{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F3da83614-7b1b-4196-a42a-4ea720a52a0e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Ep. 84: Culture, with Mastercard\u2019s Ajay Banga","description":"\u201cCulture doesn\u2019t just come because you wave a magic wand. It comes through hard work; it comes through sharing; it comes through cross\u2010fertilization of people and ideas. \u2026 The culture we built, we don't want to lose that during this process. Coming out of it, there will be an even bigger opportunity for our company.\u201d\n\nSince becoming CEO of Mastercard in 2010, Ajay Banga has seen his company\u2019s annual revenues more than triple, from $5 billion to $17 billion. The company is also doing well by doing good: their Mastercard Foundation has provided scholarships, entrepreneurial grants, and a commitment to create 30 million jobs in Africa in the coming decade. It\u2019s all part of what the Indian-born Banga calls a \u201cdecency quotient.\u201d \n\n\u201cIf you bring a human decency to work, which means you basically make people feel that your hand is on their back and not in their face, you will be fair and transparent and you will provide guidance. You will lead with that thinking; you'll bring your heart and your mind to work. Then you are a winning company. You will win, but you will win with decency.\u201d","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e0361d82-cf4c-40c4-a606-6ecad92d8dbb/20200406_165542_bce8714b1b1b6f07c36c532f4ecfe5c4.jpeg"}