“There is nothing impossible to him who will try,” is the adage that defines the souls of all glorious warriors, primitive, mythical, historic or contemporary. The Flintstones would have nonchalantly dismissed this adage into one exclamation, “Yabadabadooo...” That, perhaps, has been the exact thought process, which has driven Ramalinga Raju’s brilliant leadership of Satyam in the past few years. While leading corporations like TCS, Infosys, Wipro harped on the importance of visionary movements beyond traditional practices, Raju got the drift straight and simple. If Satyam had to transform itself, in fact, if Satyam had to survive, it had to focus on sticking to practices where it had the maximum competencies, even if this meant foregoing investments in business spaces that were touted to have humungous future opportunities. Flintstone’s favourite adage, perhaps again, might be the truest vision statement for CEO Ramalinga Raju, “A bird in hand is worth...”
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
Editor:- Prof. Arindam chaudhuri
For complete IIPM article click here
Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
Editor:- Prof. Arindam chaudhuri
