155 Quotes by Chanda Kochhar

Clearly, for an organization to move on, it is the job of the leader to be that sponge that takes the stress from inside and the outside.

Don’t give up on something just because you think you can’t do it.

I always believe that, as you start out, while you should have a big dream – a big goal – but it’s also important to move step by step. So, you know, frankly, if you ask me, when I started as a management trainee in 1984, I don’t know that I really thought that I would become the CEO.

We need to start work with the idea that we’re going to learn every day. I learn, even at my position, every single day.

Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.

Adaptability is a great asset to have because life is so unpredictable, and things can change overnight for any of us.

Moving from corporate banking to retail banking to international banking to supervisory roles has meant completely reinventing myself.

I was only a young girl of 13 when my father passed away from a sudden heart attack, leaving us unprepared to take on life without him. We had been protected from life's challenges so far. But without warning, all that changed overnight.

To reap this demographic dividend, we need to enable the youth to acquire skills required to get the job or become self-employed.