Infosys is creating pool of talent to lead next generation

Infosys has already started mulling about future leaders and in this regard has engaged itself in grooming executives who will become leaders of the next generation.

Infosys, India’s second largest software exporter, is creating a pool of talented executives who will rise up in the organisation and take up leadership roles. For this, it has tied up with Stanford University and a batch of around 45 employees has already been put through first level of training.

This executive development programme was announced after Vishal Sikka took over as chief executive.

"Not just executives or managers, but (other) talented employees with leadership potential are being put through this exercise. A number of executives and employees from both sales and delivery organisation have been handpicked so far. The broad mandate is to help hone leadership skills required to succeed in today's rapidly changing tech environment,” an Infosys executive familiar with the exercise, requesting anonymity, told Economic Times.

The financial daily reported that the Stanford course was spread out over three weeks and around 200 Infosys executives were expected to participate in batches.

"Executive development is an ongoing activity at Infosys and this programme is one among the several mechanisms we have for executive development. We assess development needs of executives from time to time and decide on their numbers,” an Infosys spokeswoman responded to ET's queries.