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“Kas was brought in, to Stand-Up Duracell as a Berkshire Hathaway Brand when it was acquired from P&G. She worked with the Duracell C-Suite and the Global Finance Organization to stand up the new global company as well as establishing the various business processes. She lead the Business Intelligence scoping, development, training and analytics process as well as set-up the Global Learning and Development Function. She ran various end-to-end continuous improvement initiatives to drive waster deduction and simplify manufacturing and business processes establishing the various train-the-trainer programs. Her ability to coach leaders and mentor emerging leaders helped Duracell deliver both company and employee objectives. Kas was a valuable resource for the Treasury team including being an interim treasurer for a short while.”
Margaret Bourke, Assistance Treasurer, Duracell, Berkshire Hathaway Company

“Dr. Kasthuri has been instrumental in enabling change management throughout our company. She is truly a progressive thinker, and an influential figure who showcases leadership throughout the organization. I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Kasthuri, and she has always demonstrated her mastery of connecting with different functions and levels of the organization which always gave her a true understanding of business process, challenges and opportunities for optimization; making her a true asset when it comes to identifying and actioning business value creation opportunities. Her Business Insights have always been an asset to our top leadership. Separately Dr. Kasthuri, has been instrumental in my own career Development. She took genuine interest in my career, and has always provided me with valuable mentorship, and advice. Her approach was extremely genuine and “human”. Dr. Kasthuri’s professional skills, understanding of how organizations work, and genuine approach has had an amazing influence on my career.”
Karim Elhenawy, Distributor Operations Finance and Commercial Director at Duracell Europe), Berkshire Hathaway Company

“Dr Kasthuri Henry is someone who is truly indescribable when it comes to service. I have been working with her as my Business Coach for the past two months or so and my life has totally transformed. There is still much work left for me to correct, but the way she causes me to explore my divine gifts and use them is beyond measure. It is truly a blessing to have her in my life and help me blossom into capabilities that I had previously dimmed. All I know for “certain” is I am definitely living my best life now and headed for greatness as a result of this divine connection. I would recommend anyone to work with her because of her versatility, adaptability, knowledge, skill set, connections and just the genuine love and passion for her work towards her clients. I am better empowered having been in her presence. I humbly submit this recommendation on the behalf of this Great Lady!”
Shirley Ann Montgomery, CEO Trust Destiny LLC, Independent Contractor of Realty One Group Crest

“Dr. Kasthuri Henry is one of the most influential women I have met and worked with in the business world. Her sense of ethics is impeccable, and she always has a message of inspiration and innovation. I describe her as “a sword made of tempered steel, sheathed in velvet…” She is calm, intelligent, insightful, and yet wraps it all up in a great sense of humor! Her personal story of having grown up in Sri Lanka in the middle of the civil war is remarkable. She has a weekly broadcast on Saturday mornings (7:00 a.m. Pacific – worth getting up for!) that is always loaded with inspiration and is a great way to start the weekend.”
Robin Johnson, MBA/ON, MAPP. Resilience & Wellbeing Advisor

“IE Group have worked with Kas on a number of projects most recently in her capacity as VP Continuous Improvement , we can attest that she’s a true innovator in her industry. As a strategist she is forward-thinking, as a business innovator she is at the cutting-edge. IE group look forward to working with her on future projects.”
– Richard Bracchi , IE Group, UK

“Kas was a business partner who was chosen to speak at C-level round table forums sponsored by Robert Half International. As the Regional CFO of Aon Risk Services, I was highly impressed with her ability to set the tone and pace to create a culture of respect and hard work among all the people she encountered at Aon. Kas lives the adage “do the right thing” within the parameters of business and community. I continue to look to Kas, over the years, as a compass to move towards excellence in leadership and progress to bring about positive change.”
– Susan Kingman , Division Director , Robert Half International, Chicago, IL, USA

“Kas is very talented and dynamic person to know. She took the lead in helping Essbase design for Financial Planning & Analysis group for the HSBC Mortgage Division. Good team player and strong leader who can motivate cross-functional teams to deliver timely project results with effective change management.”
– Khazisyed AhmedJeelani , VP Financial Systems , HSBC, Northbrook, IL, USA

” Dr. Henry has been a great coach at such troubling times for me when it comes to being a leader. As a woman of color in a leadership position, Dr. Henry understood my concerns and listened attentively. Her approach to working with individuals was not a “one-size fits all” approach. She meets you where you are at and guides you to where you want to go. She coaches through storytelling and sharing her lived experiences to help you draw your own conclusions. I am a better leader because of her stories and listening ears. Thank you, Dr. Henry!”
– Nancy Xiong, Capacity Building Director, Hmong American Farmers Association, USA

” We are excited to have Dr. Kasthuri as a Phi Theta Kappa Certified Leadership Instructor! Her energy and passion for facilitating leadership development are true assets. Her level of experience in business and in research makes leadership dialogues rich with practical examples and intellectual rigor.”
– Monika (Sylvander) Byrd, Associate VP of Leadership & International Education, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, USA

I had the pleasure of working with Kas when she was assigned responsibility for developing, managing and presenting the strategy around one of CEC’s biggest risks – Admissions Effectiveness. Kas led a cross-functional team to create the company’s first Standard Operating Plan for the University Group. This was a massive undertaking and the resulting finished product addressed all risks and provided the underlying document for managing the admissions process across the division. Kas is a motivated, dedicated, intelligent senior leader that would be an asset for any company.
–Jeff Stole, Director of Risk Management, Dole Food Company, USA

We are all butterflies. As we enter the cross-sections of life, we transform! We build resilience. We drive towards our success with purpose.

Goldilocks symbolizes balance. Not being extreme on either end of any issue spectrum, finding the centeredness and leading from the middle towards goal attainment is the message embodied in Goldilocks. I have picked this centeredness as the pathway for empowerment for this show.

To be successful in any personal goal, one needs to balance the various dimensions of ourselves. For example, we must balance:

Individualism with Collectivism: Individualism aspect of our self-motivation and single-minded pursuit needs to be balanced with collectivism aspect of building relationships and leveraging those relationships for success.
Masculinity with Femininity: Masculinity aspect of our personality that drives results ought to be balanced with the femininity aspect of establishing sustainability for nurturing progress.
Risk Taking with Risk Reduction: Take the risk to follow our goal but balance it off with choices to reduce the controllable and anticipated risks.
Long-Term with Short-Term: Focus on the long-term value of our endeavor while building short-term successes as building blocks of the long-game.
Indulgence with Restraint: Indulge in pursuing our passion with the zeal necessary for success but temper it with restraint to not go overboard.

This balance is not just for a personal pursuit, but it works for a family, an organization, community, country, or global society. This is what the adage “too much of anything is good for nothing” conveys to us.

Successful individuals, families, organizations, and countries lead from the middle with the firm grasp of this inner balance. When one leads from that centered position, the sphere of influence has seven levels of influence. Three Levels right and left of center and those in the center. Compare this to someone who tries to lead from one of the extremes with only a single direction of influence? Therefore “Getting it just right” is a balanced pursuit.

This show on the Empowerment Channel hopes to take a shared journey with its listeners, developing the inner balanced pursuit necessary for reaching the summit. Please join me in shaping the path forward to explore how each of our interaction could become an opportunity for transformation!

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