A lifelong innovator and learning evangelist, Hari brings rare perspective at the intersection of corporate scale and entrepreneurial thinking.

He currently serves as Vice President of R&D for Global Fabric Care at P&G and has previously led innovation, strategy, M&A, and transformation across some of the world’s most complex organizations.

But this conversation isn’t about titles.
It’s about how leaders keep growing when the playbook keeps changing.

In this candid conversation, Hari and Ida Abdalkhani explore:

  • Why the best leaders focus on learning velocity, not expertise
  • How to ask “the question behind the question” in moments of uncertainty
  • What it really takes to lead across cultures, industries, and life stages
  • How reinvention is less about reinvention and more about alignment
  • Why curiosity is the most underrated leadership skill

Hari’s career includes leadership roles at:

  • Procter & Gamble (14+ years across the U.S. and China)
  • Sime Darby, where he helped guide a transformation into three public companies
  • Kimberly-Clark’s Global Innovation Center in Seoul
  • Innosight, the innovation firm founded by Clayton Christensen

He also serves as Chairman of the Global P&G Alumni Foundation and Chairman Emeritus of the Edison Awards, and has taught executive education at Duke and Tuck.

From arriving in Wisconsin as an immigrant student working summer farm jobs to leading innovation across Asia and global boardrooms, Hari’s story is a reminder that growth is not linear and learning is never finished.

If you’re navigating change, rethinking your career, or trying to lead with intention in uncertain times, this episode is for you.

This conversation was hosted by Ida Abdalkhani, Change Catalyzer — an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and P&G Alumni Board Member.

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