Lessons from Covid-19: Leaders have to re-imagine biz, says Vipin Sondhi

A manufacturing business is ultimately about people. There is no substitute to face-to-face interaction, he said

The new work life

One never imagined a situation where we could work from home for as long as four months. It’s not perfect but possible. 

A manufacturing business is ultimately about people. There is no substitute to face-to-face interaction. I miss that immensely. For that’s where relationships get built, and how one can feel the pulse of the value chain and respond appropriately.

The limitations aside, my daily schedule vis-à-vis a regular day at the HQ remains relatively unchanged. It starts with planning the day with my office staff. And then the schedule rolls on, albeit all of it virtually.

Homebound,