Infosys Technologies: The Leadership Factory

Matthew Barney Frank have a personal relationship with India goes back to 1997, was. 41-year-old American a "romantic semi-conductor factory," his wife, Bengali, Shreya, met in Orlando. Last year, Barney, India closed with a professional connection. He, Shreya and her two young children, Mysore, where Barney is a job how to run the prestigious Indian software company and for generations to come is considered to have a major impact on Infosys Technologies to include moved.

Infosys Leadership Institute Leadership Development in Barney's head. Infosys's storied 29 year history has ever so much hinged on the responsibility. Seven founders, each in its own poles, and have created a company that is solid in building your business and values that became clear run. But they are leaving one by one.

Ashok Arora left in 1989 and 2000 NS Raghavan. Last year, Nandan Nilekani went to work for the government. In the next five years, the remaining four, NR Narayana Murthy, S. 'Chris' Gopalakrishnan, SD Shibulal and K Dinesh will also walk away from Infosys, sculpture in honor of the decree that all the founders to retire by the age of 60 and 65 to the current roles of the board. Barney says: "It's a turning point for Infosys, and we need to prepare for it."

In our earlier work, Barney World Motorola, AT & T and Lucent Technologies, including top companies, some of them to help identify the next set of leaders. However, with Infosys, the founders sought to pass on the baton for the first time is working.

In July, Barney kicked off a hunt to identify the 750 leaders, the level of cross, Infosys, the biggest such exercise, the company has ever introduced. This is a random, once a pressing need for exercise is not completed. This is a formal, structured response that is intended to become an integral part of the company's. It will continually identify the company and groom them to become leaders in the sparks.

TV Mohandas Pai of Infosys and head of human resources that Barney brought in, Infosys has a lot of politicians say. "We believe we are close to 100 leaders of different sizes which can be CEOs of companies" says Pai. "This, however, all of them can become the CEO of Infosys does not make sense." Infosys lacked what all these years to identify a system that efficiently organized, and can lower rank, especially in the lead were hone. That is, Barney and his seven-member crew are put in place.

To explain the system, one needs to start at the top. On top, there is a 13-member board. Five are one of its members 'Executive Member', which means they hold Infosys operational role. CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan, COO SD Shibulal and two members of the Board.

Under a four-member Executive Council of the Board: Subhash B. Dhar, Chandra Shekhar Kakal, BG Srinivas and Ashok Vemuri. Below the highest decision body board, the Executive Council next CEO, CFO and COO for the grooming place.

But beehive of activity is under the Executive Council. Here, Barney has created a three-tiered pyramid 115 000 employees in that Infosys is to identify leaders at all levels.