The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles.
A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children's own education.
Excellence endures and sustains. It goes beyond motivation into the realms of inspiration.
What we are doing is we are putting in significant training into the people we have currently to upgrade their skill resources, upgrade the presentation resources, and upgrade what we expect from them in terms of not business as usual.
You cannot underestimate the value of luck in success in life. And I've really learned to appreciate that.
People have to take control of their own lives. Education is key because it also raises other social indicators like healthcare.
I can speak English. I can speak Hindi. I can understand one or two other languages.
The three ordinary things that we often don't pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.
Being in the consumer business helps us groom talent in areas like marketing, finance and logistics. We can benchmark our outsourcing business to our consumer business and its best practices.
If there are differences of views or divergence of ideas, they can be resolved through discussion and dialogue.
Excellence can be as strong a uniting force as solid vision.
The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.
You cannot get into business for the fashion of it.
Ecology and economy are becoming inextricably entwined, and the world is becoming more conscious of this fact.
When you are under pressure, you make the bold steps faster; you don't make the bold steps slower.
Wipro Arabia is a joint venture company with Dar Al Riyadh, a well-diversified group in Saudi Arabia.
There are three lessons in philanthropy - one, involve the family, especially the spouse. She can be a remarkable driver of your initiative. Two, you need to build an institution, and you need to scale it up. Choose a leader for philanthropy whom you trust. Three, philanthropy needs patience, tenacity and time.
I was studying at Stanford University with two quarters left to go before receiving an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. Then, I got the telephone call from my mother. I had no choice. I went home, and I jumped into the company feet first, right from day one. There was no time to grieve my father.
Certain product lines are more suited to be manufactured in proximity with the customer, while others are more suitable to be manufactured in India.
This whole issue of Hindu-Muslim in India is completely overhyped.
