Ankit Mahadevia once tried to fit the mold of the “ideal” leader- louder, more extroverted, someone he wasn’t. It was exhausting, isolating, and ineffective. His breakthrough came when he embraced his authentic self: a quiet introvert who could lead powerfully in his own way.

Ankit Mahadevia lost a $1 million project by trying to lead like someone he wasn’t. That failure became his wake-up call. As a quiet, introverted leader, he realized that forcing himself to be louder and more assertive was holding him, and his team, back.