeadershipLanguage #Unilever #Parachute #Profits #Leadership #CNBCTV18Digital

"I broke down in front of my team." In his most honest reflection yet, Marico's Harsh Mariwala (@hcmariwala) tells @ShereenBhan why vulnerability became central to his leadership style. From rejecting toxic workplace behaviours — “I don’t want to have this kind of culture in the organisation” — to confronting a valuation shock that left him fearing the loss of Marico — “I built this company and I’ll lose this company” — Mariwala explains how openness strengthened his bond with his team. A rare, powerful message from a veteran leader: “You can be vulnerable.” #Watch the full show: youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk #LeadershipLanguage #HarshMariwala #Marico #Leadership #Vulnerability #MentalHealth #MentalWellBeing #CNBCTV18Digital

“I deviated from the normal practice of putting my son in my role... The organisation’s interest comes first - always.” In this candid conversation with @ShereenBhan, Chairman of Marico Harsh Mariwala (@hcmariwala) reveals why he chose to step back from the company he built, and why he didn’t put his son in his place as MD. He opens up about the difficult family conversations, backing professional leadership, and how his son went on to build a successful business of his own. A rare, honest insight into succession, leadership, and the courage it takes for a founder to truly let go. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk #HarshMariwala #Marico #Leadership #LeadershipLanguage #Startup #Business #CNBCTV18Digital

#LeadershipLanguage with @hcmariwala Link below 👇 youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk

'My family was unhappy, my wife , my son were unhappy when I didn't appoint my son as Marico's CEO in 2014. Socially also, people asked me how come I didn't appoint my son but that time he was not fully ready'. A refreshingly honest take from @hcmariwala on leadership, succession, risk management, brand building and even owning your vulnerabilities. On the #LeadershipLanguage Do give it a watch 👇 youtu.be/90dIo_Xcdgk @CNBCTV18Live @CNBCTV18News #Business #WorkLifeBalance #Parachute #Marico

“I deviated from the normal practice of putting my son in my role... The organisation’s interest comes first - always.” In this candid conversation with @ShereenBhan, Chairman of Marico @hcmariwala reveals why he chose to step back from the company he built, and why he didn’t put his son in his place as MD. He opens up about the difficult family conversations, backing professional leadership, and how his son went on to build a successful business of his own. A rare, honest insight into succession, leadership, and the courage it takes for a founder to truly let go. #HarshMariwala #Marico #Leadership #LeadershipLanguage #Startup #Business #CNBCTV18Digital

#CNBCTV18Access | "The days of lazy banking are over". As @KotakBankLtd marks 40 years, founder @udaykotak has a clear message for the industry: banks can no longer afford complacency. “Banks should not think about themselves as banks,” he warns, in conversation with @ShereenBhan on the #LeadershipLanguage. Watch the inspiring story of how a 26-year-old Uday Kotak launched a ₹30-lakh bill-discounting venture in the early 1980s, instead of joining his family’s cotton business and turned it into India’s fourth-largest private lender over four decades: cnbctv18.com/access/watchlis…

As @KotakBankLtd marks 40 years, @udaykotak has a clear message for the industry: banks can no longer afford complacency. “Banks should not think about themselves as banks,” he warns. “They must think of themselves as being in the business of serving customers. The mindset that ‘we are a bank, we have a right to be lazy,’ is dangerous. The pool of savings in banking is under threat.” Kotak championed the idea of the “professional entrepreneur,” blending entrepreneurial instinct with professional rigour. He emphasises prudence, simplicity and humility as core values for any banker, alongside the importance of “risk-adjusted returns.” Catch Uday Kotak on Leadership Language tonight at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm, only on CNBC-TV18 @ShereenBhan #LeadershipLanguage #KotakMahindraBank #BankingOnChange #RiskAdjustedReturns #CNBCTV18Digital

Coming Soon | ‘Days of lazy banking are over’  Why Uday Kotak thinks banks must stop thinking like banks?  Catch Uday Kotak, Founder & Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, on the latest episode of #LeadershipLanguage. @ShereenBhan | @udaykotak | @KotakBankLtd #LeadershipLanguage #UdayKotak #KotakMahindraBank #LeadershipLessons #BankingInsights #NoFOMO #CustomerFirst

#LeadershipLanguage | In the early 1980s, in a bustling Mumbai household where nearly sixty members of a Gujarati family shared one roof, a young man dared to dream differently. He could’ve taken the comfortable route, joining his family's cotton trading business, but Uday Kotak decided to take the road less taken. At just 26, with a loan of ₹30 lakh from family and friends, he launched a tiny bill-discounting venture. No pedigree in banking. No big backers. Kotak relied on a simple conviction: India needed financial institutions built on trust. Four decades later, that small venture would evolve into Kotak Mahindra Bank - India’s fourth-largest private lender and, since 2003, the first NBFC in India to convert into a full-fledged bank. As Kotak Mahindra Bank marks 40 years, Uday Kotak has a clear message for the industry: banks can no longer afford complacency. “Banks should not think about themselves as banks,” he warns. “They must think of themselves as being in the business of serving customers. The mindset that ‘we are a bank, we have a right to be lazy,’ is dangerous. The pool of savings in banking is under threat.” Kotak championed the idea of the “professional entrepreneur,” blending entrepreneurial instinct with professional rigour. He emphasises prudence, simplicity and humility as core values for any banker, alongside the importance of “risk-adjusted returns.” His “four-quadrant theory” — Rama (right in letter and spirit), Krishna (right in spirit, pragmatic on letter), Duryodhana (wrong in spirit) and Ravana (wrong in both) — guides his ethical framework. “We must operate in the Rama quadrant, but if at all we need to move, Krishna is fine.” Watch the full episode on: cnbctv18.com/access/plans?ut… @ShereenBhan

"IL&FS was not a 2018 event. It was building up over the 25 to 30 years of its history." Kotak Mahindra Bank Founder @udaykotak shares his takeaways from the IL&FS downfall. He attributes the IL&FS failure to 6 factors in its checks & balances system: - Management - Board - Shareholders - Auditors - Agencies - Regulators Don't miss the full conversation only on Leadership Language on CNBC-TV18 Access. #ComingSoon Click here to subscribe: cnbctv18.com/access/plans @ShereenBhan | @KotakBankLtd #ILFS #UdayKotak #LeadershipLanguage #CNBCTV18Digital #KotakMahindraBank

Is Digital-Only Banking Coming For Your Cheque Book? "The largest market cap company in Brazil is a digital-only bank called Nubank. Banks should leverage their physical presence, trust & confidence. We don't need to go away from the physical space. We have to build on the digital aspect at a much faster pace," said Kotak Mahindra Bank Founder @udaykotak as he spoke with @ShereenBhan about the digital banking transformation in India #KotakMahindraBank #UdayKotak #Banking #DigitalBanking #LeadershipLanguage #CNBCTV18Digital