My latest read – Bangalore Tiger

Y2K.  Remember the rush to fix computer software that was programmed to stop working on January 1 2000?  Many Americans probably did not realize their software fix was coming from Indian companies including WiPro located in Bangalore India.  Today American business is filled with examples of India’s outsourcing success.

Bangalore Tiger is a must read for everyone working in Information Technology. Organizational leaders will learn how one of the larger tech companies in India is changing the rules of business competition in today’s globalized marketplace. If you read The World Is Flat then you already know about all the success coming from India’s technology outsourcing giants in Bangalore.

If you want to learn how a company located in the heart of India’s globalization capital can thrive this book is really for you. The early chapters focus on how Wipro is taking on the West (and winning) as a new breed of tech company.

The biggest impact you learn about Wipro:  Their Drive to Succeed.  Wipro understands that to remain competitive they change their business to improve client relationships.  They do not consider change, they plan to change.  Most American organizations, once functional and successful really do not plan to change.

There is an openness in Wipro’s internal business planning that could really benefit most organizations.  This impact could fundamentally change the American approach to teaching…if it could only happen I believe the results would be dramatic.  Actually learning how Wipro handles employee education is somewhat of a lighting rod for their success in a very highly competitive business environment.  Wipro is also socially aware of how their employees can make an impact on young children.

Simply put Wipro innovates.  If you understand India’s recent history and their focus on educational reform you will understand why Wipro is successful.  Today more business managers and organizational leaders need to innovate and Wipro is a success story and Bangalore Tiger provides lessons to strengthen business, education or even your local grocery store.

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