I recently read Indra Nooyi’s, ex-CEO of PepsiCo, book . In the book, she detailed her early childhood in Madras, now Chennai - the capital of Tamil Nadu, the state where I grew up, India, her graduate school experience both in India and in the US, her work experiences both in India and in the US, her incredible mentors at her workplaces and her views on the workplace needs and culture. Each topic mentioned above warrants deep reflection, but something that I keep coming back to is ‘how critical thinking and expert guidance in early childhood can set one