Selling Well, Selling Hard: Neelam Sharma, country head, sales, ProDot

The challenges of being a woman top executive

Women still have plenty of barriers to break down, but certainly more women are needed in leadership roles to help them do it. Women have to work harder to get ahead, Stereotypes exist and women need to break that. .

The Educational background

Holds the masters degree in Hindi from Delhi University

The Family Background

Born and brought up in the capital of India. Blessed with two kids-a 14 year

old daughter and a 8 year boy and an always supportive husband who runs his own

business.

Working in Male-dominated field of IT

The comfortable working environment never makes me realize that it's a male

dominated industry. Although various facilities like CCTV monitoring,

flexible timing and home droping facilities empowered me to work

comfortably. A strong communication is also one of the biggest factor that

enables me to work efficiently and effectively

Does a Glass ceiling exist?

There are lot of achievements by women in the corporate world so I don't think it still exists. .

 

Advice to working women

I believe we live in a time when you can, if you so desire, build something

huge and amazing as a female entrepreneur. Dream big and do what you said you would. Success is ultimately not about gender. Some of the best principles of finding success will apply to both men and women.

 

Hobbies

Reading books and newspaper, listening to music

 

Future plans

To provide a strong backbone to my company

 

High-Five:

Your Fitness Mantra: Brisk walking, Dancing and Yoga

Your De-stressing Mantra: Listening to old melodies

Where you like to shop? Where I will get best quality and designer clothes

and can spend more in less time.

Your favorite Holiday destination: Goa and Ladakh

5 things you cannot live without: Yoga, internet, mobile, jewelry and

healthy food

 

Ekta Saxena

(ektasa@cybermedia.co.in)