TALKing People

The success mantra of Dinesh Rai, General Manager, Mercure Hyderabad KCP, is having faith in people and commitment in his work. “I try to give due importance to both work and personal life. I love listening to music and appreciate all genres.” Rai is a staunch sports enthusiast. “Sports has also always been my passion and I’d say I am a sportsperson at heart. I love playing cricket and badminton, and also try my hand at other games whenever For William Harber Hurtigruten, it’s important to take risks in life. “This is what I’d like to do myself and that’s what our products represent. I think anyone who launches into something unknown and learns more about the world, actually learns more about themselves in the process as well as learns from success and failure both. This is an aspect in life that inspires me.” Having travelled three times to India, he loves the food and people in the country. He claims that because of his job, he gets to explore Asia likes Chiang Mai and wishes to visit Japan soon.

Sandeep Johri, General Manager, Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences, says the only way to do good work is to love the work you do. “I get paid to do what I love the most, which is being an hotelier and interacting with people from all over the world. Catching up over dinner with my wife and daughter is the greatest stress buster.” Like a lot of Indians, Johri is 'unapologetically' a huge fan of Bollywood and a complete movie buff. He loves to cook once in a while for family and friends.