Anand Mahindra on business risk
From Brand Equity - In Conversation with Anand Mahindra · · ET Now
“First of all, risk is what businessmen are paid to do, you know, to take and I think we take risk not only in financial terms we have to take risks with our organization structures with becoming organizations of tomorrow. I think it would be a matter of Pride if the new transnational if the new organizational formats that develop in the next decade comes from India and that's why anything that you do that is new is a risk but the fact is if we learn how to become practical if we learn how to use Platforms in which to deploy our ideas I think that would make India into a into the superpower that we want it to be.”
On , Anand Mahindra, Chairman at Mahindra Group, spoke about business risk during Brand Equity - In Conversation with Anand Mahindra on ET Now.
About Anand Mahindra
Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, delivered a series of speeches at the Telangana Rising Global Summit in late 2025 and early 2026, praising the state's vision document as "one of the most ambitious and genuinely people centric visions I have ever encountered, not just in India, but globally." He described Telangana as being at a "pivotal juncture" and emphasized that the vision was "cocreated" through consultation with citizens and experts. Mahindra noted the Mahindra Group's participation in this journey, citing its women-led battery manufacturing facility in Zahiraabad as a "statement of belief in the future." He also spoke about his role as chairman of the Young India Skills University, stating that he initially hesitated to accept the position but was persuaded by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, whom he described as "someone who doesn't take no for an answer." In his summit addresses, Mahindra offered a contrarian view on artificial intelligence, arguing that "the more digital the world becomes, the more valuable the human touch will be." He stated that as AI absorbs repetitive tasks, value shifts to human skills such as "the skill of the hand, the intuition of the crafts person, the empathy of the caregiver, and the problem-solving grit of the technician." He asserted that developed economies face a "hollowing out of skilled real-world talent" and a "surplus of managers but a shortage of makers," and that through the Young India Skills University, "we are asserting that blue collar is the new gold collar." Mahindra also commented on the work-hours debate, saying the focus should be on "the quality of work, not on the quantity of work," adding, "Even if it's 10 hours, you can change the world in 10 hours."