Soon you might see employees in Ola office wearing artistry of tradition.
Doyne journalist Smita Prakash hosted an absorbing podcast episode with the Chairman and Managing Director of Ola, Bhavish Aggarwal who threw light on desi trends to be cool and comfortable.
Bhavish Aggarwal has always been swimming against the tide and this time unlike the American Tech Giants in suits and toads, Aggarwal wants Ola employees to be seen in cool and comforting Kurtas in office.
He cackled that Indian Startup Ecosystem is too much in awe of the western culture and he decided to gravitate trying ‘Indian Sartorial Things’ by wearing kurtas! He even appeared for the interview in a black cotton Kurta.
The Ola Chief has always kept work place quite offbeat. The Ola campus in Bengaluru is home to four-pawed buddies, Husky, Happy and Fatty and Bijlee. They are allowed to roam around practically anywhere in the campus. From parking themselves in the couches to entering Aggarwal’s cabin. For that matter Bijlee, a canine is an employee card holder!!!!
You cannot put this man in a box
Hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab the first-generation Entrepreneur graduated from IIT Bombay and worked briefly for Microsoft before he began his entrepreneurial journey with Ola Cabs in 2010.
Bhavish is a movie freak and Barfi is one of his few favorites.
And one of the few people who finds peace in absence of social media.
The EV Champion just wants three ingredients in his office quarters and in his employees ‘Josh, Jazbaa and Junoon’
CEO Style Breakdowns
The Apple CEO is known for his reserved sense of dressing. Most of the times, Tim sticks to the core colors like black, white, navy and gray. He is very on brand for the brand he represents, Apple.
Similar statement is flaunted by Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft who have always embraces white half-sleeves tshirt layered with a blue jacket (which is an official merchandise) and a cap. The only thing that changes is the year embroidered on the jacket.
The Google Boss, Sundar Pichai has recently turned uninhibited. You will often find him in a semi-formal bomber jacket over a tshirt.
Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie almost have a cult of its own.
Editor’s Note
Corporate leaders have stuck to a dress code forever but at a phase of celebrating diversity and individuality at work, does a specific dress code hold good? Though in India, likes of Narayan Murthy, Ratan Tata to Mukesh Ambani or Aditya Birla are solely seen in core-colored suits. But the startup culture has brought in likeable changes for sure. Bhavish Aggarwal or Deepinder Goyal are seen in experimental colored tshirts or even cotton kurtas!!!
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