Dipti Mohanty, the managing director of Safal Group in Eastern Africa, prefers to work quietly behind the scenes, making things happen without the spotlight. As the boss overseeing the largest producer of steel roofing, he has five CEOs reporting directly to him.
‘The most important thing to unlearn in my position is letting go of control. You will tend to step into the CEO’s shoes, but your job is to guide, not prescribe,’ he says.