About this episode

Prashant Narula discusses the importance of networking, leadership, and resilience in building a successful career.

Episode Guest: Prashant Narula is Managing Director of Ciklum UK, where he helps organisations use technology and AI to build better products and experiences. He is passionate about leadership, resilience and helping people grow through honest, values-led careers. Episode Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Why success is about what you give, not what you get 1:00 The true traits of a great leader 1:55 Meeting Prashant Narula 2:14 Prashant’s first job on the factory floor 3:09 The importance of a great manager early in your career 4:31 How honesty landed Prashant his first role in tech 5:28 Why honesty, resilience and reliability matter most 7:21 Why resilience is more important than ever today 8:41 Build a multi-skilled support network 10:08 How to network by giving value first 11:24 From beginner to leadership roles in hypergrowth companies 12:30 Leading teams through tough times 13:04 The leadership principles that actually work 14:48 Enabling teams vs micromanaging 15:02 Can everyone become a leader? 16:21 Career advice that changed everything 17:02 Make your work visible to leadership 18:52 When careers feel messy and chaotic 19:42 Why chaos early in your career is a good thing…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Parsons

Guest: Prashant Narula

Topics covered

• networking
• leadership
• resilience
• career growth
• technology
• AI

Keywords

• networking
• leadership
• resilience
• career advice
• Ciklum
• technology
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ciklum UK

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