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Ektaa R Kapoor opens up about her early struggles, stereotypes around ambitious women, and how these experiences shaped her leadership today. Her honest take will make you want to watch the full clip.

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00:10What was Ekta's early childhood like?
00:14What were some of the influences that most shaped your leadership beliefs and that you put into action today?
00:22My early childhood actually had very little to do with leadership.
00:28My early childhood was, again, I was like finding my way around life.
00:35I had a privileged background.
00:37My parents were well-to-do.
00:39My father was an actor.
00:40But I had my own set of insecurities I dealt with as a child, which I slowly overcame, came through time.
00:49But I think what I learned about leadership, I always have seen my mother have a voice.
00:55And I felt that that gave me the strength that today if I go out to the world, I don't feel that I'm supposed to keep quiet.
01:06Secondly, in my early journey, of course, I was very aggressive at work.
01:12And aggression and ambition in women is considered a bad thing.
01:17And because it's considered a bad thing, being a leader itself becomes a bit of a problem.
01:22You're supposed to, like, make everyone happy.
01:25Psychologically, you're told that that's how women should behave.
01:29They should see the happiness of everyone.
01:33I mean, democracy is great, but not at jobs where you need to, like, decide for everyone.
01:38And sometimes be the bad person at the job, you know.
01:41And that is the leadership you need to inculcate inside you, that you need to take a decision, which is good for everyone.
01:50At the same time, it is not to get everyone's, not to win a popularity vote with everyone.
01:56And I think my mom taught me how to do that, where your own self-worth doesn't come from validation from others.
02:08And that's where the true leader learns to stand up on its own, stand up on her own, and make her own decisions.
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