Time to recharge is crucial: Daisy Chittilapilly, Cisco India

During a 25-year-long career in the IT industry, Bengaluru-based Daisy Chittilapilly has had a front row view of how technology can bring about change in key sectors such as healthcare and education. I believe that it’s only when we put people first and work together that great things happen,” the 51-year-old says. Chittilapilly talks to Lounge about the importance of prioritising and delegating tasks, and why she’s made a connection with some ingenious comic strips. I am also an active member of “Women of Impact,” which aims to create, foster, and develop a pipeline of women leaders within Cisco, and JUMP - a program that brings high-potential women employees together to focus on strategic leadership thinking. There’s something so relatable about seeing Charles M. Schulz’s characters Charlie Brown, Snoopy and others navigate challenges and life in general: from growing up, planning, building confidence, working together, managing change and pivoting.