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Structured assignment
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Reference no. 409-092-4
Published by: IBS Case Development Center
Published in: 2009

Abstract

This structured assignment is to accompany the case ''409-092-1''. The abstract of the case is as follows: This case deals with the growing significance of grooming future leaders in organisations. Efficient leaders are essential to motivate employees and steer them towards a particular goal. Leaders are also crucial in coming up with innovative ideas that would benefit the organisation. Realising the requisite, most of the organisations are grooming their potential employees as future leaders. This is an advantage to companies in one way as the leadership training and development would bring down the attrition rate in companies. Infosys is one such company which benefited by banking on the concept to a large extent. Infosys has also established a leadership institute exclusively for grooming its employees as future leaders. The Infosys style of grooming its future leaders has stood as a benchmark for other companies as well. However, sceptics inquire as to what extent companies can benefit from grooming future leaders. However, the big question is what would be the nature of leadership required for a company like Infosys which belongs to the IT industry? This case can be used to: (1) discuss and debate the need and importance of leadership and the nature of leadership required for an IT company, especially for Infosys; (2) understand how Infosys identifies employees with leadership potential; and (3) understand and analyse all the strategies adopted by Infosys to groom its future leaders given the nature of its industry and business.

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Abstract

This structured assignment is to accompany the case ''409-092-1''. The abstract of the case is as follows: This case deals with the growing significance of grooming future leaders in organisations. Efficient leaders are essential to motivate employees and steer them towards a particular goal. Leaders are also crucial in coming up with innovative ideas that would benefit the organisation. Realising the requisite, most of the organisations are grooming their potential employees as future leaders. This is an advantage to companies in one way as the leadership training and development would bring down the attrition rate in companies. Infosys is one such company which benefited by banking on the concept to a large extent. Infosys has also established a leadership institute exclusively for grooming its employees as future leaders. The Infosys style of grooming its future leaders has stood as a benchmark for other companies as well. However, sceptics inquire as to what extent companies can benefit from grooming future leaders. However, the big question is what would be the nature of leadership required for a company like Infosys which belongs to the IT industry? This case can be used to: (1) discuss and debate the need and importance of leadership and the nature of leadership required for an IT company, especially for Infosys; (2) understand how Infosys identifies employees with leadership potential; and (3) understand and analyse all the strategies adopted by Infosys to groom its future leaders given the nature of its industry and business.

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