We salute Bhargav Jangle for championing inclusivity and trust in leadership
Pragati Leadership crafts transformative learning and development programs aimed at shaping inspiring leaders and building thriving organizations. To recognize exceptional leadership and motivate others to follow in their footsteps, Pragati Leadership established the Inspiring and Successful Leadership Awards. The Pragati Leadership Inspirational and Successful Awards has now reached its third edition and continues to recognize individuals and organizations focused on business growth and innovation. ISLA 2024 celebrated outstanding leaders across the country and included luminaries from several companies like Chitale Bandhu, IDeaS Revenue Solutions, Oetikar Group, Pepperfry, Praj Industries, RPG Group and several more.
The award for “The Emerging Business Leader of the Year” went to Bhargav Jangle, Executive Director at SJ Contracts. As part of the civil engineering company for over 13 years, Bhargav is renowed for his hands-on leadership instrumental in driving critical functions and business process improvements while creating an organizational culture of inclusivity and trust.
Championing Inclusion and Values-Based Leadership
A true believer of driving purpose-led and values-based culture, he and his team constantly take new initiatives to bring a cross-cultural transformation at SJ Contracts. Today’s rapidly evolving business environments make diversity and inclusivity crucial for organizational success. Diverse and inclusive teams are the emerging engines that drive innovation propelling their organization towards remarkable achievements through ground-breaking ideas.
Fostering a Culture of Trust and Open Communication
At SJ Contracts, Bhargav aims to bring inclusivity through cultural transformation training programs and other initiatives. Being a highly stressful sector both physically and mentally, he believes that driving a purpose-led and values-based organization is very important. Bhargav and his team constantly adopt new initiatives to drive business process improvement through inclusivity and trust and each success is celebrated and offers validation to continue doing more. Bhargav has focused on such initiatives over the last couple of years to take SJ Contracts as being one of the top-leading construction companies in Pune.
SJ Contracts encourages active participation from all its people where diverse opinions are valued. An open-minded organizational culture makes each employee feel valued thereby fostering innovative thinking and trust. Employees are encouraged to express their honest feelings while bringing their unique ideas, experience, and perspectives to the table. SJ Contracts also provides a psychological safety for its people to promote inclusivity in diversity and trust. People are encouraged to take calculated risks, share their ideas, and express dissent without any fear of judgement or retribution.
Sharing his experience of discussing his nomination with his father, Bhargav said his father made a joke saying “your beard is almost half white and you are still just emerging”. But his father was immensely proud and in his acceptance speech Bhargav said “I think when I walked in here today and being, a part of this function today, I think I’m going to walk out of here being one of the biggest winners because, being nominated and being recognized along with such accomplished individuals like you all and, stalwarts of various sectors, just gives me a sense that today I have earned my place at the table where all the big boys and girls sit”.
Committed to Creating a Healthier Urban Ecosystem
In addition to such initiatives, SJ Contracts also aims to create a healtier urban ecosystem by contributing to projects that are involved in reducing human-animal conflicts and urban waste management as part of its CSR Mission.
At the conclusion of his acceptance speech, Bhargav said the feeling was exhilarating and he was honored to receive the ISLA Emerging Business Leader of the Year Award. The award provided him with a boost of enthusiasm and energy to continue driving business process improvements through inclusivity and trust.
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