Today’s Traveller #Know Your Leader motivational initiative invites Jaidev Dutta, General Manager, Holiday Inn Kolkata Airport to share his experiences, his journey, and some unknown facts about him that keep him going.
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Today’s Traveller: How do you keep up your team’s morale?
Jaidev Dutta: Building team morale and motivation is a continuous process and essential for the survival of any business. More so for our business, as it is a very people centric business.
Team morale-building requires a focussed and sincere effort from a leader to create the highest levels of engagement both on a professional and personal front. An engaged team is a committed and performance-oriented team because of a strong sense of belonging and ownership of the organization.
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Today’s Traveller: A major milestone that shaped you as a Leader
Jaidev Dutta: My journey as an industry leader has been very satisfying and rewarding with several milestones achieved during the course.
If I have to highlight one major milestone that has a deep impact on my leadership which shaped me as a stronger, better human being and a professional – it would be the learnings from the Covid-19, which shaped my handling of the pandemic situation over the last fourteen months. I learned how strong resilience and innovative strategic thinking can keep our business afloat and sustainable.
Today’s Traveller: How do you approach a challenge?
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Jaidev Dutta: Challenges are a part of our business. My approach to a challenge is solution-oriented to create an opportunity out of a challenging situation.
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Today’s Traveller: What is that one thing that you have learnt during Covid19 Pandemic?
Jaidev Dutta: This pandemic has taught me to be more dynamic in a constantly changing environment with a resilient approach to stay afloat.
Today’s Traveller: What is that one thing that you cannot miss?
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Jaidev Dutta: Though I do not have an addiction to tea or coffee I do enjoy a good cup of Darjeeling tea as a tea connoisseur. Also, I meditate to stay calm and focussed.
Today’s Traveller: Which non-professional activities give you energy and satisfaction.
Jaidev Dutta: I enjoy swimming and spending time in the pool with my kids during the weekends. I find swimming a great activity to exercise and spend quality time with kids.
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