The Empowerer
as India started reporting cases of coronavirus, Hindustan Unilever decided to ask employees to work from home. As the fear of contacting the virus loomed large, MD & Chairman Sanjiv Mehta’s message to his core team was: “Look after our people and the people will look after the business.” Nine months down the line, the 61-year-old head honcho of India’s biggest FMCG company is proud of his employees and business. He says his employees are more agile and resilient than ever and talks about a humble factory employee who told him that he went to work every day not to make soaps but save lives of millions of Indians. “Our first priority was safety of our people across the value chain. Then, we made sure that our supply lines
