Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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For Suresh Teckchandani, VP of product and engineering at Ancestry, leadership starts with clarity. He believes every leader must draw a line between what can be negotiated and what never changes.

“There are things that you can negotiate and you can discuss… and there are non-negotiables,” he says.

By being upfront about those principles, leaders set the foundation for trust and alignment across their teams.

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