PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi: Performance with Purpose
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1. What “grade” would you give PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi for her job performance as a strategic leader? What are her strengths and weaknesses? Where would you place Nooyi on the Level-5 XXXXXXX of strategic XXXXXXXXXX (see Exhibit X.X), and why? XXXXXXX your XXXXXXX.
I XXXXX give her X grade XXX her XXXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXX leader. Her vision XX XXXXX XXXXXXXX convinced me XXX XXXX her a high grade for her XXXXXXXXXXX. Environment sustainability is a XXXXXXXX concern for this XXX XX XXXXX generation XXX XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX in a giant XXXXXXXX and snacks company which have XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX in XXXX than XXX countries, she took XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXX XX her own XXXXXX way. I XXX her strengths XXX weaknesses as,
Strengths:
CompetentHigh XXXXXXXXXX skillsXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX (Gaille, XXXX)
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Tough-XXXXXXComplex XXXXXXXXX
I would XXXXX her XX level X XX the Level-5 XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX leadership. XXXXXXX level X shows “At XXXXX 4, XXX XXXXXXXXX Level-3 XXXXXXX becomes a XXXXXX who determines XXXX the XXXXX decisions are. XXX Level-4 manager XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX a compelling vision and XXXXXXX XX guide the XXXX toward superior performance. He or she “does XXX XXXXX things.”” (XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX, p. 39)
There XX no doubt she XX very XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX, He XXXXXXXXXX decisions XX right XXXX XXXX her XXX of the XXX rank XXXXXXXX XXXXX in XXX XXXXX. From XXXXXX a lead role in XXXXXXXX of XXXX XXXX, XXXXX XXX, XXX.. and XXXXXXXXXXX XX Tropicana, XXXXX XXXX XX XXX splitting XXXXX co. XXXX beverages and snacks companies XXXX XXXXX criticisms makes her a Far-XXXXX and critical XXXXXXX. XXXXX her XXXXXXXXXX PepsiCo is maintaining an outstanding margin over XXX XXXXXXXXXX Coca- cola. XXXX XXXXX XXX XX a good and competent XXXXXX XXXXX makes XXXXXXX a higher XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, Ms. XXXXX deserves XX be XXXXXXX at or very close to XXX top of XXX pyramid. With her XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX, and XXXXXXXX making skills, Ms. Nooyi XXXXXXXX XX be XXXXXXX XXX executive XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX at the XXX XX XXX pyramid. XXXXXXXXXXXX, through her humility and XXXXXXXXX, XXX has XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX skills by XXXXXXXX the company XXXXXXX XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX’s goals.
(Rothaermel, XXXX)
X. XXX first XXX years XXXXX Indra Nooyi XXXX over XX XXXXXXX’s XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX its archrival XXXX-XXXX Co. by a XXXX margin. XXXX XXXXXX a strategic leader XX XX XXX or her vision XXXX not XXXX to XXXX XX an immediate (financial) XXXXXXXXXXX advantage? What XXXXX be your top XXXXX recommendations? XXXXXXX XXXX arguments.
Try XX find the weak parts XXXXX XXX performance XX XXXXXXXXX. It XXXX XXXXXXXX the weakness and help XX improve the XXXXXXXXXXX. XXX example “people abandon artificial XXXXXXXXX sodas (XXXXXX two XX PepsiCo’s full-XXXXXXX cola XXX XXXXXX three is XXXX XXXX)” (Rothaermel, XXXX).Strengthen the XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX services can help to gain more in XXXXX-term competitive advantage. PepsiCo could XXXX strategy to XXXXXX performance with the key XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXX strategies for XXXXX XXXXXXXX.XXXXXX, the company XXXXXX offer consumers a XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX not yet presented by XXXXXXXXXXX such as XXXX-Cola through offering discounts, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXX forms of XXXXXXXXX ("XXXXXXX's XX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX", 2018). XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX strategy will assist in differentiating XXXXXXX from other XXXXXXX in XXX market.
3. Do you agree with XXXXX Nooyi’s XXXXXXXXXX that “performance XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX linked XXX you XXX’t XX XXX without XXX other”? XXXXXXX your arguments. Apply the XXXXXX, plant and profits model XX XXXXXXXXXXX strategy (XXX Exhibit 5.9)
Yes, I XXXXXXXXXX agree with XXXXX Nooyi’s philosophy XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and you XXX’t do one without XXX other”. XX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX having a XXXXXXX you cannot measure a performance. XXX commitment XX a sustainable XXXXXX in XXXXX of Human sustainability, environmental sustainability, XXX XXXXX person XX work shows a XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX’s XXXXXXX performance XXXX Coca-Cola in past XXXXX results of an established purpose. On XXX other hand, you can XXXXXXX the performance only against XXX purpose.
X. XXXXXXX’s investors require XXX company XX grow about X percent or $3.X XXXXXXX a XXXX. XXXXXXX’s XXX line, XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX for XXX XXXX XXX XXXXX. Where XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX come XXXX?
I agrees XXXX the XXXXX XXXXX’s XXXXXXX, “XXXXXXXXXXX WITH PURPOSE XX not how XX spend XXX XXXXX XX XXXX, it’s how XX XXXX the money”. XXXXXX products which are XXXXXXXXX XXX keeping in XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX a XXX XXXXXXXX. I think some XXXX it XXXXX XXXX when we XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX.
“In the past decade, XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXX soft drinks XXXXXXX XXXX 15 XXXXXXX, reaching the lowest per capita XXXXX since 1986. Consumption of XXXXXXX water, in contrast, is XX XXXX 10 percent XXXXX XXXX XXX predicted XX XXXXXXX consumptions of carbonated XXXX drinks in XXXX”(XXXXXXXXXX, 2015).
XX XXXXXXXXX XXX healthier diets XXX being popular among XXX generation of XXXXXX, I can say PepsiCo’s XXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX choices will dominate XXXXXX XXXXXX of XXXXXXX.
5.XXXX activist investors XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX on XXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXX standalone companies, with one focusing XX XXXXXXXXX (XXXXX, Gatorade, Tropicana); the XXXXX XXXXX focus XX XXXXX foods (XXXX XX the XXXXX-XXX brand). What XX the XXXX behind this corporate XXXXXXXX? Do you XXXXX this move would add value XXX shareholders? For consumers? Other stakeholders? XXX or XXX XXX?
XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX performance XX XXXXXXX XXXXX to be lagging, XXXXXXXXXX in comparison XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX Coca-Cola, XXXXX has done XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX to concentrate on its core XXXXXXXX in soda XXX other XXX-alcoholic XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX, some XXXXXXXXX putting XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX two standalone XXXXXXXXX. XXXX corporate strategy XXXXX help XXXXXXX's entire XXXXX to be XXXXXXXXX high XX compare to XXX XXXXXXXXXXX especially Coca-Cola. XXXXX this XXXXXXXX one company would XXXXX on beverages (XXXXX, XXXXXXXX, Tropicana); the XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX on XXXXX foods (XXXXX-Lay, XXXXXXX). This move would XXXXXX additional profit potential XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX; the XXXXXXXX goes, because XXXX-performing snack foods XXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXX XX subsidize underperforming XXXXXXXXX. In this XXX XXXXXXXXX can XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX each XX the XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXX on quality of its XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and it would be easy XXX them XX make XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX can pass it to XXX end XXXXX in the form of supplying XXXXXXXX at discounted XXXXX. XXXX all XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX would XXX quality XXXXXXXX products XX reasonable prices.
References
Rothaermel, X. T. (XXXX). Strategic Management. New XXXX, XX: XXXXXX-XXXX XXXXXXXXX
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