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Interviews with leading women – TPG CEO
“Women tend to lead
with heart and empathy.
They often look at
problems from a big
picture perspective and
through a different
strategic lens to men."
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Raksha Naidoo is CEO of The Particle Group an What role has mentorship or sponsorship played in
Admaius portfolio company in the mining services your career?
sector headquartered in South Africa.
Mentorship has been life changing to my career.
What inspired you to pursue a career in TIC and what Interestingly, I did not always realize I was being
has kept you motivated over the years? mentored at the time with many mentors, who also
acted as sponsors throughout my journey. Mentorship
My entry into this industry was accidental (I needed offered me the safe space and opportunity to try, fail,
a job!). Once I got stuck in the real-world, I found the learn and ultimately grow. And through that, helped me
industry to be challenging, innovative, and exciting. learn more about myself so that I could become my best
The nerd in me was stimulated by the science involved, self. I have also found peer-to-peer mentorship incredibly
particularly in creating mineral processes out of rare valuable and continue to learn from people I meet.
ore bodies. What has kept me motivated has varied Mentorship is what sparked my interest in joining
over different stages of my career. Moving from the Women Mining South Africa (WIMSA), by giving back
lab to the production plant was exciting, as I saw how and supporting others in the industry.
test tube ideas grow into products that serve a real-
world need. Having others have faith in my abilities, trust If there's one change you could make to improve
my ideas, and grant me opportunities has forever gender equity, what would it be?
changed and shaped my career. The role of various
mentors throughout my journey has helped me stay The most important change is addressing mindset. We
motivated, and in recent years, my leadership motivation have a historic, archaic mindset of boys versus girls that
has changed, as I now have the platform to help others needs to change from the earliest developmental stages
on their journey, and that is a huge motivator to me. of life. Gender is also only one layer of inequality that
exists - tribal and cultural diversity, religion, and age are
What unique or different qualities or skills do you also key issues that we must focus on in order to
believe women bring to leadership roles vs. men? successfully break the stereotypes of the past. Altering
mindsets, means eliminating these biases, and focusing
We often lead with more heart and ultimately more instead on merit, skills and expertise.
empathy. We look at problems holistically, and have that
multitasking ability, which when combined, presents a If you weren't leading TPG, what other career or dream
very different strategic lens compared to male job would you love to pursue?
counterparts. While women might be indecisive about
small things like picking the right nail color, we are very If I weren't leading TPG, I would love to be a football
decisive about things that truly matter, especially when manager! I am sure I could turn the horrific performance
people are involved. For me, people are my number 1,
of the beloved Manchester United around…
and by focusing on building a culture and working
environment that is truly inclusive and free of bias, I If you could have dinner with any historical figure
believe that our business has become stronger and (from any field), who would it be and why?
yielded better results, because people want to come to
work, and commit their careers to sharing in the Probably Pep Guardiola - I think he’s one of the greatest
organization’s vision and purpose. footballer managers, and I know there are many
learnings I can take from his leadership.