Up close & personal: Chandresh Nigam, MD, Axis Asset Management

Q- What’s the most productive time of your day?

A- Early morning, when everyone else is asleep. That’s when I come up with my best ideas

Q- What’s on your smartphone home screen?

A- My calendar and WhatsApp, which I use a lot

Q- What’s your workday time waster?

A- Intellectual discussions that lead nowhere

Q- What do you look for in fresh hires?

A- Enthusiasm, positive energy

Q- What’s annoys you the most at work?

A- People who think everything is about them

Q- What’s your leisure activity of choice?

A- Listening to music, occasionally singing

Q- What was your favorite subject in school?

A- Physics

Q- What’s the best professional advice you’ve received?

A- “Get people who will put the team above themselves”

Q- Travelling back in time, what advice would you give your 30-year-old self?

A- Don’t over-intellectualise things and postpone action

Q- What’s your favourite global holiday destination?

A- The Alps, in Switzerland, Austria and France

Q- What’s your favourite Indian holiday destination?

A- Auli in Uttarakhand

Q- Would you rather spend an evening with Katrina Kaif or Mukesh Ambani?

A- Mukesh Ambani