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When CEOs and Boards disagree, who really owns the strategy — and who must adapt?
Is conflict a sign of misalignment, or a necessary part of leadership and governance?

In this insightful episode of Xplore by XLRI, industry leaders and experts decode the relationship between CEOs and Boards — from buy-in, risk appetite and regulatory oversight to communication, personal incentives and strategic ownership. The discussion highlights how alignment is built not through authority but through clarity, transparency and shared accountability.

🎙 Leaders Featured
Prof. Trilochan Tripathy, XLRI
Manish Jain, Mirae Asset Capital Markets
Loly Vadassery, Datamatics Business Solutions
Subrat Panda, Motilal Oswal Investment Banking
Parag Satpute, Greaves Cotton Limited
Shiv Kumar, L’Oréal India
Kaustav Banerjee, Alkem Medtech
Uday Nedunuri, Suzlon Energy
Bhavana Bindra, JamunJar

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• "People want to know what's in it for me... every individual needs to understand exactly how is my life going to change."
• "In global companies it was pretty much what the global board has driven down... whereas in Indian company, the focus of the promoters first created a very professional board."
• "Strategy is not only looked at from a business standpoint, it's also from regulatory standpoint, medical legal standpoint."
• "In startup board we are risk takers... in established company board, you are to protect your wealth."
• "Board is there to work as a backend mirror... diversified thought process which is going to come at the table."

This episode explores:
✔ Why CEO–Board conflict happens and how to manage it constructively
✔ Communicating strategy in terms of individual impact and incentives
✔ Differences in risk appetite between startup boards and established boards
✔ Strategic decision-making across business, regulatory and legal views
✔ Value of diverse thinking and constructive friction in governance

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