Puneyani: Giving Direct Instructions Instead of Problem Statements Signals Hiring Failures
Dr. Rajesh Puneyani · Ep3 Everyday Care, Global Scale - Inside Kenvue GCC in India ft. Dr. Rajesh Puneyani · Apr 6, 2026 · at 25:17
Dr. Rajesh Puneyani, head of Kenvue India GCC, outlines his personal leadership principles and team empowerment philosophy across global capability centers.
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“Now, if you're hiring right people, you don't need to obviously give them directions. You just give them a problem statement. Sometimes they find the problem statement. You enable them in terms of how do you know, They can get the work done. That is my second style of leadership, of course, that I do that. But if you have to give them instruction, which means you have to start questioning your hiring as well, because you may not have hired the right people.”
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