Leadership Journeys [78] - Manish Godha - "There is no right or wrong way to be a leader/entrepreneur."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast.

I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their name.

In the interview, Manish shared the secrets behind his calm and balanced answers to my questions. We also talk about why there is no one right or wrong way to be a leader and an entrepreneur and unpack some of the unconventional choices he has made. He also shared his vision for the future as he looks to take his organization to the next level of growth.

He also shares his thoughts on entrepreneurship and how to deal with setbacks. He emphasizes the importance of having a growth mindset and building expertise to provide the best value to clients. Additionally, he talks about his interests outside of work, including reading about fundamental sciences and building audio equipment. Overall, the conversation provides insight into entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and personal interests.

You can find Manish at the below links

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishgodha/
• http://www.advaiya.com/

In the interview, Manish shares

• My father has a background in engineering, power production, and power generation, so I became interested in those fields and got an opportunity to work on solar power.
• As a chartered accountant, you definitely gain exposure to how enterprises use technology, especially in their business processes and overall enterprise resource planning.
• You have to choose a few things that are fixed and non-negotiable, and other things will then fall into place around those choices.
• Most entrepreneurs, especially traditional ones of my generation or the one before, tend to have this tendency.
• One of the challenges is how to continue building, growing, and refreshing your expertise in your business.
• We have to have the right set of people who share a growth mindset and are willing to build expertise in themselves and provide the benefit of that expertise to others.
• Things have a way of taking care of themselves, and we just have to ensure that we learn the right things and continue to persist
• I love reading a lot of things of a fundamental nature, like aspects of physics and the laws of basic sciences. They have quite a calming effect.