This is how Infosys grooms its future leaders
*Next*
*Shishir
Bhate*<http://mypage.rediff.com/profile/getprofile/Shishir%20Bhate/339619>
Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest IT services firm, might well
have an insider as its next chairman when chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy
retires in August 2011, once he turns 60.
While the final call will be taken by the board in January, Infosys managing
director and CEO S 'Kris' Gopalakrishnan recently hinted that Infosys has
enough 'depth of leadership'.
Speaking to *Business Standard*, he said: "If there is somebody coming from
outside, either there is a failure inside in identifying the right leaders,
or it's a new area where we don't have the expertise inside."
So how does Infosys groom its future leaders? The process is long-drawn,
meticulous, and in consonance with the company's stated vision: 'To be a
globally respected corporation that provides best-of-breed business
solutions, leveraging technology, delivered by best-in-class people.'
This is where *Matt Barney*, head, leadership development, Infosys
Leadership Institute, Infosys Technologies, steps in.
He is an expert on lean Six Sigma, leadership development, psychometrics,
human capital management, risk management and simulations. As the head of
Infosys Leadership Institute, he is responsible for research, selection,
development, and succession of senior and high-potential leaders in the
organisation.
Says Matt Barney: "Our scope is the top 750 people, who eventually we would
like to grow into the senior-most leaders of Infosys. Our goal as an ILI is
to grow future CEOs, CFOs, and other 'destination jobs', and at the same
time there may be occasions where we hire lateral leaders."
Barney has vast industry experience with the likes of Intel, AT&T, Lucent
Technologies and Motorola. He has published and presented papers in reputed
journals and is now authoring a book titled, *Leadership at Infosys*.
In an email interaction with *rediff.com*, Barney explains the process
adopted at Infosys to groom leaders for the future. Excerpts from the
interview:
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/06/slide-show-1-tech-this-is-how-infosys-grooms-its-future-leaders.htm
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