Satyam to Mahindra Satyam - A journey

Hello Everyone : ) It’s me again : ) Hope all of u are doing well : )

I feel very happy when I ask someone “How are doing?” and they say “Dude, I’m having a fantastic time!! Lifez beautiful :)” It really elates me. Its bcoz I believe the rule that says “We should clean the street only once we clean our home”. So, these people who are happy will be the people who make a difference. They have that spirit, that energy and most importantly, THAT COURAGE to make the world around them BETTER. Don’t you agree?

So, let me talk something about people like that today.

Before I start, I should appreciate the efforts of the leadership teams of MSat and TR for their endurance to re-vitalize our brand. They are trying to make a difference. THEY HAVE COURAGE. : ) I’m very glad for taking part in this event of rejuvenating our company.

To start.. I would like to take you back a few months.

It was Jan 7. The day I can never forget. This was my first job and that day was “A WEDNESDAY” of my life. I’m sure everybody knows what I am talking about. I never answered those many phone calls in a single day (not even on my birthday) in my entire life. The day was a disaster.

Many people asked me “What’s your fate?” and I answered “I’m not sure. Let me tell you later”. Today the very people when I call them say “Buddy, looks like you guys are back on track? :)” and I’d be proudly smiling and saying “We are!!! What do you think?”

This is a journey. A very strenuous journey. Not only for me but also for 30000+ friends of mine. It’s not simple that we reached safely to the shore from the middle of the ocean, despite the struck from the hurricanes and thunderstorms. We had to survive. It pained very much. Eventually, we are now done. A decent development I must say. I have to thank the Captains of my ship name by name for guiding the ship appropriately during these turbulent times.

So, what is it we people did? Or, what is that we had to withstand such a tough time?

The answer as far as I can think is: Belief in our abilities to rescue the ship. In one word, COURAGE.

When Emerson said “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” My god!! He is right. And that courage - we have. Am I right?

I’m a kid in this organization. Just a few years of experience. May be I don’t know everything what my leaders did. But, I’m sure I can talk about what I saw.

The fiasco didn’t deteriorate our deliveries. Instead, it improved it. It didn’t de-motivate us. But reminded us “Have the courage to act instead of react”. We did everything possible to keep up the expectations of the customers. We double checked everything we gave them. Made sure the clients won’t have a single problem. We continued becoming more proactive, more responsible and more accommodating.

As with most of the clients, their confidence in Satyam remained the same. The work we’ve been doing helped us retain the customer confidence. There were many events where the customer came to our development centers, reassuring us the confidence they have in us, giving us hope and support and thanking us for what we’ve been doing. We’ve received feedbacks from customers which were much more than impressive. Those were the days of survival.

Even in those days, to cope with the situation we organized events like “Knowledge Festivals”, other competitions which rejuvenated us and led to knowledge enhancement.

Today, those days were gone. Today’s days are of Revival and not survival. Many good things happened and are happening. Slowly we are trying to get back to what we were and I’m sure we’ll do it very soon. The pace with which we are racing is going to lead us there. All we need to do is just stay focused :)

"Without the rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar". We have that rich heart which is courageous. Everything should follow the suit :) Just believe in the best.

With this I would like to say a big, smiling bye bye to all of u : ) Let me know how u liked this. And do remember the key take away:

“We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.” All the best : ) C ye next time with a new topic : )